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Misusing Intelligence to Sell Conflict with Iran

Published by Paul Pillar 6 Comments

by Paul R. Pillar Although nobody knows exactly where Donald Trump intends to go with his campaign of seeking confrontation with Iran, his administration already has provided disconcerting parallels with the techniques an earlier U.S. administration used in selling its… Continue Reading →

Victoria’s Secret: Israel’s High Hand on the High Seas

Published by Marsha B. Cohen 3 Comments

Victoria’s secret is that, like the previous interceptions like those of and the Karine A, its interception comes at a time when Israel is being urged to move forward in the peace process and doesn’t want to. But it is also radically reinterpreting international law, particularly the Laws of Armed Conflict and the Law of the Sea. Continue Reading →