Ombudsman The Washington Post Why is the Post silent about Israel's nuclear arsenal? The following appeared on BBC News Online, today, Wednesday, 23 August, 2000" "New satellite photographs published on the internet indicate that Israel could have made enough plutonium for up to 200 nuclear weapons, US scientists say." "The photographs of the secret Israeli nuclear facility at Dimona in the Negev desert appear on the website of the Federation of American Scientists (FAS)." Had this been about any other Middle Eastern country, it would have appeared as a front page, above the fold, headline in the Post. Enver Masud Executive Director The Wisdom Fund http://www.twf.org
