Netanyahu’s warmongering toward Iran reckless and leadership “messianic” in nature says former Mossad Chief Meir Dagan

Former Head of Israeli Intelligence Service Slams Israel’s Leadership
30 April, 20120 – POMED

Recently retired Yuval Diskin, former head of Israeli intelligence service Shin Bet, called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak’s leadership “messianic” and accused them of promoting a war on Iran. According to Diskin, attacking Iran would accelerate Iran’s nuclear ambitions, rather than delay them. ”The Israeli public is being spun on Iran, what worries me is that, we are creating a sense that if Israel doesn’t act than Iran will get a nuclear bomb,” said Diskin. He expressed worry that the incompetence of the current leadership could lead “into something of the order of magnitude of a war with Iran or a regional war.” Opposition leader Shaul Mofaz defended Diskin’s criticism of Israeli leadership and said that Diskin was acting out of “deep concern” for the direction in which the leadership was steering the country. Former Mossad Chief Meir Dagan has also has repeatedly made public statements expressing his view that an Israeli strike on Iran “would be a disaster. …more