Circumstantial evidence
Eli Lake provides what must at least be regarded as circumstantial evidence that connects Israel to the Stuxnet computer worm, which has been wreaking havoc with Iran's nuclear program. The Internet site WikiLeaks disclosed last month a State Department cable confirming that Israel has waged a covert war against Iran's nuclear program under Mr. Dagan.Hmmm.
The cable, which recounted a Aug. 17, 2007, meeting between Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns and Mr. Dagan said the Israeli spy chief outlined Israel's five-pillar strategy for preventing Iran from becoming a nuclear power.
Those five pillars included both something the memo called "covert measures" and "force regime change," or support for elements of Iran's opposition.
In the meeting, Mr. Dagan said, the United States and Israel had different estimated timelines for when Iran would acquire a nuclear weapon. "The threat is obvious, even if we have a different timetable," the cable quotes Mr. Dagan as saying.
Labels: Iranian nuclear program, Meir Dagan, Nicholas Burns, Stuxnet, Wikileaks
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