Somehow this news story didn’t get wider attention, but Dafna Linzer’s article in the Post last week claimed some of Iran’s centrifuges appeared to crash during the operation of the 164 centrifuge cascade. Linzer cited “several officials with knowledge of the nuclear program said yesterday that the cascade was no longer operating and that a …
Silliness
by | 2006-05-03 | No Comments
It’s kind of like them changing the name of the movie. It’s stupid. “Oh we don’t want to give too much away.” Of course you do! You want people to know they’re coming to see people trapped on a plane with snakes. —Samuel L. Jackson, Time interview.
UNSC Iran Resolution
by | 2006-05-03 | 2 Comments
The FT has the text of the draft UNSC resolution that the US, France and the UK introduced. These are the most interesting portions, IMO. Note the blank. Concerned by the proliferation risks presented by the Iranian nuclear programme, mindful of the threat to international peace and security and its responsibilities in this regard, and …
More About Intelligence
by | 2006-05-03 | No Comments
A quick follow-up to Jeffrey’s post about intelligence and political pressure. Paul Pillar, former National Intelligence Officer for the Near East and South Asia, said during a 7 March CFR appearence: MR. BASS: In your Foreign Affairs piece, you talk about a politicized and pressurized environment between the intelligence community and the Bush administration, which, …
