A Big Mistake
In a “false-flag” operation during the George W. Bush administration, Israeli Mossad agents posed as CIA operatives to recruit members of Pakistani-based Jundallah, a terrorist organization, to conduct terrorism in Israel’s enemy Iran. Jundallah has since killed scores of Iranian officials and civilians. This revelation appears in the current Foreign Policy on-line in an article by Mark Perry. The author reports that U.S. intelligence officials are livid that Israel would risk American blood, not theirs, if Iran retaliated. The worst consequence for Israel is that U.S. national security officials now lack trust in Israel and are more inclined to say no to any Israeli policy request. January 26, 2012
A Note
FPF staff will be on vacation until early February.January 26, 2012
The State of the Union and Foreign Policy
January 26, 2012
Nicholas Berry
Foreign policy did not play a major role in President Obama’s annual address. According to the Washington Post, only ten minutes of his hour-long address – six minutes on foreign policy and four on the military – dealt with international issues. It was a campaign speech, after all, and the economy, jobs in particular, is the most important issue for the American people and so became the most important issue for the President. ...more
Preventing a Nuclear Iran, Peacefully
January 18, 2012
Shibley Telhami and Steven Kull
The debate over how to handle Iran’s nuclear program is notable for its gloom and doom. Many people assume that Israel must choose between letting Iran develop nuclear weapons or attacking before it gets the bomb. But this is a false choice. There is a third option: working toward a nuclear weapons-free zone in the Middle East....more
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