Israel’s Nuclear Triggers

FBI files detailing Israel’s stealth acquisition of U.S. nuclear triggers were declassified and released on Dec. 28, 2011. The FBI’s secret Portland and Los Angeles inter-office communications were originally scheduled for release in the year 2036. Their availability today reveals how Israel’s elite spy networks acquire U.S. nuclear technologies while evading criminal and diplomatic consequences. … Continue reading “Israel’s Nuclear Triggers”

All Quiet on the Southern Front

“What have you learned in school today, my son?” “There was no school today. There is an emergency!” “And what have you learned from that, my son?” Actually, quite a lot. This week’s “round,” as the army likes to call it, followed a well-established pattern, as formal as a religious ritual. It started with the … Continue reading “All Quiet on the Southern Front”

Lobbying for War

There has been considerable discussion of the meaning, or lack thereof, of the apparent difference of opinion between the United States and Israel over both the desirability and the possible timing of going to war with Iran. Those Americans who still revere the Constitution and the advice of the Founding Fathers should rightly be appalled … Continue reading “Lobbying for War”

Little US Popular Support for Israeli Attack on Iran

Amid persistent speculation over a possible Israeli military attack against Iranian nuclear facilities in the wake of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington, a detailed new public opinion survey released Tuesday suggests that such a move would enjoy little support in the United States. According to the survey by the University of Maryland’s Program … Continue reading “Little US Popular Support for Israeli Attack on Iran”

US Weapons Claiming Palestinian Lives, Group Says

A new policy paper published earlier this week by the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation documents a number of cases occurring over the past decade in which weapons and ammunition produced and financed by the U.S. have been used to kill unarmed Palestinians and U.S. citizens. "U.S. military aid to Israel is a … Continue reading “US Weapons Claiming Palestinian Lives, Group Says”

Obama’s Red Line

“We’ve got Israel’s back” – that is the message President Obama sent out ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the US for a crucial summit at the White House, and he did it in an interview granted to one of the leading pro-Israel voices in the media, Jeffrey Goldberg, former Israeli prison … Continue reading “Obama’s Red Line”

Who Was Behind the Delhi Bombing?

The magnet bomb that exploded on an Israeli Embassy diplomat’s car in Delhi on February 13 seemed on the surface to be consistent with an Iranian-sponsored action.  It was carried out with same method by which Israel’s Iranian proxy, the Mujahedin-e Khalq, had assassinated an Iranian scientist in mid-January. It occurred on the anniversary of … Continue reading “Who Was Behind the Delhi Bombing?”

How the Media Got the Iran-IAEA Access Story Wrong

News media reported last week that Iran had flatly refused the IAEA access to its Parchin military test facility, based on the statement to reporters by IAEA Deputy Director General Herman Nackaerts, “We could not get access….” Now, however, both explicit statements on the issue by the Iranian ambassador to the IAEA and the language … Continue reading “How the Media Got the Iran-IAEA Access Story Wrong”