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[[Itai Brun]] is the head of the [[Aman|Israeli Military Intelligence]] research and analysis division, as of 2013.<ref name="Ginsburg250413">Mitch Ginsberg, [http://www.timesofisrael.com/why-did-the-idfs-top-analyst-drop-his-syrian-wmd-bombshell/ Why did the IDF’s top analyst drop his Syria WMD bombshell?], ''Times of Israel'', 25 April 2013.</ref> | [[Itai Brun]] is the head of the [[Aman|Israeli Military Intelligence]] research and analysis division, as of 2013.<ref name="Ginsburg250413">Mitch Ginsberg, [http://www.timesofisrael.com/why-did-the-idfs-top-analyst-drop-his-syrian-wmd-bombshell/ Why did the IDF’s top analyst drop his Syria WMD bombshell?], ''Times of Israel'', 25 April 2013.</ref> | ||
| − | At a lecture to the [[Institute for National Security Studies | + | At a lecture to the [[Institute for National Security Studies]] in April 2013, Brun stated that the [[Bashar Assad]] regime in Syria had repeatedly used chemical weapons in that country's civil war, the ''Times of Israel'' reported: |
:: “To the best of our professional understanding, the regime has used lethal chemical weapons,” he said of President Bashar Assad’s Syria, noting that the IDF believed the toxic element was Sarin, a nerve agent far more deadly than cyanide, and that it had been used on more than one occasion, including in a specific attack on March 19.<ref name="Ginsburg250413">Mitch Ginsberg, [http://www.timesofisrael.com/why-did-the-idfs-top-analyst-drop-his-syrian-wmd-bombshell/ Why did the IDF’s top analyst drop his Syria WMD bombshell?], ''Times of Israel'', 25 April 2013.</ref> | :: “To the best of our professional understanding, the regime has used lethal chemical weapons,” he said of President Bashar Assad’s Syria, noting that the IDF believed the toxic element was Sarin, a nerve agent far more deadly than cyanide, and that it had been used on more than one occasion, including in a specific attack on March 19.<ref name="Ginsburg250413">Mitch Ginsberg, [http://www.timesofisrael.com/why-did-the-idfs-top-analyst-drop-his-syrian-wmd-bombshell/ Why did the IDF’s top analyst drop his Syria WMD bombshell?], ''Times of Israel'', 25 April 2013.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 12:59, 4 September 2013
Itai Brun is the head of the Israeli Military Intelligence research and analysis division, as of 2013.[1]
At a lecture to the Institute for National Security Studies in April 2013, Brun stated that the Bashar Assad regime in Syria had repeatedly used chemical weapons in that country's civil war, the Times of Israel reported:
- “To the best of our professional understanding, the regime has used lethal chemical weapons,” he said of President Bashar Assad’s Syria, noting that the IDF believed the toxic element was Sarin, a nerve agent far more deadly than cyanide, and that it had been used on more than one occasion, including in a specific attack on March 19.[1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mitch Ginsberg, Why did the IDF’s top analyst drop his Syria WMD bombshell?, Times of Israel, 25 April 2013.
