CFR's Max Boot: Let Israel Take Off the Gloves

Let Israel Take Off the Gloves​

by Max Boot
Senior Fellow for National Security Studies
Council on Foreign Relations​

July 19, 2006
Los Angeles Times ​

A lot has been written in recent years about stateless terrorism. The events of the last few weeks show, to the contrary, that some of the world’s most malignant terrorist groups continue to rely on state support. Hamas runs its own quasi-state—the Palestinian Authority. Hezbollah is a state-within-a-state in Lebanon. And lurking behind both are the real troublemakers: Iran and Syria.

- rest at www.cfr.org/publication/11124/

 

No, ftr, as I regard this to be a smoking gun story:

www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/07/20/korea.north.usa.reut/index.html

This story changes my view on Iran's nuclear intentions.