Israel at War: Inside the Nuclear Showdown With Iran (14 page)

50
See Jeffrey Goldberg, “Netanyahu to Obama: Stop Iran—Or I Will,”
The Atlantic
, March 2009,
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2009/03/netanyahu-to-obama-stop-iran-or-i-will/307390/?single_page=true
. The story first appeared on the magazine’s website on March 31, 2009, just hours after the interview was conducted.

51
“Iranian Website: Khamenei Claims He Was Visited by Hidden Imam,” Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), citing the “website of the Supreme Leader (Iran), July 10, 2010” and an Iranian blog that initially noted the story, “www.khaandaniha.com, July 9, 2010.” See
http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/28451.htm
.

52
See “Iran’s Supreme Leader Says He Represents Prophet Muhammad on Earth,” Voice of America, July 20, 2010,
http://www.voanews.com/content/irans-supreme-leader-says-he-represents-prophet-muhammad-on-earth-98945624/172166.html
; also see Joel C. Rosenberg, “Ayatollah Khamenei Says He Represents Muhammad and the Twelfth Imam on Earth,” blog post, July 29, 2010,
http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/2010/07/29/ayatollah-khamenei-says-he-represents-muhammad-and-the-twelfth-imam-on-earth-pre-sales-begin-for-joels-new-novel-the-twelfth-imam-to-be-released-oct-19/
.

53
See Joel C. Rosenberg, “Analysis: Why Is the New Iranian Video about the Soon Coming of the Messiah Significant?” blog post, April 4, 2011,
http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/2011/04/04/analysis-why-is-the-new-iranian-video-about-the-coming-of-the-messiah-significant/
. See also Erick Stakelbeck, “Iranian Video Says Mahdi Is ‘Near,’” CBN News, first published March 28, 2011, then updated on April 3, 2011,
http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2011/March/Iranian-Regime-Video-Says-Mahdi-is-Near-/
. The video was first brought to the attention of the West by Reza Kahlili, a former Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps officer who became a double agent for the CIA and eventually defected to and settled in the U.S. See
http://atimetobetray.com/blog/a-new-iranian-film-highlights-the-threat-to-israel/
.

54
See Joel C. Rosenberg, “Iran Leader: We Must Prep for the ‘End Times,’” blog post, July 12, 2012,
http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/2012/07/12/iran-leader-we-must-prep-for-the-end-times/
. For original article, see Reza Kahlili, “Iran Leader: We Must Prep for ‘End of Times,’” World Net Daily, July 8, 2012,
http://www.wnd.com/2012/07/iran-leader-we-must-prep-for-end-of-times/
.

55
See Joel C. Rosenberg, “Exclusive: Ahmadinejad’s End Times Speech to the U.N.: Gives Most Detailed Explanation of Twelfth Imam to Date; Tells U.N. Leaders Mahdi Will ‘Soon’ Reign over World,” blog post, September 26, 2012,
http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/2012/09/26/exclusive-ahmadinejad-gives-most-detailed-explanation-of-twelfth-imam-to-date-says-mahdi-will-soon-reign-over-whole-world/
; see also Rosenberg, “Ahmadinejad’s ‘End Times’ Address to U.N.,” World Net Daily, September 26, 2012,
http://www.wnd.com/2012/09/ahmadinejads-end-times-address-to-u-n/
.

56
Damascus Countdown
is scheduled for release on March 5, 2013.

57
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speech to the United Nations General Assembly, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 27, 2012,
http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Government/Speeches+by+Israeli+leaders/2012/PM-Netanyahu-addresses-UN-27-Sep-2012.htm
.

58
See Joel C. Rosenberg, “Train Wreck: Netanyahu Heading for U.S. as Israeli Trust in President Obama Plummets,” blog post, November 3, 2009,
http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/train-wreck-netanyahu-heading-for-u-s-as-israeli-trust-in-the-obama-plummets/
.

59
See Joel C. Rosenberg, “Exclusive: What’s Happening behind Closed Doors in the Obama-Netanyahu Meetings? Netanyahu Stood His Ground,” blog post, March 25, 2010,
http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/25/exclusive-whats-happening-behind-closed-doors-in-the-obama-netanyahu-meetings-its-not-good-2/
.

60
See Alister Bull, “Obama Did Not Snub Israeli PM: Axelrod,” Reuters, March 28, 2010,
http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/03/28/us-usa-israel-idUSTRE62R0NB20100328
.

61
For more, see Michael B. Oren,
Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East
(New York: Presidio Press, 2002).

62
See Goldberg, “Netanyahu to Obama: Stop Iran—Or I Will,”
The Atlantic
.

63
Muhammad Sahimi, “Who Murdered Prof. Ali-Mohammadi?” PBS Frontline, Tehran Bureau, January 13, 2010,
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tehranbureau/2010/01/who-murdered-prof-ali-mohammadi.html
.

64
Wafa Issa, “Al Mabhouh Killed Hours after Arrival,”
The National
, February 1, 2010,
http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/al-mabhouh-killed-hours-after-arrival
.

65
David E. Sanger and Thom Shanker, “Gates Says U.S. Lacks a Policy to Thwart Iran,”
New York Times
, April 17, 2010,
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/18/world/middleeast/18iran.html
.

66
Jeffrey Goldberg, “The Point of No Return,”
The Atlantic
, September 2010,
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/09/the-point-of-no-return/308186/?single_page=true
. The date of the article is September, but it was posted online in August.

67
See Joel C. Rosenberg, “Updated: Covert War Underway in Iran to Sabotage Nuclear Facilities,” blog post, September 29, 2010,
http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/29/covert-war-underway-in-iran-to-sabotage-nuclear-facilities-iran-sentences-blogger-to-19-years-in-prison/
.

68
Thomas Erdbrink and Ellen Nakashima, “Iran Struggling to Contain ‘Foreign-Made’ ‘Stuxnet’ Computer Virus,”
Washington Post
, September 27, 2010,
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/27/AR2010092706229_pf.html
.

69
John Markoff and David E. Sanger, “In a Computer Worm, a Possible Biblical Clue,”
New York Times
, September 29, 2010,
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/30/world/middleeast/30worm.html
.

70
Matthew Cole and Mark Schone, “Who Is Killing Iran’s Nuclear Scientists?” ABC News, July 26, 2011,
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/killing-irans-nuclear-scientists/story?id=14152453
.

71
Joel C. Rosenberg, “Year End Analysis of Iran Threat,” blog post, December 16, 2010,
http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/16/how-soon-will-israel-hit-iran-top-u-s-and-israeli-experts-discuss-iran-nuclear-threat-the-stuxnext-virus-and-the-twelfth-imam/
.

72
Joel C. Rosenberg, “Year End Analysis of Iran Threat,” blog post, December 16, 2010,
http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/16/how-soon-will-israel-hit-iran-top-u-s-and-israeli-experts-discuss-iran-nuclear-threat-the-stuxnext-virus-and-the-twelfth-imam/
.

73
Joel C. Rosenberg, “Year End Analysis of Iran Threat,” blog post, December 16, 2010,
http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/16/how-soon-will-israel-hit-iran-top-u-s-and-israeli-experts-discuss-iran-nuclear-threat-the-stuxnext-virus-and-the-twelfth-imam/
.

74
Joel C. Rosenberg, “New Egyptian President: ‘Jihad Is Our Path,’” blog post, June 25, 2012,
http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/2012/06/25/new-egyptian-president-says-jihad-is-our-path/
.

75
Joel C. Rosenberg, “Syrian Implosion: 20,000 Dead,” blog post, August 6, 2012,
http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/2012/08/06/syrian-implosion-20000-dead-now-assad-regime-prime-minister-defects-to-jordan-as-do-3-cabinet-members/
.

76
Matthew Cole and Mark Schone, “Who Is Killing Iran’s Nuclear Scientists?” ABC News, July 26, 2011,
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/killing-irans-nuclear-scientists/story?id=14152453
.

77
Amos Harel, “Panetta in TA Warns Israel off Iran Strike,”
Haaretz
, October 4, 2011,
http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/panetta-in-ta-warns-israel-off-iran-strike-1.387975
; Joel C. Rosenberg, “Is Netanyahu Signaling a Preemptive Strike against Iran?”
National Review
Online, November 2, 2011,
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/282070/netanyahu-signaling-preemptive-strike-against-iran-joel-c-rosenberg
.

78
Richard Esposito and Brian Ross, “Iran ‘Directed’ Washington, D.C., Terror Plot, U.S. Says,” ABC News, October 11, 2011,
http://news.yahoo.com/iran-directed-washington-d-c-terror-plot-u-145047966.html
.

79
“Iran’s Terror Plot,” editorial,
Wall Street Journal
, October 13, 2011,
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203633104576625260808261024.html
.

80
Richard Esposito and Brian Ross, “Iran ‘Directed’ Washington, D.C., Terror Plot, U.S. Says,” ABC News, October 11, 2011,
http://news.yahoo.com/iran-directed-washington-d-c-terror-plot-u-145047966.html
.

81
Joel C. Rosenberg, “Fox News Channel Interview on Iran Terror Plot, 2012 Race, and
The Tehran Initiative
,” blog post (includes transcript from program with Shannon Bream), October 17, 2011,
http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/2011/10/17/fox-news-channel-interview-on-iran-terror-plot-2012-race-and-the-tehran-initiative-transcript-video/
.

82
Julian Borger and Saeed Kamali Dehghan, “Iranian Missile Architect Dies in Blast. But Was Explosion a Mossad Mission?”
Guardian
, November 14, 2011,
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/14/iran-missile-death-mossad-mission
.

83
Yaakov Katz, “Blast in Iran Struck Uranium Enrichment Facility,”
Jerusalem Post
, November 30, 2011,
http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=247560
.

84
“Report: Seven Killed in Explosion at Iran Steel Factory,”
Haaretz
, December 12, 2011,
http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/report-seven-killed-in-explosion-at-iran-steel-factory-1.400988
.

85
Scott Shane and David E. Sanger, “Drone Crash in Iran Reveals Secret U.S. Surveillance Effort,”
New York Times
, December 7, 2011,
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/08/world/middleeast/drone-crash-in-iran-reveals-secret-us-surveillance-bid.html?_r=0
.

86
“The Wrong Signals to Iran,” editorial,
Washington Post
, December 8, 2011,
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-wrong-signals-to-iran/2011/12/06/gIQAvzNYgO_story.html?hpid=z3
.

87
Joel C. Rosenberg, “Covert War Heats Up in Iran and Mideast,” blog post, December 8, 2011,
http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/2011/12/08/covert-war-heats-up-in-iran-will-it-be-enough-to-neutralize-nuclear-threat-or-will-israel-launch-preemptive-strikes-in-2012/
.

88
Ronen Bergman, “Will Israel Attack Iran?”
New York Times Magazine
, January 25, 2012,
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/magazine/will-israel-attack-iran.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print
.

89
David Ignatius, “Is Israel Preparing to Attack Iran?”
Washington Post
, February 2, 2012,
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/is-israel-preparing-to-attack-iran/2012/02/02/gIQANjfTkQ_print.html
.

90
Joel C. Rosenberg, “Rumors of War: Could Hostilities between Israel and Iran Break Out in Spring 2012?” The Joshua Fund blog, February 3, 2012,
http://www.joshuafund.net/media/the_joshua_fund_blog/rumors_of_war_could_hostilities_between_israel_and_iran_break_out_in_spring
.

91
Joel Greenberg, “Barak Says Time Running Out for Action against Iran’s Nuclear Program,”
Washington Post
, February 2, 2012,
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/barak-says-time-running-out-for-action-against-irans-nuclear-program/2012/02/02/gIQAZFm5kQ_story.html
.

92
Robert Burns, “Def Sec’y Panetta: Pressure Must Be Kept on Iran,” Associated Press, February 3, 2012,
http://news.yahoo.com/def-secy-panetta-pressure-must-kept-iran-142534584.html
.

93
Helene Cooper, “‘Loose Talk of War’ Only Helps Iran, President Says,”
New York Times
, March 4, 2012,
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/05/world/middleeast/in-aipac-speech-obama-warns-against-loose-talk-of-war.html?_r=1&ref=world
.

94
“U.S.: Iran Faces ‘Crippling’ Sanctions If Nuclear Talks Fail,” Reuters,
Haaretz
, April 22, 2009,
http://www.haaretz.com/news/u-s-iran-faces-crippling-sanctions-if-nuclear-talks-fail-1.274594
.

95
“U.S. Says Does Not Seek Crippling Sanctions on Iran,” Reuters, February 25, 2010,
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2010/02/25/uk-iran-nuclear-clinton-idUKTRE61O55220100225
.

96
See “Obama Administration Urges Congress to Weaken Iran Sanctions Bill,” Associated Press, December 6, 2011,
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/12/06/obama-administration-urges-congress-to-weaken-iran-sanctions-bill/#ixzz27ceyh2Un
. See also James Phillips, “Congress Should Reject the Obama Administration’s Efforts to Weaken Iran Sanctions,” Heritage Foundation WebMemo #3432, December 13, 2011,
http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2011/12/reject-efforts-to-weaken-iran-sanctions
.

97
See Indira A.R. Lakshmanan, “U.S. Senate Approves Sanctions Aimed at Crippling Iran Oil Sales,”
Bloomberg
, December 2, 2011,
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-02/u-s-senate-overrules-obama-with-iran-oil-sanctions.html
.