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This just in....stevo....today's news:
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http://www.israelnn.com/news.php3?id=104122
Chalutz To Deliver First Report Before Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
11:55 May 23, '06 / 25 Iyar 5766
(IsraelNN.com) Today in the Knesset, <b>Chief of Staff Lieut. Gen. Dan Chalutz</b> will be giving his first report over to the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, headed by Tzachi Hanegbi. The committee will also debate “the present dangers created by changes in the route of the fence surrounding Jerusalem,” a topic raised by MK Meir Porush......
http://www.israelnn.com/news.php3?id=104131
Chalutz: Iran Will Continue To Work On Atomic Bomb Through End of Decade
15:44 May 23, '06 / 25 Iyar 5766
(IsraelNN.com) During his appearance before the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, <b>Chief of Staff Dan Chalutz presented a different opinion from that of Prime Minister Olmert, who recently stated that the Iranians could develop the technology to produce an atomic bomb within months. Chalutz stated that the issue was not as urgent as Olmert stated,</b> and that attempts to develop the bomb might well continue until the end of the decade.
Regarding the separation fence, the Chief of Staff stated there are efforts to prevent illegal entry into Israel by setting up checkpoints along the fence.....
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stevo, <b>it is not as urgent</b> as Bush or PM Olmert, or Cheney, or Robert Joseph stated. Any decision about using U.S. force in Iran can safely take place after the November, mid-term U.S. election. Our president has a 67 percent disapproval rating, and polls reveal that his "credibility rating" is in the shitter. The assessment of the actual threat that Iran poses...and what to do about it...here in the U.S., should never rise to a louder crescendo than it rises to in Israel. It still seems louder on this board, and in this country, than it should be....why is that?