https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/11/20/seymour-a-second-introduction/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-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 08:05:35 -0400<![CDATA[That master of the anonymous source Seymour Hersh (He loves phrases like &#8220;someone familiar with the discussion&#8221; and a &#8220;government consultant with close ties to the Pentagon civilian leadership&#8221; Does no one talk on the record to this man on the record?) is carrying water for the CIA again. Apparently, according to Seymour, the CIA spooks are skeptical of Israeli intelligence reports of Iranian nuclear advances. Never mind that Israeli intell has a rather impressive track record compared to the Langley bureaucracy. (It was the Israelis who informed the Americans of Kruschev&#8217;s famous speech denouncing Stalin, which constituted a huge change for the Soviet Union. Of course, that was years ago). And never mind that the CIA is notoriously short on HUMINT (human sources), something the Israelis are rather better at. And also never mind that we are talking about a sixty year old (nuclear) technology, the Langley crew still thinks the Iranians are far from nuclear weapons. (Racist? Nah.)]]>Mon, 20 Nov 2006 19:11:47 -0500<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2006/11/20/seymour-a-second-introduction-n213278