Posted on 06/03/2010 10:30:51 AM PDT by hillsdale1
There is very little difference between what intelligence analysts do and what ordinary folks try to accomplish when they pick up a newspaper, listen to the evening news, or read the posts on this and other sites. In every case, wittingly or not, they attempt to separate the revealing details from the background noise.
That is what we should do with regard to the violent incident that took place when the Israelis boarded the six ships constituting the so-called Gaza Flotilla. Most of what we have learned in the aftermath is true and appalling but, in the long run, inconsequential.
(Excerpt) Read more at biggovernment.com ...
The next two years will be very interesting. Hold on to you hats, it's going to be bumpy.
bookmark
Great article. With the changes well underway in Turkey and with the Mubarak era closing out in Egypt things are going to explode in the ME inside of probably 18 months. Meanwhile the US under the present admin can’t even be considered a paper tiger as our basic instincts wrt world affairs have changed.
Right now beyond Israel who is there to even challenge the Islamists takeover of the ME and beyond?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.