Studies show that US coverage is Israeli-centric. The main bureaus for CNN, Associated Press, Time, etc. are located in Israel and often staffed by Israelis. The son of the NY Times bureau chief is in the Israeli army;"pundit" Jeffrey Goldberg served in the IDF; Wolf Blitzer worked for AIPAC. Because the U.S. gives Israel over $8 million/day - more than to any other nation - we feel it is essential that we be fully informed on this region. Below are news reports to augment mainstream coverage.

Sunday, April 10, 2011

US & Israel to drastically expand military cooperation, to function in wartime as joint task force

JTA – Defense News (subscription required) today is reporting the following:
In an unprecedented expansion of security cooperation, U.S. and Israeli specialists are planning a massive exercise aimed not only at improving coordinated defenses against rocket, missile and air attack, but at enabling the two countries to function in wartime as a joint task force (JTF).

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