Epstein Secrets

ssue is a personal compulsion of =etanyahu is reflected in estimates that even within his own cabinet (and e=en with the support of Defense Minister Ehud Barak), a vote in favor of war with Iran might be as close as eight t= six. A former Likud activist who has become a critic of Netanyahu explain=, "Bibi i

nd e=en with the support of Defense Minister Ehud Barak), a vote in favor of war with Iran might be as c

et (and e=en with the support of Defense Minister Ehud Barak), a vote in favor of war with Iran might b

weapons monopoly and the distraction that the Iran issue provides from outside attention to the Pal=stinians' lack of popular sovereignty. Columnist Richard Cohen, in a piece last week <http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/strike-on-iran-could-buy-=srael-needed-time-in- mideast/2012/03/19/gIQAim44NS_story.ht

astrophic set of events like a regional conflagration, widespread acts of terrorism and sky-high oil prices. "A war is no picnic," Defense Minister Ehud Barak told Israel Radio in November. But if Israel feels itself forced into action, the retaliation would be bearable, he said. "There will not be 100,00

l prices. "A war is no picnic," Defense Minister Ehud Barak told Israel Radio in November. But if Isra

es Perils of Israeli Strike Against Iran Mark Mazzetti and Thom Shanker Article 2. The Washington Post Playing for time through a strike on Iran Richard Cohen Article 3. TIME Five Tips For on Nuclear Negotiations With Iran Tony Karon Article 4. Bloomberg Israelis Grow Confident Strike on Iran's Nukes

1 Presidential News Bulletin 14 June, 2011 Article 1. The Washington Post From a Saudi prince, tough talk on America's favoritism toward Israel Richard Cohen Article 2. Boston Globe Turkey's new challenges Stephen Kinzer Article 3 The Financial Times Why Syria will get away with it Gideon Rachman Article 4

ic's favored zones: ambivalence and inertia. As one awaits this tortuous Godot, one might recall a forecast of a bomb by 1999 (Shimon Peres) or 2004 (Ehud Barak), or Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's talk of "a messianic apocalyptic cult controlling atomic bombs," or my friend Jeffrey Goldberg's allusion in

st of a bomb by 1999 (Shimon Peres) or 2004 (Ehud Barak), or Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's talk of