For several days, the Israeli press has been reporting a major rift between the Pentagon and the Israeli Defense Ministry over a reported deal involving Israel upgrading a weapons system for the Chinese. The latest is that the US Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John Jumper has canceled a planned visit to Israel on Pentagon instructions not to meet with Israeli Defense Ministry Director-General Amos Yaron, who Ha'aretz has reported Feith has demanded be replaced. So where is the American press on this? With the exception of UPI and the Washington Times, nary a peep from the American bigs. What is up with that?

Posted by Laura at December 19, 2004 11:51 AM