Daily Archives: 28 March 2009

Israel gives US fresh intel on Iran Nukes

“American sources told the Saudi newspaper Al-Watan that Israel Defense Forces chief Gabi Ashkenazi provided fresh intelligence to the United States concerning Iran’s nuclear facility in Arak during his visit to Washington earlier this week, according to Israel Radio.

Ashkenazi on Monday said that while Israel was interested in exhausting diplomatic options against Iran’s nuclear program, the army must nevertheless prepare itself for a military attack. . . .

During a visit to Washington, D.C., Ashkenazi met with Dennis Ross, the designated U.S. envoy to the Persian Gulf, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to discuss the Iranian issue.

The IDF chief told Ross that Israel would not tolerate a nuclear Iran. He said that a diplomatic approach to Iran’s contentious nuclear program must be taken first, but said Israel must also prepare for other possibilities. ” (Read more from haaretz.com)

Have we already forgotten the bad intelligence about Iraqi WMDs provided by Israel, as reported here, here, here, and here?

U.S. bill seeks to rescue faltering newspapers

“WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With many U.S. newspapers struggling to survive, a Democratic senator on Tuesday introduced a bill to help them by allowing newspaper companies to restructure as nonprofits with a variety of tax breaks.” (Read more from reuters.com)

BULLSHIT!!!

1) U.S. newspapers almost unanimously lied us into Iraq, and ignored predictions of the crash. My liberal friends, do you remember how your NY Times and Washington Post helped sell the war?

2) We the people are the center. We the people decide what businesses and industries succeed and fail. WE make this decisions by spending OUR money on goods and services WE desire. The decisions do not belong to the central planners.

3) This represents an even closer marriage between media and power – very, very bad.