Daily Alert - July 26, 2011

Prepared for the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations  by the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
View this page atwww.dailyalert.org Subscribe Via Smartphone		DAILY ALERTNews Resources - North America, Europe, and Asia: Ahmadinejad Wants to Develop Nuclear Arms Openly, Khamenei Disagrees Iranian President Ahmadinejad wants to shed the nation's secrecy and forge ahead openly with developing nuclear weapons but is opposed by the clerical leadership, which is worried about international reaction to such a move, says an intelligence assessment from a nation with traditionally reliable intelligence that was shared with the Associated Press. Ahmadinejad is pushing "to shake free of the restraints Iran has imposed upon itself, and openly push forward to create a nuclear bomb," says the assessment. But Khamenei, whose word is final on nuclear and other issues, "wants to progress using secret channels, due to concern about a severe response from the West."     The intelligence assessment further notes, "Khamenei has decided to transfer engagement with the most sensitive parts of the nuclear program, including activity that can be used for nuclear weapons, from...the group of scientists at the Defense Ministry, who are identified with Ahmadinejad, to a special body in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corp. This, due to the increasing lack of trust the Leader [Khamenei] has in people in sensitive positions, who are identified with the President [Ahmadinejad]."  (AP-Washington Post) View the complete rapport on: www.dailyalert.org	Tuesday, July 26, 2011