You sound very knowledgeable.
Why would the Israelis try to create the impression that Iran’s nuke program suffered a serious setback? Do you think the Israelis want the world to think Iran is less of a threat?
I don’t think it is a matter of what Israeli’s wanting the world to think of Iran. Assuming Israel designed Stuxnet, the main motive is NATIONAL SURVIVAL.
Un-workable centrifuges cannot be kept a secret for too long.
Firstly, the systems controlling Iran’s centrifuges are based on WINDOWS, the world’s most used and most popular (even though many hate it ) operating system.
A virus like this cannot be kept secret for too long from Hackers the world over ( thousands of them, Windows being the most hacked OS on the planet ). The grapevine will ensure that the news start spreading.
Secondly, Iran does not have enough experts to deal with a sophisticated virus like Stuxnet. They do have a few experts but we recently learned that one was assassinated and the other one badly wounded in a blast.
Which brings us to -— request for help from foreign experts. If they do this, the problem cannot be kept hidden either.
The primary motive of Israel ( assuming they did it ), is to DISABLE Iran’s capability for making nuclear weapons. That should be plain to everyone. Whether the world knows about it or not is not going to be their main motive.
SURVIVIAL, that’s the motive.
I have posted many times over the last few years corrections to the Israeli PR machine's gloating over Iranian failures, claiming them as their own, but most of all pushing stories of Iran's supposed nuclear weapons prowess.
It is a concerted effort on the part of Israel to scare America into eventually attacking Iran, that is Israel's goal.
I give credit where credit is due, Israel was clearly behind the assassination of Iranian nuke engineers, a first-rate effort.
Over-blowing Iran's importance is dangerous also, America has to make decisions based on logic and a clear understanding and not on a mind-set concocted in the editorial room of the Jerusalem Post.
It is no different in Israel. The media there has become very progressive and liberal.
Forces inside Israel would like to give away the farm very much like our leaders here in America.
The Mossad and other intelligence agencies have used the media to spread misinformation.
Don't believe everything you read, in fact, discard all but 30% and take your thoughts out of the box...you'll be wiser for it.
Think outta the box.
J-Post = left of liberal