https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/01/17/is-seymour-hersh-being-played/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 15:16:53 -0400<![CDATA[Sometimes it seems as if Seymour Hersh &#8212; the seeming bete noire of the Bush administration &#8212; has an open &#8220;leak line&#8221; from disgruntled CIA agents and surly State Department officials permanently plugged into his ear. When I heard about his latest infusion of goo in The New Yorker this morning, to wit that the US is spying on Iranian nuclear installations and trying to figure out what to do about them (planning special ops, air raids, etc.), I thought &#8220;Here he goes again, leaking top secret information!&#8221; But then I thought &#8211; duh, what top secret information? Is it possible that any US administration, Democrat or Republican, at this juncture in history would not be directing its intelligence agencies to take a long hard look at Iranian nukes and game plan how to deal with them? Of course not. In fact it would be at the very top of anybody&#8217;s agenda.]]>Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:26:55 -0500<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2005/01/17/is-seymour-hersh-being-played-n206444