Will Bam Bomb Iran? Why Speculation Is Mounting — Michael Barone, New York PostMany years ago, I was privileged to attend a dinner with James Rowe, one of the “passion for anonymity” young aides to Franklin Roosevelt, original author of the winning strategy for Harry Truman’s 1948 campaign and close confidant of then-President Lyndon Johnson.
Rowe described how Johnson tested insider opinion.
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Image: Mossad chief Meir Dagan. Photo by: Nir Keidar
Meir Dagan, the head of Mossad, Israel’s intelligence service, could step down in three months after the country’s Prime Minister refused to extend his term, a television channel has claimed.
The unconfirmed reports will prompt speculation that Mr Dagan, 65, is being ousted over a botched operation in January to kill a Hamas operative in Dubai that led to a diplomatic backlash from some of Israel’s closest allies.
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Top military leadership will change hands within six months — Haaretz
‘Mossad doesn’t accept losers’ — Jerusalem post
Mossad chief’s tenure may not be extended: report — Global Times/Xinhuanet
Head of Mossad Ousted — FOX News
PM’s office: Mossad chief didn’t ask to extend his tenure — Ynet News
Dubai police chief: Dagan exit overdue — Haaretz
Dubai police chief: Dagan ousted because Israel won’t ‘accept losers’ — Haaretz
Dubai Police Chief: ‘Dagan quit as Israel won’t accept losers’ — Ynet News
Who will replace Dagan?: War for replacement of Mossad Chief Meir Dagan is already underway — Ron Ben-Yishai, Ynet News opinion
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Report: Secret Space Plane Likely an Orbiting Spy — The Danger RoomWhen the U.S. Air Force launched its secret space plane last month, speculation about the X-37B’s true purpose ran wild.
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Ukraine Partition Debate Irresponsible and Dangerous — Adrian Karatnycky, Atlantic CouncilEvery scholar, writer, or intellectual takes on serious obligations toward the reader when he or she engages in speculation or hypothesis.
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Pakistan officials ’100 percent’ certain Taliban’s Mehsud is dead. Photo The Telegraph
ISLAMABAD — A senior Pakistani official said Wednesday there was credible information that Hakimullah Mehsud, head of the Pakistan Taliban, died of wounds inflicted by a U.S.
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