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Sociology > Depression |
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"Ricchard" |
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03 Dec 2006 01:07:37 PM |
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TIME Magazine reports on FBI probe of AIPAC (ot) |
[Since the zionists in asd have claimed that there is no FBI
investigation of possible crimes committed by AIPAC, and since they used
the fact that I quoted "Arab News" to cast doubt on the credibility of
the story, here is a link to Time's report on this case]
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1549069,00.html
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Nation
Exclusive: Feds Probe a Top Democrat's Relationship with AIPAC
The Department of Justice is investigating whether Rep. Jane Harman and
the pro-Israel group worked together to get her reappointed as the top
Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee
By TIMOTHY J. BURGER/WASHINGTON
Posted Friday, Oct. 20, 2006
Did a Democratic member of Congress improperly enlist the support of a
major pro-Israel lobbying group to try to win a top committee
assignment? That's the question at the heart of an ongoing investigation
by the FBI and Justice Department prosecutors, who are examining whether
Rep. Jane Harman of California [Rich: Note that Jane Harman is a Jew]
and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) may have
violated the law in a scheme to get Harman reappointed as the top
Democrat on the House intelligence committee, according to knowledgeable
sources in and out of the U.S. government.
The sources tell TIME that the investigation by Justice and the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, which has simmered out of sight since about the
middle of last year, is examining whether Harman and AIPAC arranged for
wealthy supporters to lobby House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi on
Harman's behalf. Harman said Thursday in a voicemail message that any
investigation of - or allegation of improper conduct by - her would be
"irresponsible, laughable and scurrilous." On Friday, Washington GOP
super lawyer Ted Olson left voicemail messages underscoring that Harman
has no knowledge of any investigation. "Congresswoman Harman has asked
me to follow up on calls you've had," Olson said. "She is not aware of
any such investigation, does not believe that it is occurring, and
wanted to make sure that you and your editors knew that as far as she
knows, that's not true... . No one from the Justice Department has
contacted her." It is not, however, a given that Harman would know that
she is under investigation. In a follow-up phone call from California,
Olson said Harman hired him this morning because she takes seriously the
possibility of a media report about an investigation of her, even though
she does not believe it herself.
A spokesman for AIPAC, a powerful Washington-based organization with
more than 100,000 members across the U.S., denied any wrongdoing by the
group and stressed that it is not taking sides in regards to the
committee assignment. Spokespersons for Justice and the FBI declined to
comment.
*The case is a spin-off of a probe that has already led to charges under
the Espionage Act against two AIPAC lobbyists, whose case is still
pending, and to a 12-and-a-half-year prison sentence for former Defense
Intelligence Agency official Lawrence A. Franklin. Franklin pleaded
guilty a year ago to three felony counts involving improper disclosure
and handling of classified information about the Middle East and
terrorism to the two lobbyists, who in turn are accused of passing it on
to a journalist and a foreign government, widely believed to be Israel.
The two lobbyists, who have denied any wrongdoing but were dismissed by
AIPAC in April of 2005, were indicted on felony counts of conspiring
with government officials to receive classified information they were
not authorized to have access to and providing national defense
information to people not entitled to receive it.*
Around mid-2005, the investigation expanded to cover aspects of Harman's
quiet but aggressive campaign to persuade House Minority Leader Nancy
Pelosi to reappoint her to the prestigious position on the House intel
panel. The alleged campaign to support Harman for the leadership post
came amid media reports that Pelosi had soured on her California
colleague and might name Rep. Alcee Hastings of Florida, himself a major
supporter of Israel, to succeed Harman.
*The sources say the probe also involves whether, in exchange for the
help from AIPAC, Harman agreed to help try to persuade the
Administration to go lighter on the AIPAC officials caught up in the
ongoing investigation.* If that happened, it might be construed as an
illegal quid pro quo, depending on the context of the situation. But the
sources caution that there has been no decision to charge anyone and
that it is unclear whether Harman and AIPAC acted on the idea.
[...]
*In this same investigation, the Justice Department has previously
suggested that AIPAC had questionable motives in trying to help a valued
government contact remain in a sensitive national security post. The
Justice Department alleges in its indictment of Franklin that he asked
one of the two AIPAC lobbyists to "put in a good word" for him in
seeking assignment to the National Security Council. The document says
the AIPAC official noted that such a job would put Franklin "by the
elbow of the President" and said he would "do what I can." *
[...]
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- Rich
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Ban the barbaric Jewish "kosher" slaughter and the similar Islamic
"halal" slaughter!
The cruel Jewish religious practice of "kosher" slaughter requires that
animals be kept fully conscious as their necks are slit and they are
bled to death.
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| User: "David" |
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| Title: Re: TIME Magazine |
03 Dec 2006 01:53:46 PM |
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Please don't post this kind of post to asd, there are children here,
you know.
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| User: "ichard" |
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| Title: Re: TIME Magazine reports on FBI probe of AIPAC |
03 Dec 2006 02:00:15 PM |
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David <dav2dd@gmail.com> wrote in news:roa6n2pn3th9i6ac02eu925p7luu9gkv40@
4ax.com:
Please don't post this kind of post to asd, there are children here,
you know.
I don't see how TIME's report about the FBI probe of AIPAC can be bad for
children.
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- Rich
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Ban the barbaric Jewish "kosher" slaughter and the similar Islamic "halal"
slaughter!
The cruel Jewish religious practice of "kosher" slaughter requires that
animals be kept fully conscious as their necks are slit and they are bled
to death.
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| User: "Alan Harding" |
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| Title: Re: TIME Magazine reports on FBI probe of AIPAC |
03 Dec 2006 03:58:38 PM |
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In message <Xns988E7A1D7E9BBricksterrickster1234@207.115.17.102>, ichard
<ichard@where.com> writes
David <dav2dd@gmail.com> wrote in news:roa6n2pn3th9i6ac02eu925p7luu9gkv40@
4ax.com:
Please don't post this kind of post to asd, there are children here,
you know.
I don't see how TIME's report about the FBI probe of AIPAC can be bad for
children.
Yet another nic.
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The opinions given above may be mine. They might also
just be what I feel like saying right now, okay?
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| User: "Franz Bestuchev" |
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| Title: Re: TIME Magazine reports on FBI probe of AIPAC |
04 Dec 2006 11:25:42 AM |
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then Alan Harding wrote, On 12/3/2006 2:58 PM:
In message <Xns988E7A1D7E9BBricksterrickster1234@207.115.17.102>, ichard
<ichard@where.com> writes
David <dav2dd@gmail.com> wrote in
news:roa6n2pn3th9i6ac02eu925p7luu9gkv40@
4ax.com:
Please don't post this kind of post to asd, there are children here,
you know.
I don't see how TIME's report about the FBI probe of AIPAC can be bad for
children.
Yet another nic.
No, this is a totally different person! This is "ichard" the OP is
"Ricchard"...how could they be the same?
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| User: "Contrarian" |
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| Title: Re: TIME Magazine |
04 Dec 2006 04:15:30 PM |
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David <dav2dd@gmail.com> wrote:
Please don't post this kind of post to asd, there are children here,
you know.
that's rather a good one David.
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| User: "%" |
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| Title: Re: TIME Magazine reports on FBI probe of AIPAC (ot) |
03 Dec 2006 01:09:03 PM |
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snip
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| User: "Franz Bestuchev" |
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| Title: Re: TIME Magazine reports on FBI probe of AIPAC (ot) |
04 Dec 2006 11:23:51 AM |
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then Ricchard wrote, On 12/3/2006 12:07 PM:
[Since the zionists in asd have claimed that there is no FBI
investigation of possible crimes committed by AIPAC, and since they used
the fact that I quoted "Arab News" to cast doubt on the credibility of
the story, here is a link to Time's report on this case]
I don't believe your *****. Time is part of the liberal media that's
run by Jews.
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