Sunday, May 25, 2003

Pentagon Sets Sights on a New Tehran Regime
'The Pentagon has proposed a policy of regime change in Iran, after reports that al-Qaida leaders are coordinating terrorist attacks from Iran. But the plan is opposed by the US state department and the British government, officials in Washington said yesterday. The Pentagon plan would involve overt means, such as anti-government broadcasts transmitted to Iran, and covert means, possibly including support for the Iraq-based armed opposition movement Mojahedin Khalq (MEK), even though it is designated a terrorist group by the state department. The state department and Britain have objected to the plan, saying that it would backfire, undermining the moderates around President Mohamed Khatami.'

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