For all the GWB&co bleating on a war on terror, they have been sponsoring terrorists groups that attack Iran for many years. And in the case of Cheney and Rumsfeld, they were some of people, in past administrations, who did not stop at mere terrorists groups, and instead helped sic the entire country of Iraq on Iran.
But if I hypothetically give you, *NightDarker, fair warning that I will soon be doing all kinds of mean, nasty, unethical, sneaky, and reprehensible things to you, it may not really give you all that much information, because you still have still have no real idea on exactly what "Covert" means I might use. But a smarter Lemon Law would give you no warning or threat at all, and instead go forth and do these mean, nasty, sneaky, unethical, and reprehensible things without giving you fair warning at all.
* Of course my disclaimer is that I have no idea of what undisclosed location NightDark is posting from, I assume the moderators of this forum will protect NightDarks secret identity from my non existent efforts to discover that secret identity, and any implication of a threat I have made is only for illustrative posting purposes only. Because even if I knew your identity and location, I have no hostility towards you and would not use unethical means anyway.
Sadly, the same can not be said of international politics in general and GWB&co specifically. And what is also missing, is any sort of the context in which that report of covert action being imminent was made from. Because many journalists do have sources that will let them know that such action is being planned. And by journalistic ethics, once they get a certain level of multisource confirmation, they will go to print. If it comes from a blogger, no rules apply, and a mere overactive imagination is sufficient. But if GWB is somewhat leaking it as a policy decision, it puts Iran on notice that they will pay a price for daring to defy the will of GWB&co. And because the actual consequences are covert, unless Iran can prove GWB&co. were the culprits, they must suffer in silence failing excellent proof.
