August 15 – War Fever on the Rise in Israel; How Iran Views an Israeli Attack; An Analysis of Romney’s Taxes From Tax Analysts

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Part 1	We begin with the roiling rumors of war with Iran in the Israeli press, buttressed by remarks from the outgoing head of Israel’s home front defense who expects a 30 day war on several fronts with only 500 Israeli casualties. A specialist on Israeli military and foreign policy at the Brookings Institution, Natan Sachs, joins us to assess the likelihood of an Israeli attack on Iran before the November elections.
Part 2	Then we get an Iranian perspective on the possibility of a war with Israel that Iranian President Ahmadinejad dismissed with bravado saying, “Israel is too weak to face up to Iran’s military”. Rasool Nafisi, an expert on the Pasdaran, the Guardians of the Revolution, who are the power behind the Supreme Leader, joins us to discuss whether targeting the leadership and the homes of senior figures in nuclear and missile development, scenarios that are contained in a purported leaked Israeli memo, would result in regime change.
Part 3	Then finally, with Ann Romney telling NBC News that two years of taxes are all we are going to get from the Romney’s, we discuss what Mitt Romney might be hiding with Lee Sheppard, a contributing editor to the influential provider of tax news and analysis, Tax Analysts. She just published a report at Tax Analysts, “Your Mitt Romney Tax Issues Cheat Sheet”.