(Ha'aretz) Ze'ev Schiff - The leading view - this is also the view of Israeli intelligence - is that the Americans have incontrovertible proof of material violations by Iraq. In other words, the Americans have a "smoking gun." So far, we have seen the smoke but not the gun. In background briefings and in reports to their partners, the Americans are continuing to explain that the issue is a problem of timing. The smoking gun will be displayed when the time comes - on the eve of Bush's order to open fire.
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