If it was a secret, it isn't any longer. I will turn off ABC News and never watch again.

I consider ABC News Traders to the United States

You should be ashamed of yourselves for
broadcasting the report on the CIA
covert action against IRAN. The key
word here is SECRET. The report should
be considered traitorous.

Why, if it is covert, are you airing it and telling the Iranians what we are doing? Do you want more war and more killings of Americans? Let them do their job's and keep your mouths shut.

Why, if it is covert, are you airing it and telling the Iranians what we are doing? Do you want more war and more killings of Americans? Let them do their job's and keep your mouths shut.

Do you people believe in some things being important to the security of the United States of America? Do you even care that some of your reporting is putting our troops our citizens in foreign countries and even our way of life in danger? YOu can take care of things you don't like without telling the whole world. Why don't you help our country stay alive.

Brian Ross:
Seems you & the media will go to any extreme to show you bias agains the Bush Administration. Revealing classified operations is consorting with the enemy. I hope you can live with your tresonous actions!!!!!!

I think it is totally irresponsible for ABC News to air such a story. Keep your big mouths shut for once. You don't report news, you are trying to create it. I won't watch ABC News again!

Isn't this type of reporting TREASON!!!!Where's the responsibility for the good of the country? This is disgusting! What are you thinking????

What part of secret was so hard to comprehend? In the interest of national security, perhaps someone with a brain should have decided NOT to make this a story. FREEdom of the Press.. LOL.. tell me ABC, how much did Lincoln pay you to advertise on this web page?

You guys ever hear the phrase "Loose Lips Sink Ships" ???

The Neocons will be out of office shortly

I pray for that day every morning

They are truly evil on this Earth

Not so secret anymore is it? This is why more than half of the stories Brian Ross reports are obsured. If it's so secret how'd did your team get the scoop? Secondly, if it is true, you should be arrested for espionage.

What else needs to be said.

ABC was should now be UABC.

UnAmerican Broadcast Company.

Unbelievable.

Does anyone really think that this 'secret' wasn't or wouldn't be known by the Iranians? Come on! You'd have to be born yesterday to not realize this stuff goes on all the time!

David Reid: it's spelled T-R-A-I-T-O-R.

I cant believe you would report something like this! You should be ashamed of yourselves. Whatever happened to country first? Someone should be thrown in jail. It is irresponsible for news agencies in the time of war to put people's lives in danger! You are for us or against us and ABC has once again taken the other side!! I will not watch ABC news again!

ABC is unbelievable. Talk about compromising our troops and our intelligence gathering capabilities. Why don't they just join up with the other side.

What in the world are we broadcasting this type of information for? Brian I used to read your reports, but given the extremely volitile nature of our relations with Iran, I will no longer be able to read them. How extremely irresponsible of you for reporting on this. Furthermore, we have a missing retired operative over there remeber??? What do you think they will do to him?

I am extremely dissapointed in this action Brian!

How is this relevent to tell me about?

I hope they do destabelize the government of Iran. The stoy would be if you had suggestions for readers to HELP you morons!

ABC News: Please stop helping our enemys. I don't understand why you would tell our business to everyone in the world. Mr. President can't we stop this reporting???

I for one appreciate ABC's courage in letting Americans know what the government is up to. It's the present insane US government, not the Iranian, that's a threat to US citizens.

You people should be arrested, tried and convicted as the treasonous scum that you are. And ABC's rebroadcasting license should be revoked.

Thank goodness for Brian Ross, a very brave reporter in this nation of sheep.

How can you possibly air something like this in the middle of a war? We are under attack from Islamic Jihadists, many of whom are funded through Iran and you have the unmitigated gall to put our men and women defending our country at risk? What country gives you your "freedom of the press"? Do you even care any more how you constantly undermine our own country's ability to defend itself? Do you not know we are AT WAR??????

I commend you for continuing to keep a watchful eye on our government.

You shouldn't even call yourself ABC anymore. Why don't we just call you EBC, Extremist Broadcasting Corporation.

No care for the nation your company takes its name from. If you read Iran Daily (which is Gov. controlled), they leak NOTHING to risk making their government look bad.

American news companies no longer care about America.

The programing editors are idiots. Stop buying products advertised on ABC WORLD NEWS today!!!

Great reporting ABC. Democracy relies on a well-informed populace, and I'm glad to see that you're bringing important things like this to the public light. Keep up the good work.

Thats it! I'm done watching abc news! I'll be the first to join you Stephen!

What is it about "secret" that ABC does not understand. It is shameful to put out a story revealing National secrets. We have enemies in Iran that would like to kill Americans all over the world. You should think before you act. Someone should be arrested for revealing this information. I hope the Justice Department acts.

My husband and I are disappointed again that ABC News would put their own commercial interest ("scooping" a story)above America's national security. Wouldn't we rather be fighting a covert war to destabilze Iran than a war in the streets? If we were fighting a war in the streets in cities of Iran ABC would be bringing us the "dreadful" news every night.

I totally agree with the overwhelming consensus of the message posted. ABC news by reporting this has shown its blantant anti-Bush bias and more importantly its willingness to betray America in pursuit of this agenda. If such traitorous and vile media had existed in WWII, we would still be fighting that war, if not lost it altogether.

who thinks abc news and others are part to blame for our soliders being killed for leaking to m u c h information.. think about it, dont you think the bad guys watch and read this crap?

Charles Gibson and the fine people of
ABC news obviously are not concerned about the welfare of our country. Have you forgotten about 911? Maybe you're not worried because after all, this is "ratings"... you have just shown how desperate you are. SHAME on you.

I am deeply disappointed that your alleged news organization would broadcast to the enemy, an islamic state who hates freedom, Christians, and most of all, Americans. "Treason" is too kind of an adjective to apply to brian ross. I dare say you are no more American than the disgusting kouric wretch.

I would like to call you all a lot of bad names. Where is that imus guy when he might be of some use?

mes

First Amendment rights, once again, trump any other rights. Such as: the right to LIFE, for many people, the right and responsibility of a government to do all in its power to protect it's citizens.

Yes, there needs to be a free press in order to have a democracy. But a free press SHOULD have the integrity and moral courage to know what should not be broadcast, rather than being driven by the insatiable lust for ratings.

I was once a devout ABC news fan. Recent storeis, including this despicable bit of reportage, have drastically lessened my opinion of the organization.

This is just over the top!!!!

You have to be one ignorant sucker to not have known the US was already in Iran. Bush and his criminal politicos are fostering giant increases in terrorism in the US. Just wait and see. He has caused more harm to the US than any other president in history. Now, we'll all pay for it. God what morons these neo cons turned out to be.

I trust that ABC News will not be intimidated by the opinions of a few frightened ignoramuses who would surrender their First Amendment rights to a gang of "patriotic" criminals like Abrams and Hadley. Sincerely, a Korean War veteran who continues to value the Constition and laws he swore to defend.

we want responsible news networks like fox news!!!!!!!! they would never stoop this low.

ABC News is irresponsible in reporting secret documents and must be paying a lot to get information leaks. There is a difference in being a news reporter rather than a commentator, however both require patriotic integrity, which both Brian Ross and Charles Gibson appear to be lacking. If you are citizens of the United States then act like it.

This is no surprise. The CIA has been covert operations like this to other nations since its inception in 1946. Take Iran for example in 1953 they overthrew the democratically elected government and put the Shaw back in power. The CIA was uses to sabotage the Costa Rican government in the late 1950's all for the benefit of the United Fruit Company. In 1973 the CIA helped organize a coup and put Augusto Pinochet in power in Chille, who by the way was a brutal dictator much like Stalin. There isn't enough space to list all the morally and ethically wrongdoings of the CIA here. ABC deserves praise for exposing this latest action. The people have a right to know what their government is doing. This whole standoff with Iran has nothing to do with nukes or radical Muslim clerics. It is about money and corporate power.

To the naysayers here, I say educate yourself!

Unfortunately once again "secret" information gets leaked - ABC decides to publish it under their "1st Admendment Right" great. I agree you wonder who the networks serve - I don't see where this is in the public good realm. More importantly look at who had access to this information - CIA officials they know better than to leak such information since it tends to get people killed trying to do their job - The Senate Intelligence Committee political hacks who couldn't keep their mouths shut if they tried to. By the way who is charge of this committee, and why at this point hasn't an investigation been started - information like this gets leaked for only one purpose - political gain - the time has come to start enforcing the laws regarding the release of sensitive information start throwing some of these fools in prison, or better yet let them spend some time on the front lines and see how they like everyone know exactly where they are - who they are - another words paint a target on their back just like they are doing to those men and women risking their lives everyday.

So, this government can't keep a secret? It would seem that the current government is untrustworthy. It is high time we bring our troops home and tend to some of our own problems first. Maybe it is just me, but this gasoline price increase IS a National crisis. Why not tend to that first?

if George Bush is such a bad president why did he get elected not once but twice?!!! dems and liberals are just HATING

Now wait a minute. Let us not shoot the messenger. I for one - DO want to know what Bush and Cheney have planned against Iran. Remember the last time these two had a bright idea on how to deal with a middle-eastern nation? Here we are 3500 US and 'lost count of the Iraqi body count..' later!
When will you readers realize that you have a rogue regime in the white-house - that is NOT out to protect American interests! If it were - it would have looked after its own during Katrina, would never have authorized torture - and would never have gone overboard with illegal wiretapping!
Stop blaming the media for the complete brainless incompetence that is our current executive branch!

To anyone condoning ABC's action in reporting this story citing constitutional rights and freedom... I could ALMOST agree with you if we were in a DRAFT situation like Vietnam. At that time, men were FORCED to participate in the war. Today, you have BRAVE men and women CHOOSING to defend your country, your freedoms. Don't they deserve safety? While you sit and blog, thanking the press from your comfy desk or cafe laptop, take a moment to think outside of your latte land. Each day out there may be their last, and stories like this don't improve the odds. Think before you speak.

OH BE REAL! come on. "secret operations", OBVIASLY telling john-Q public that 'hey, we're conducting secret propaganda missions in iran' IS part of the secret propaganda mission; by letting Iran know that "hey, you want to fight a proxy/propaganda war with us, we'll be fighting one back" Iran has admitted "secret propaganda missions" against the US and its allies, so why wouldnt we (the west) do the same. I think if you do your research and profile US forign policy properly, you'd already know that we've been 'propagating' iran for decades. Especially since the 90's with Irans population boom and the replacement/removal of thier previous gov'ts. Its laughable to suggest that americas propaganda war in Iran is any "secret".

PSYOP at its' BEST!!!

Good job ABC!!!

By the way, THANK YOU ABCNEWS for keeping the public informed on the idiotic plans the Bush Administration has in place to further escalate the conflict in the middle east. Cheney is trying is hardest to start a war with Iran. The people of the US need to WAKE UP and put an end to this madness. We need more accountability in washington to prevent another Iraq from destroying the region.

Hurrah to ABC!!! Anybody with half a brain is going to know that this info was deliberately leaked by the 'Bushies'. More posturing. More cowboy diplomacy!
Thanks ABC for doing the job the press is supposed to be doing and should have been doing in 2001.

Typical liberal activities, they sure love to destabilize our nation's operations by publicizing "SECRET" information and aiding enemies of this nation. Treason sounds like the proper definition.

Seriously, what are you people thinking?

I don't care what your political alignment is, or your personal feelings about war. There is no excuse for giving public notice of ongoing covert operations. You are both accomplices in this treasonous action initiated by your source(s) and you should be fired at the very least. If your actions result in American deaths in Iran, you should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

Goodbye ABC News, I can no longer support you in anyway. I am completely disgusted with your divisions scruples and your complete lack of common sense.

You have got to be kidding me. Every single person that has posted, and will post "Do you know the meaning of covert? ABC news is bad! I will never watch it again! I can't believe you are broadcasting information to the enemy, Christians, and blah blah blah!" or something of the like, you need to do the human race a favor; wake up. You live in a society of lies and disinformation, THIS IS WHAT THE CIA HAS BEEN DOING TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE FOR YEARS. Some of us Americans need to realize there are other people with rights just like us in this world. Every human being deserves to be truly free and sovereign. If we as a race cannot come together and realize this, end all conflict and war, end the stresses of everyday life, end hunger, then we are surely doomed. It is time we all take responsibilities for our own actions, we must eliminate the Lie in this world, and replace it with Truth!

Hey if you love Iran and hate the United States leave!!!!!!!!!

Brian Ross, if you are aware of people in a position to know this kind of information and who are willing to give it out or sell it, you should be turning their names over to the CIA, NOT publishing their stories. But then you would have to be a bonified American to do that, wouldn't you? If the American public doesn't do something soon, there will be no more America to belong to. Before too long, we will be known as the Democratic American States of Islam!!!

First of all, the report consistently used the word "secret" in describing the alleged CIA operation. It was NOT classified; if it had been, Ross would have used that word.

Secondly, whether the plan was classified or merely secret, why would officals with the CIA talk to reporters about it? As is rightly pointed out, revealing such things to the press is counterproductive. The CIA has absolutely NO obligation to tell reporters about ANYTHING they're planning to do, and ABC could NOT have reported this if the officials hadn't talked. So the question which needs to be asked is, WHY did the CIA tell the press about this? How does it benefit them to have the public know about this? If there are traitors, might they not be the CIA officials who initiated this?

The person who leaked this information, Dick Cheney, should be tried for treason.

perhaps the most disturbing aspect of this report is the timing; less than one week before the much demanded bilateral talks between the U.S. and Iran on Iraq. i would submit that any chance of "dialogue" is now certainly out of the question.

For shame! Treason! The "secret war on Iran" sure isn't a secret anymore. Do you think the Iranians don't watch ABC News (and all the other anti-American "news outlets")? The CIA was working to
PROTECT me and my family from these Middle-Eastern loonies, but thanks to Brian Ross's self-righteous bean-spilling we can forget about that.

I just can't believe my ears - what can these new broadcast idots possibly be thinking? Why don't we give Iran our entire game plan not just some little tide bits of a covert scheme to bring down their government? I'll never watch these idots again!!

We cannot invade every country on the planet!! What is wrong with people who think America gets to control the world?? There are 6.5 BILLON people on this planet and we are only 300 million of that. We are not even 8% !!! Wake up! This is why they hate us and want to blow us up, because we go around blowing all of THEM up for OIL!

It's unbelievable how many posters who are 'looking out' for America don't seem to care that they're in the dark about what our Government is doing. Have you guys even taken a beginning Government class? Ever heard of the "fourth wing" of government? Bravo to ABC for having the cojones to publish this material.

It's evident the majority of people posting here are happy to have their government manage them instead of the other way around. A government by the people, for the people, no longer.

Note how many of the posters here support Bush's violations of international law against Iran, and willingly condone more of the same with the illegal occupation of Iraq. And yet the sheep can only bellow "treason" at ABC News.

Bush has turned the Arab street against us; helped establish two training grounds for Al Qaeda on both sides of Iran; and willingly sends more of our sons and daughters to death in Iraq in a war of choice based on lies because he doesn't have the balls to change course and rescue our military and national interests in the region. And yet the Stepford crowd can only yell about ABC's alleged treason for reporting on something that was out in the open since March. Yeah, you guys are made for Bush

Why would any reasonable news agency act in a such away against their country. Shame on you !!! There are some things that are better left unturned.

While it seems farfetched, I can appreciate the argument this very well may have been a deliberate leak with an ulterior motive, but publishing it sure generated a lot of controversy and exposed the obvious political fault lines dividing this great nation. There really are two Americas. I cannot think of any other time in American history - maybe not since the Civil War -when there has been such a divergence of opinion on virtually every topic. ABC - like all news organizations thrives off controversy - pitting one group against another sells lots of airtime. This may be the real tragedy in this whole mess.

Scott C.

Scott C.

How on earth can you justify airing national secrets like this?? It is nice to be kept abreast of what is going on within the government, but not when it jeopardizes national security and the lives of so many of our military personnel. Shame on ABC!!

I agree with those who find this kind of reporting treason. It really is. We need desperately to defeat these people...ABC isn't helping...

I'm done watching ABC News, period.
If it was "secret" it's not anymore. What you are reporting goes beyond the public's right to know. I agree with the concensous that this is treason. What are you willing to do for a story? I can't believe this is deliberate mis-information. I'm not a fan of this administration, but this story undermines US security.

George Bush is the best president we have ever had!!!!!

Gee, this is great news, but does ABC think this was something we couldn't live without knowing? And will ABC NEWS expose Iran's covert activity with the same zeal? I doubt it. I have concluded that our media is against us and working to help protect reactionary totalitarian regimes and al Qaeda. You're not just reporting. You're aiding the enemy.

ABC news at it's best. lets hope no Americans die over this this report.

Thank you ABC for keeping the world informed. So many here think what bush is doing is KO, and it is NOT ok. Everything I read that he has authorized sounds VERY illegal if we were to do it here. But alas, this is just bush driving without seatbelts agani... just another anti-American act by this anti-American president who is SEETHING to start another war.

Someone TOLD the media about this latest plan. What is this designed to do? How are we supposed to respond? If it's to take our mind off the price of gas at the pump, it's not going to work!

Thank you ABC for keeping the world informed. So many here think what bush is doing is KO, and it is NOT ok. Everything I read that he has authorized sounds VERY illegal if we were to do it here. But alas, this is just bush driving without seatbelts again... just another anti-American act by this anti-American president who is SEETHING to start another war.

I cannot believe that you would even print a story like this. It indicates that your editors have a deep seated hatred for our nation.

I agree that this is an act of treason - To publish something like this is outrageous.

The Media has a responsibility to inform the American people. If they had done their "job" we the American people might have stopped the insanity prior to the invasion of the wrong country.Before the posters start calling me names I served during Vietnam and Love my country.

Outraged readers: do you honestly think this article would appear in the mainstream news if the Bush administration feared the disclosure of its "secret plan"? Consider the alternative.

Keep up the good work! It's apparent that a lot of people don't know what this government is doing in all our names. I would like to think that shining a light on the subject might lead to something healthy, like debating our policies toward Iran and Iraq and figuring out what the hell we are or should be doing in the Middle East in general. Democracy is our birthright and has been paid for over and over again by the sacrifices of many generations of Americans. Let's show the courage to preserve it and not sell it for a mess of pottage.

Obviously publicizing the story nullifies any secrecy and alters Iranians to plan countermeasures. Iran has proven itself time and time again to be a dangerous and wily adversary as well as oppressor of it's own population and for ABCnews to sabotage a CIA operation like this is the height of irresponsibility and lunacy. It's as if they want US interests to be damaged and I am thoroughly disgusted.

If they were reporting on an action that took place last year and their actions wouldn't put any operatives in the field in danger thats one thing, but this is apparently a fairly new operation. Even if the producers of the news show disagree with the policy, reporting it in this way puts the operatives involved in mortal peril. Peter Jennings was my favorite anchor growing up so I still watch ABC in honor of him, but I may never watching them again, what a lack of strategic sense....