There have been paranoid theories aplenty to explain why the US Navy was so unprepared on December 7, 1941, but the simple truth is that we did not believe it could happen.
Comprehensive research has shown not only that Washington knew in advance of the attack on Pearl Harbor, but that it deliberately withheld its foreknowledge from our commanders in Hawaii in the hope that the "surprise" attack would catapult the U.S. into World War II. By James Perloff
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shut down CNN anchor Dana Bash on Sunday for asking him to take "personal responsibility" for Hamas' attack on Oct. 7.On CNN's "State of the Union," Bash claimed "multiple people inside Israel" reached out to her knowing she was preparing to interview Netany.