Israel Defense Chief Suggests US Has New Intelligence Bringing Worries Over Iran In Line With Israel
Source: CBS News
(CBS News) LONDON - Israel's defense chief suggested Thursday that the U.S. has new intelligence that changes the American assessment of the imminent danger represented by Iran's clandestine nuclear work, bringing its views closer to those held by the Jewish state.
An article published Thursday by the Haaretz newspaper said Defense Minister Ehud Barak had "confirmed" the paper's earlier report that Mr. Obama had received a new National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) "which shares Israel's view that Iran has made surprising, significant progress toward military nuclear capability."
Speaking later to Israeli Radio, Barak was not as definitive, but said there is "apparently a report by American intelligence agencies - I don't know if it's under the title NIE or under another title - which is making the rounds of high offices," in Washington that makes the American government's concerns more urgent.
"As far as we know, it comes very close to our own estimate, I would say, as opposed to earlier American estimates. It transforms the Iranian situation to an even more urgent one and it is even less likely that we will know every development in time on the Iranian nuclear program," Barak said.
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AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)Hell yeah. Can't get enough of this shit. Woooooo
KansDem
(28,498 posts)Are we really going to fall for this a second time in 10 years?
nanabugg
(2,198 posts)azurnoir
(45,850 posts)apparent loser, so what to do a litmus test is needed and what better than pressure for US assistance in an attack on Iran?
atreides1
(16,093 posts)If Rmoney wins the White House...if he doesn't then the new "intelligence" will get lost!
If Israel wants to attack Iran, I for one think they ought to go for it...they were successful with the attack against Syria recently and they took out Iraq's nuclear plant years ago.
They have the ability and experience, so no need for America to get involved in another regional war...
AndyTiedye
(23,500 posts)Israel may very well attack Iran, but they would time the attack to ensure that we get dragged into the mess.
I think Mittens and NuttyYahoo have arranged a little "October Surprise".
DCKit
(18,541 posts)bahrbearian
(13,466 posts)area51
(11,922 posts)We're in the 2nd Great Depression with 30.5% unemployment and 100,000 people dying per year due to lack of health care. We can't afford to be Israel's flunky.