Israeli TV report: U.S. won’t allow Israeli attack on Iran

As you may know, the danger to U.S. forces in Iraq should the U.S. and/or Israel bomb Iran is a subject covered many times on Antiwar Radio with experts ranging from Patrick Cockburn to William S. Lind, Scott Ritter, Wayne White, Philip Giraldi and others for the last few years. Well, it looks like this most serious danger was in fact the deal breaker for this White House - or for Robert Gates?. Either way, I'll take it. JERUSALEM, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The United States will not permit Israel to...

CBS: Israel Pushing for Iran Strikes

Link. U.S. officials say it comes just as the Israelis are mounting a full court press to get the Bush administration to strike Iran's nuclear complex. CBS consultant Michael Oren says Israel doesn't want to wait for a new administration. "The Israelis have been assured by the Bush administration that the Bush administration will not allow Iran to nuclearize," Oren said. "Israelis are uncertain about what would be the policies of the next administration vis-à-vis Iran." Israel's message is...

Did the Israelis Leak New Spy Info to Thwart War?

Over at the American Conservative magazine's blog, Antiwar.com columnist and former CIA officer Philip Giraldi reports that Israeli sources have indicated to him that the recent leak to the FBI about the new-old Israeli spy case came from inside the Israeli government toward the end of thwarting Ehud Olmert, Dick Cheney and the War Party's plans to expand the Middle Eastern slaughter to Iran — and that there are more spies to be revealed... Israeli sources are reporting that the FBI...