Israeli probe flays intelligence agencies

A parliamentary inquiry harshly criticised Israeli intelligence agencies for failing to detect Libya8217;s chemical and nuclear arms programmes, committee members said on Sunday. The committee8217;s report said Israeli intelligence learned of the weapons programmes only after Libya announced its plans to disarm last December, committee members said.

8216;8216;The fact that a hostile Arab state was galloping toward nuclear armament and Israel8217;s intelligence wasn8217;t following this process and did not provide a warning is 8230; unacceptable and calls for a review,8217;8217; the widely-circulated Yediot Ahronot daily quoted from the parliamentary committee8217;s report. 8212; AP