https://freerepublic.com/tag/2005nie/ en-us Fri, 7 Dec 2007 01:41:15 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1935904/posts In March of 2007 Iranian Revolutionary Guards General Ali-Reza Ashgari defected to the West through Turkey. General Ashgari is the highest-ranking defector from Iran ever, a huge bonanza for our understanding of the Khomeinist regime's intentions and capabilities with regard to nuclear weapons. If he is for real. Troubling circumstantial evidence suggests that he is not. This week, a public summary of the new National Intelligence Estimate on Iran made worldwide headlines.  Contrary to endless public statements made over three decades from Khomeini to Ahmadi-Nejad, contrary to the 2005 NIE, contrary to the recent UN report, and contrary to Israeli intelligence, the... American Thinker https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1935904/posts#comment Fri, 7 Dec 2007 01:41:15 GMT