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Petraeus: Iran's nuclear infrastructure can be bombed DEBKAfile Special Report January 11, 2010, 10:14 AM (GMT+02:00) USS Dwight D. Eisenhower arrives The deployment in the Middle East of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower carrier strike group in the first week of January adds muscle to the words of Gen. David Petraeus, CENTCOM commander, on Jan 10 that Iranian nuclear infrastructure, albeit strengthened against attack with enhanced underground tunnels, wasn't fully protected. "Well, they certainly can be bombed," he said in an interview.  More...

Planned Israel-Egyptian border fence will tighten Gaza siege DEBKAfile Exclusive Report January 10, 2010, 10:05 AM (GMT+02:00) The Israeli fence to go up on Sinai border Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu approved Sunday, Jan. 10, the construction of a security barrier along the Israeli-Egyptian border for keeping out terrorists from the Gaza Strip and Sinai, criminal elements and job-seekers. DEBKAfile's Middle East and military sources report that Washington and Cairo prevailed on Israel to build this fence to complement the iron wall and water barrier Egypt is constructing along the Philadelphi route.  More....