Sunday, 27 June 2010


Panetta: Iran can build two nukes within two years - sanctions unavailing
DEBKAfile Special Report June 27, 2010, 10:23 PM (GMT+02:00)
Tags: Iran nuclear Israel Panetta
Realism from CIA director Leon Panetta

CIA director Leon Panetta admits Iran has enough low-enriched uranium for two nuclear bombs that could be built in two years. In an interview Sunday, June 27, he virtually admitted that every effort to haltIran's drive for a nuclear bomb had failed. Asked whether sanctions would work, he said: "Probably not." DEBKAfile's military sources: Iran has reached this advanced stage largely because Israel's leaders have allowed Washington to hold them back from military action.

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Erdogan faces US stick, clings to anti-Israel stance
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report
June 26, 2010, 2:44 PM (GMT+02:00)

Tags: Erdogan Israel-Turkey Kurdish PKK US

Turkish army blames Erdogan for setbacks against rebels

Before leaving for the G20 summit inToronto, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan came in for an exceptionally acerbic USrebuke: Top Obama official Philip Gordon accused him of alienating theUS and the West and told him he needed to demonstrate Ankara's commitment to their (NATO) partnership.
At home, his generals and the public accuse him of sacrificing national security to his anti-Israel campaign, so causing military setbacks against the Kurdish PKK.

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