Issue 411, August 28, 2009
 Exposed: A Murky Mix behind the Lockerbie Bomber's ReleaseIntelligence, Terror and Oil Secrets Laced with Libya's Succession Struggle  Exposed were British undercover meddling in the succession race in Tripoli and the conflict of interests arising between London and Washington, partners in Muammar Qaddafi's rehabilitation eight years ago. |
Hamas leaders' priority is ending Gaza embargo rather than settling Shalit affairDEBKAfile Special Report August 30, 2009, 1:33 PM (GMT+02:00)  Hamas' military chief Mohammed al-Jabari Prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu issued a timely statement Sunday, Aug. 30, dismissing the torrent of press reports from various foreign sources claiming that a prisoner swap for the release of the kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilead Shalit was imminent. DEBKAfile's Middle East sources disclose the real object of Hamas leaders' shuttle between Gaza, Cairo and Damascus as being a desperate attempt to lift the embargo clamped down on the Gaza Strip. | ||
US may put missile shield in Israel, Turkey instead of E. Europe - Polish reportDEBKAfile Special Report August 29, 2009, 1:29 PM (GMT+02:00)  According to the Warsaw newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza, Washington plans to scrap its plans to deploy anti-missile bases in Poland and the Czech Republic for defense against attacks from Iran. In deference to adamant opposition from Moscow, the Obama administration, says an unnamed US official, is looking at alternatives including deploying anti-missile interceptors on naval vessels and at bases in Israel and Turkey, as well as potentially in the Balkans. No immediate comment was available from US, Polish of Czech officials. | ||
Jordan's King Abdullah purges regime and army of Palestinians
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report
August 27, 2009, 10:02 PM (GMT+02:00)
Abdullah, Hashemite King of Jordan
While the Obama administration is preparing to stage a US-Israeli-Palestinian summit at the UN General Assembly in New York next month, Jordan's king Abdullah, who has always claimed to be an ardent champion of the Palestinians, is quietly acting to cut down their numbers and influence in his kingdom.
Just over 50% of Jordan's six million citizens are Palestinian.
On Aug, 6, he addressed the Jordanian General Staff in Amman with a warning that domestic and foreign plots were afoot to stir unrest among the Palestinian majority community.
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