CIA’s 1986 Plan: The Goal Has Always Been Regime Change in Syria
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TEHRAN (FNA)- A newly declassified document published in the Western media discloses what we have known for years that the CIA began plotting to overthrow the Syrian government since at least 1986, and that the present-day bloodshed and chaos has nothing to do with “democracy” and “freedom”.
The declassified memorandum offers different possible scenarios that could have led to the ouster of President Bashar Assad’s late father Hafiz Assad and other dramatic changes in Syria. It explores different scenarios that could have led to the ouster of his government.
Specifically, it seeks to clarify the individuals and groups that might impel or impede takeover attempts and presents indicators that would suggest specific scenarios are unfolding. Among them, escalating communal violence...