First off, let me say hello to the Wonk’s readers. Hello. So, I have to admit, I have slightly mixed feelings about the NIE. Don’t get me wrong. If it results in a ‘surge of diplomacy’ it is certainly a Good Thing. If it helps to prevent military action it is a Very Good Thing. …
More on the Iran NIE
by | 2007-12-04 | 9 Comments
Tomorrow, the New America Foundation is going to host U.S. Iran Policy After the NIE with yours truly, Steve Clemons and Flynt Leverett To help with coverage, friend of wonk James Acton of King’s College London is going to be making a special guest appearance here at Arms Control Wonk. You may know him from …
IC: Iran Stopped Nuke Program in Fall 2003
by | 2007-12-03 | 18 Comments
Wow. The IC says Iran suspended its clandestine weapons program in Fall 2003. (The NIE and the DDNI statement) I can’t quite believe the IC agrees with something that Paul Kerr and I have been arguing was possible for years — that the bureaucratic consolidation undertaken in late 2003 may have choked off the clandestine …
Wolfie Is Back
by | 2007-12-03 | 6 Comments
Michael Isikoff in Newsweek reports that Paul Wolfowitz will replace Fred Thompson as Chair of the Secretary of State’s International Security Advisory Board: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has offered Wolfowitz, a prime architect of the Iraq War, a position as chairman of the International Security Advisory Board, a prestigious State Department panel, according to …
