Wednesday June 22, 2011

I've Been Thinking:

Meir Dagan just retired as the head of the Mossad, Israel's clandestine service.

Dagan has been making comments that have many people irked.
Last week Dagan said that bombing Iran is just "dumb." He said that an attack against Iran will also bring about attacks from Lebanon and from Hezbollah.

Then yesterday while receiving an honorary degree from Netanyah College in Israel Dagan spoke about the changes happening in the region. He warned against coining terms like "Arab Spring" and "Democratic Tsunami" to describe current events in the Arab world. He explained that these events are actually existing rifts and not democratic at all. In that, Dagan is correct.

It is customary for the head of the Mossad and for other secret agencies to maintain a cooling off period after they leave their positions. Past former Mossad directors have remained silent about policy and politics.

Dagan is different. And people are listening.

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