Friday, 19 March 2010

Clinton in Moscow is confronted with Russia's Bushehr commitment 
DEBKAfile Special Report March 19, 2010, 2:26 PM (GMT+02:00) 

Control room of Bushehr nuclear reactor

Russia's decision to finish and activate Iran's atomic reactor in Bushehr - despite prime minister Vladimir Putin's promises to President Barak Obama and prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu - hit secretary of state Hillary Clinton when she arrived in Moscow, Thursday, March 18. This was the second contretemps of her trip after she failed to bring Russia aboard on tough sanctions for Iran.


DEBKAfile DEBKA-Net-Weekly
March 16, 2010, 12:28 PM (GMT+02:00) 

Tags:  Iran nuclear   Israel   Obama 

Start of the US-Israel crisis

The fire was first set in the Persian Gulf in December 2009 - long before Vice President Joe Biden took offense over Israel's announcement of 1,600 new homes for East Jerusalem. 
In its next issue out Friday, DEBKA-Net-Weekly discloses the trouble simmered under the surface after President Barack Obama abruptly shut down a secret US-Israel cooperative project against Iran going strong for two years.
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DEBKAfile Special Report
March 18, 2010, 11:36 AM (GMT+02:00) 

Tags:  Gen. Petraeus   Israel   Obama 

US Centcom chief Gen. David Petraeus

The Obama administration demands Israelextend its West Bank construction freeze toEast Jerusalem for the duration of peace talks and offer more concessions to the Palestinians. This - plus a pledge not to attack Iran - is the price for ending the crisis. Gen. Petraeus's suggested transfer of the "Palestinian territories" to his Central Command is tantamount to providing the Palestinians with a USmilitary shield against Israel, sayDEBKAfile's military sources.



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