"Lockdown" sounds more like "Same Old'"

(Reuters) - "..... This inner sanctum at the end of a corridor between Netanyahu's private room and the office of his top military adviser, is where one of the decade's most momentous military decisions could soon be taken: to launch an Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear program.........
As the deadline for a decision draws nearer, the public pronouncements of Israel's top officials and military have changed. After hawkish warnings about a possible strike earlier this year, their language of late has been more guarded and clues to their intentions more difficult to discern.
"The top of the government has gone into lockdown," one official said. "Nobody is saying anything publicly (except THAT official, of course!). That in itself tells you a lot about where things stand.".......
"I think they have made a decision to attack," said one (other) senior Israeli figure with close ties to the leadership. "It is going to happen. The window of opportunity is before the U.S. presidential election in November. This way they will bounce the Americans into supporting them."........
"I think they've gone into lockdown mode now," (borrowing from the above Israeli official) the senior Western diplomat said. "Whatever happens next, whatever they decide, we will not find out until it happens." (WOW!)..."