The October Surprise?

Published September 29, 2004

American intelligence sources are busily leaking hair-raising tales of Iran's alleged nuclear weapons programme. Norman Podhoretz, editor of Commentary and godfather of the neo-conservatives, tells an interviewer: "I am not advocating the invasion of Iran at this moment, although I wouldn't be heartbroken if it happened." Israel has recently taken delivery of 500 "bunker-buster" bombs from the United States...