WASHINGTON – *Former CIA Official makes new revelations against PresidentDonald Trump over General Soleimani assassination.*
The senior Iranian commander assassinated under the orders of US PresidentDonald Trump did not pose a threat to the US, according to a former CIAofficer.
Trump falsely claimed Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, who had played amajor role in defending Iran against its enemies and assisting regionalcountries fight foreign occupation and terrorists, posed a threat.[image: Who was General Qassem Soleimani?]linkFormer CIA officer Phil Giraldi toldlinkInstitutelinkan interview link Monday that Soleimani posedno threat of any kind to the US, and whatever was claimed about him werelies.
“The reality is here that they been lying to us right from the beginning…There was no imminent threat of any kind.”
Giraldi described Trump’s authorization of the assassination of Gen.Soleimani as a “horrific” crime, violating laws and morals.
“The United States has done something horrific,” he said, furtherexplaining, “We have assassinated an official of a foreign government … Wedid this callously with fore-thought, and in violation of international lawand basic morality.”
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Giraldi said the truth of the matter is not only was Soleimani’sassassination premeditated, but also the targeted killing of other topIranian commanders was part of the plan.
“There is plenty of evidence to suggest this was a plan to kill this guyand others in the leadership” of the Islamic Republic Guard Corps [IRGC],he said in the interview.
Giraldi condemned the Soleimani assassination saying, “We are not a forcefor good… This is just incredible.
This is something that I as an American growing up would have neverexpected my government to do. We’re in a different game now and Americanshave to wake up as to how horrific it is.”
