Thursday, September 07, 2006

Guess Who Leaked This

There are 5 names mentioned in this article:

Ehud Olmert,
Amir Peretz,
Dan Halutz,
Gadi Eisnekut,
Yossi Beiditz

Whom do you think leaked it (not counting secretaries, aides and assistants?


Two Israel Defense Forces General Staff officers, operations chief Major General Gadi Eisenkut and the Intelligence Division's head of research, Brigadier General Yossi Beiditz, strongly opposed last month's decision to launch a broad ground offensive against Hezbollah shortly before the UN Security Council passed a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the war in Lebanon.

The decision to embark on the operation was made on Wednesday, August 9, when it was already clear that the Security Council would vote on a cease-fire resolution soon thereafter. The council in fact passed the resolution at 5 A.M. on Saturday.

Beiditz wrote in a letter to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Defense Minister Amir Peretz that his division believed that the last-minute offensive would not significantly affect the enemy or lead to achievements. Beiditz sent a copy of the letter to Chief of Staff Dan Halutz.

Eisenkut opposed the decision for operational reasons.

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