Ann Arbor
(Informed Comment) – A Special Committee of the United Nations Office of the
High Commission on Human Rights has issued a new report on Israeli actions in
Gaza concluding that they fit the profile of genocide.
The charging of
CIA official Asif Rahman for allegedly leaking US intelligence of Israeli
preparations for retaliatory strikes on Iran in October has brought into open
view the shadow war of espionage and counterespionage that has raged between
actors locked in a regional conflict for decades.
For years, governments have used human-gathered intelligence and digital
snooping to gain an advantage over opponents and allies alike [Kacper
Pempel/Reuters]