An obscure Kuwaiti newspaper published a report carried by an Arab news English language site, Ma'an, there was an incident in 2014 where President Obama discovered Israeli plans to attack Iranian nuclear sites and threatened to shoot down Israeli jets who were carrying out the mission. Ma'an is partly sponsored by the UN and other Arab governments. The Kuwaiti newspaper, Al-Jarida, is owned by the former speaker of the Kuwaiti parliament. I mention the provenance of the report because it's almost certainly fase. Either a small Kuwaiti newspaper has published thes scoop of the young century, or the story is bogus. But the point isn't so much that the story is false. The point is that very few people would be surprised if it were true. This administration is top heavy with anti-Israel advisors. UN Ambassador Samantha Power even suggested invading Israel back in 2002 to force a peace between Arabs and Israelis. It's not such a large step from there to...(Read Full Post)