Victor
Kotsev
Asia Times
July 3, 2010
War
drums are beating in the Middle East. In a short time,
the United States has increased the number of its
carrier strike groups opposite Iran to three, and
reports are raining down of a tightening ring of
American and Israeli concentrations all around the
Islamic Republic. On the diplomatic front, the Israelis
are unusually concerned about their international image
(for example, making concessions in Gaza) while their
top officials – including Defense Minister Ehud Barak
and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu himself – are
shuttling between Jerusalem and Washington
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July 3,
2010