Former Mossad chief briefed comptroller about Iran strike plans

[Chris]

Former Mossad chief briefed comptroller about Iran strike plans
'I'm very troubled,' Meir Dagan said. 'What I understand [from Barak's statement] is that Israel must act within that time frame. I don't share that appraisal.'
By Amos Harel

He may have been retired for a year, but former Mossad chief Meir Dagan is still a top media favorite. Without any media adviser, Dagan delivers his same message with the same impact, grabbing headlines every time he grabs microphone. His first television interview - for Ilana Dayan's "Fact" program on Channel 2 Wednesday - was a case in point. As in his previous statements, made in lectures and forums described as "closed" yet quoted in the media, Dagan devoted a considerable part of his address to dealing with the Iranian nuclear threat, now the focus of a raging controversy in the Israeli leadership.

On his resignation from the position of Mossad chief Dagan reportedly told confidants he intends to do everything he can to prevent an irresponsible decision regarding Iran. Now Dagan is making no effort to conceal his fears of the duo Benjamin Netanyahu and Ehud Barak in this regard. In the interview to Dayan last night he castigated Barak's statement last month about Israel having a time window of less than a year for a military move to stop the nuclearization. "I'm very troubled," he said. "What I understand [from Barak's statement] is that Israel must act within that time frame. I don't share that appraisal."

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[Chris]

Former Mossad chief: Israeli attack on Iran must be stopped to avert catastrophe
Meir Dagan speaks out against military offensive on Iran, expresses concern that Defense Minister Barak believes Israel only has less than a year to carry out an attack.
By Amos Harel

Former Mossad chief Meir Dagan warned Thursday against an Israeli attack on Iran, saying such a move would likely lead to a regional war involving Hezbollah, Hamas, and Syria. "I'm concerned about possible mistakes and I prefer to speak out before there is a catastrophe," Dagan said in an interview on the Israeli television program “Uvda." "I think that engaging, with open eyes, in a regional war is warranted only when we are under attack or when the sword is already cutting against our live flesh. It is not an alternative that should be chosen lightly." Dagan stressed that though he cannot predict how many casualties an attack on Iran would yield, he said, "I have to assume that the level of destruction, paralysis of every-day life, and Israeli death toll would be high."

more................Former Mossad chief: Israeli attack on Iran must be stopped to avert catastrophe - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News

[ray neukirch]

I can not imagine anyone not pouring a ton of thought into go or not go on a mission over and or into Iran to disarm their nuclear capability. This man needs to calm his fears and divide Israel at this time.