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US intel report scrapped Iran from list of terror threats

TIMES OF ISRAEL by Staff March 16, 2015 Softened assessment, submitted in February, comes amid marathon nuclear talks, shared interests vis-a-vis the Islamic State. An annual report delivered recently to the US Senate by James Clapper, the director of National … Continue reading

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Why Obama Can’t Say His Spies Underestimated ISIS

THE DAILY BEAST by Eli Lake September 28, 2014 On “60 Minutes,” the president faulted his spies for failing to predict the rise of ISIS. There’s one problem with that statement: The intelligence analysts did warn about the group. Nearly … Continue reading

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