The Israelis are NOT happy with the U.S. Nope, not one bit.
Israel's public security minister pulled no punches in harsh criticism of U.S. intelligence, not only in the Iranian report but overall. The Israeli's see a breakdown in intelligence regarding the palestinian jihadists as well.
I still cling to the hope that the U.S. and its intelligence command is playing some sort of cat and mouse game with the Iranians on this report - I have contended that this report was falsified in order to make the Iranians more bold and entice them into making mistakes with their nuclear program. At the same time, it's been my feeling that the report would spark fear in some of the Sunni nations that have been sticking it to the U.S. with oil prices....like you, Saudi Arabia.
Here's the full story.
Israel's public security minister pulled no punches in harsh criticism of U.S. intelligence, not only in the Iranian report but overall. The Israeli's see a breakdown in intelligence regarding the palestinian jihadists as well.
I still cling to the hope that the U.S. and its intelligence command is playing some sort of cat and mouse game with the Iranians on this report - I have contended that this report was falsified in order to make the Iranians more bold and entice them into making mistakes with their nuclear program. At the same time, it's been my feeling that the report would spark fear in some of the Sunni nations that have been sticking it to the U.S. with oil prices....like you, Saudi Arabia.
Here's the full story.
Today: December 15, 2007 at 8:40:6 PST
Israel: US Report on Iran May Spark War
By LAURIE COPANS
Associated Press Writer
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's public security minister warned Saturday that a U.S. intelligence report that said Iran is no longer developing nuclear arms could lead to a regional war that would threaten the Jewish state.
In his remarks - Israel's harshest criticism yet of the U.S. report - Avi Dichter said the assessment also cast doubt on American intelligence in general, including information about Palestinian security forces' crackdown on militant groups. The Palestinian action is required as part of a U.S.-backed renewal of peace talks with Israel this month.
He compared the possibility of such fighting to a surprise attack on Israel in 1973 by its Arab neighbors, which came to be known in Israel for the Yom Kippur Jewish holy day on which it began.
"The American misconception concerning Iran's nuclear weapons is liable to lead to a regional Yom Kippur where Israel will be among the countries that are threatened," Dichter said in a speech in a suburb south of Tel Aviv, according to his spokesman, Mati Gil. "Something went wrong in the American blueprint for analyzing the severity of the Iranian nuclear threat."
Dichter didn't elaborate on the potential scenario but seemed to imply that a world that let its guard down regarding Iran would be more vulnerable to attack by the Islamic regime.
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