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JERUSALEM — 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.
Israel will work to change the American intelligence agencies' view of Iran, said Dichter, a former chief of Israel's Shin Bet secret service agency.
"A misconception by the world's leading superpower is not just an internal American occurrence," Dichter said.
Any future faulty U.S. intelligence on the actions of Palestinian security forces could damage peace efforts, Dichter said.
"Those same (intelligence) arms in the U.S. are apt to make a mistake and declare that the Palestinians have fulfilled their commitments, which would carry with it very serious consequences from Israel's vantage point," Dichter said.
Israel will work to change the American intelligence agencies' view of Iran, said Dichter, a former chief of Israel's Shin Bet secret service agency.
Originally posted by Rilence
If Israel DARES go after any other nation in that region without provocation, Israel and particularly the US might be in for a rather nasty surprise...
"The Samson Option is a term used to describe Israel’s alleged deterrence strategy of massive retaliation with nuclear weapons as a “last resort” against nations whose military attacks threaten its existence, and possibly against other targets as well."
Originally posted by justanothergangster
from what i understand the russians have a carrier fleet in the Mediterranean.
Originally posted by Agit8dChop
I dunno, there's still something about this report that plays like a chess game in my mind.
...it all seems played out...
like that episode of everybody loves raymond - where they 'act ' out a conversation to trick deborah into letting them play golf.
I can see the US and Israel behind closed doors patting each other on the back saying '' well played ol chap, you stuck to the script superbly ''