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Category Archives: Israel
Richard Silverstein presents a possible narrative of what happened to Ben Zygier, the Mossad agent who died mysteriously in prison. I’m not following that story in detail, but something from Silverstein’s account (which he points out is partially speculative) hit … Continue reading
The CIA has declassified a retrospective report on what went wrong in its assessment of Saddam Hussein’s WMD capabilities. Even now, a great deal of the released document is classified and blanked out. It’s worth looking at to see if … Continue reading
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No, I’m not going to argue that Iran has nuclear weapons. Deterrence goes beyond nuclear weapons, although the discussions of the Cold War seem to have inextricably combined the two words into “nuclear deterrence” and substituted the combined concept for … Continue reading
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Also sort of incredible. The anonymous official is most likely (again) Ehud Barak, or possibly someone close to Barak or Binyamin Netanyhu. Here are the ransom demands:
Next year’s national elections scheduled for autumn of 2013 may come as early as September 4. How will this affect Bibi Netanyahu’s strategy with Iran? It is doubtful any of the parties will challenge Prime Minister Netanyahu on the issue … Continue reading
Former Israeli spymaster Yuval Diskin stepped down as the head of the Shin Bet domestic intelligence service last year. He recently told an Israeli audience: “My major problem is that I have no faith in the current leadership, which must … Continue reading
International law isn’t like traffic law: there’s no cop waiting to flag down an offender. But it does make a difference in how nations treat each other. It’s a body of agreements and understandings, some with structured enforcement mechanisms, and … Continue reading
Doyle McManus of the LA Times discusses the role sabotage is playing to keep an Israeli- Iranian war at bay and to keep Iran from building nuclear weapons. He discusses how Iran always seems to be 18 months away from … Continue reading
A wide range of opinion has been offered up on what a deal with Iran might look like. Additionally, there has been a plethora of accusations and threats that confuse the issues. And there are things left unspoken that are … Continue reading
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Want to know what President Barack Obama will say to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu when they meet Monday? Obama tells us in his interview with Jeffrey Goldberg.
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