wade,

now we have both israeli and US pentagon statements on the report. begs the question of why would someone leak that to an international paper…seems to me could be a blowback to the Gates.Mullen camp that wants so desperatley to avoid a showdown. Also news that gates could be a defense sec ion an obama camp may be its own version of sticks and carrots.Take the pentagon into a spead defense for the remiander of the term and get yourself a renewed lease. Who knows..Strong arrguments on both side for a leak…The worse it gets in the financial markets, the more likley a strike, contrary to conventional wisdom. it is becoming increasingly clear that the stakes are getting lower and lower for the US.