U.S. Intelligence official "breaks silence" on Israel situation"

31 December 2008: Northeast Intelligence Network director Doug Hagmann interviewed a highly-placed U.S. intelligence official late yesterday who not only confirmed rumors about escalated and more intensive Israeli military operations against the Muslim terrorists in Gaza, warned of the increasing probability of abandonment of Israel by the U.S. and other Western countries based on what he termed âmalicious intelligence.â

âRemember that term,â advised this well-placed intelligence official, âyouâll be hearing it again.â

âThis is just the beginning,â stated this intelligence official, who wished to remain anonymous. This official stated that the possibility for a much more protracted ground war is more likely today than at any other time in the past, adding that Israel is exercising her right to protect herself from her enemies in Gaza. But there is a catch, noted this official, and a big one at that: Israel could be about to lose the support of the United States.

âI have every reason to believe, based on what Iâve seen at my level of [security] clearance especially over the last several years, that Israel will soon be completely on their ownâ¦ or worse.â When asked what could be worse than losing the support of the United States, he stated: âwhen our administration provides more support to Arab countries [with] financial and military aid, undercutting Israelâs defense efforts all while pushing Israel to succumb to the pressure of unreasonable demands designed to end with their political annihilation as a nation.â

According to this official, the U.S. has been slowly proceeding down this road. He cited the 2005 surrender of Gush Katif to the Palestinian Authority as one critical example of the slow dismantlement of Israel as a viable nation. âDespite critical intelligence outlining in every possible manner imaginable that this would be a disastrous move leading to the events we are seeing today, it was done anyway,â he stated.

âWe are seeing the very scenario play out today that was outlined in intelligence briefs three and four years ago. Knowing that, there is something very wrong with this picture,â he stated.

He added that Western media is also playing a very big role in the current war in the Middle East, thanks, in part, to carefully worded statements prepared by political officials in Washington. Officials in the current administration, like some previous administrations, submit carefully crafted informational releases to a media that is controlled by those having special interests that are contrary to a legitimate peace in the Middle East.

âThe game is rigged. At the highest levels of power in the U.S. and even by some in power in Israel, the game is rigged,â he emphasized.

The next obvious question in this interview was, of course, âhow is it rigged?â followed by âhow are you in a position to know?â

This official responded by stating that he has spent the last two decades serving in âan unfortunate position where intelligence and politics meet and often collide.â Now, merely days away from retirement, he stated that he is looking forward to leaving his position after conducting over 20 years of intelligence work âthat has been molded and massaged to advance the agendas of a select few.â

He continued: âWhen an intelligence work product that has been thoroughly and properly vetted is submitted to those in Washington, and I see a completely different and entirely inaccurate product intentionally submitted and aired in the media, only to be told âthat is the way it must be,â then I know itâs time for me to leave.â

âIt is obvious to me that most Americans donât understand or donât care what is actually happening in the Middle East relative to Israel. People donât understand history, or have been subjected to revisionist history based on lies and more lies. Add to that a media that fails to provide an accurate assessment of what is taking place in Israel, in Gaza, and you end up with a very bad situation for Israel,â stated this source. He added that the disinformation coming and going to and from Washington is getting worse, as is the media bias against Israel.

The events currently taking place in Israel are extremely perilous for Israel and especially perilous for the national security of the United States, according to this source. Contrary to the accepted assessments of âMiddle East expertsâ in the news, our intelligence services have âample evidence to prove active collusion and support between HAMAS and other terrorist organizations, both Sunni and Shite. Further, there is a level of Iranian complicity in this war that is not being talked about, or being dismissed out of hand because of the schism between the Sunni and Shia sects,â stated this source.

Coming next:

More from this interview, in addition to an interview arranged by this intelligence official with a high-ranking Israeli IDF official conducted on 31 December 2008.