Israel an “ally”? Don’t <http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=5&ved=0ahUKEwju8cf214bKAhVBF2MKHaCNAHEQFggpMAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.haaretz.com%2Fnews%2Fu-s-arrests-ex-nasa-scientist-over-bid-to-spy-for-israel-1.5837&usg=AFQjCNEGUXyu3AFTr8cQDL9d3EkMP> make <http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-spy-who-loves-us/> me laugh <http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article7545.htm>. --- their extortion of our government must end asap by any means necessary.
On Monday, January 4, 2016 at 7:27:44 PM UTC-6, MJ wrote: > > > January 01, 2016 > > *The Mossad Caucus Exposed * > *Israel’s fifth column in Congress caught with pants down *by Justin > Raimondo <http://original.antiwar.com/author/justin/> > > Once again, a scandal involving spying and the state of Israel is rocking > Capitol Hill, with one big difference. This time, instead of the usual > scenario where Israel is spying on us, the tables are turned and it’s those > usually hapless Americans who have been secretly looking over the shoulder > of their “ally.” The *Wall Street Journal* reports > <http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-spy-net-on-israel-snares-congress-1451425210> > > that the National Security Agency (NSA) not only eavesdropped on the > private communications of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but > that > > > > *“The National Security Agency’s targeting of Israeli leaders and > officials also swept up the contents of some of their private conversations > with U.S. lawmakers and American-Jewish groups. That raised fears – an > ‘Oh-s – moment’ one senior US official said – that the executive branch > would be accused of spying on Congress.” *At the time, Netanyahu and his > government were engaged in an all-out campaign to torpedo the nuclear > agreement with Iran, and that effort wasn’t limited to using their American > fifth column to put pressure on Congress and the Obama administration. > Israeli intelligence planted malware in the hotel computers > <http://www.wsj.com/articles/spy-virus-linked-to-israel-targeted-hotels-used-for-iran-nuclear-talks-1433937601> > > where US negotiators were staying during the negotiations in Switzerland: > they intercepted highly sensitive inside information on the talks, and > leaked it. Did they leak to members of Congress opposed to the Iran deal? > It no doubt occurred to the US intelligence community to ask this question, > and answering it was a matter of national security. As the *Journal* > reports: > > > > *“Stepped-up NSA eavesdropping revealed to the White House how Mr. > Netanyahu and his advisers had leaked details of the U.S.-Iran negotiations > – learned through Israeli spying operations – to undermine the talks; > coordinated talking points with Jewish-American groups against the deal; > and asked undecided lawmakers what it would take to win their votes, > according to current and former officials familiar with the intercepts.” *The > original FISA legislation empowered the NSA to collect information as long > as its “primary purpose” is to discover the activities of foreign agents in > the United States: surely Israeli government officials and Americans > acting under their orders qualify as “foreign agents.” So the NSA > collection in this instance was and is perfectly legal. Furthermore, > federal agencies were given much more leeway under the amendments to the > original legislation contained in the Patriot Act. As the Electronic > Privacy Information Center puts it > <https://epic.org/privacy/terrorism/fisa/>: > > > > *“The government can now obtain a pen register/trap and trace device ‘for > any investigation to gather foreign intelligence information,’ without a > showing that the device has, is or will be used by a foreign agent or by an > individual engaged in international terrorism or clandestine intelligence > activities…. However, USA-PATRIOT Act includes a provision prohibiting use > of FISA pen register surveillance under any circumstances against a United > States citizen where the investigation is conducted ‘solely on the basis of > activities protected by the First Amendment.’ This exemption limits to some > extent the potential overreach of this expanded authority.” *Israel’s > congressional amen corner, which is now howling “Scandal!” and is > determined to launch an “investigation,” claims that this surveillance was > aimed at their First Amendment right to take orders from Bibi Netanyahu. > However, this defense fails to make the important distinction between > speech and espionage. The Israeli government was clearly engaged in the > latter when it bugged US diplomats > <http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jun/11/duqu-20-computer-virus-with-traces-of-israeli-code-was-used-to-hack-iran-talks>engaged > > in delicate negotiations – and released that sensitive information > <http://www.wsj.com/article_email/israel-spied-on-iran-talks-1427164201-lMyQjAxMTA1MTI0MzIyNDM0Wj/> > > to domestic opponents of the Iran deal, including but not necessarily > limited to members of Congress. > > Indeed, the Associated Press published a sensationalistic account > <http://mediamatters.org/research/2015/08/20/conservative-media-run-with-flawed-ap-report-to/205073> > > by George Jahn purporting to reveal a “draft” of the agreement which > supposedly let the Iranians … inspect themselves. This story was scrubbed > of the damning details in subsequent versions, and was effectively > debunked > <http://www.vox.com/2015/8/20/9182185/ap-iran-inspections-parchin>, but > the damage was done: to this day, Donald Trump and the Israel lobby are > running around citing this as evidence that the agreement is a “bad deal.” > AP cited an anonymous “official” as their source, but neglected to tell us > what government this person represents. The Israel lobby was more brazen, > however, in identifying the source. As Omri Ceren, Managing Director at The > Israel Project, admitted > <http://www.timesofisrael.com/could-parchin-leak-sway-undecideds-on-iran-deal/> > : > > > > *“The Obama administration tried keeping this information secret, which > would have prevented American lawmakers and the American people from > finding out the full extent of our diplomats’ collapse to Iran. The > Associated Press had to get the document from overseas and reveal it that > way.” *From the Mossad straight to George Jahn’s word processor. > > That the very same people who support surveillance of Americans > <https://theintercept.com/2015/12/30/spying-on-congress-and-israel-nsa-cheerleaders-discover-value-of-privacy-only-when-their-own-is-violated/> > > and vehemently denounce efforts by civil libertarians to end the NSA’s > scooping up our data indiscriminately are now screaming foul when > confronted with their own canoodling with Israeli foreign agents is the > kind of hypocrisy we have come to expect from this crowd. Spying on > ordinary Americans is fine with them, but when it comes to stopping Israeli > espionage – well, that’s just not cool. > > Yet a broader point needs to be made. These people have inverted the > proper role of government surveillance: they support it when it involves > spying on, say, Antiwar.com, as revealed in this FBI memo > <https://twitter.com/justinraimondo/status/602562900272631809>. But when > it comes to perfectly legitimate targets of such intelligence gathering – > such as the efforts of a hostile foreign power aimed at scotching delicate > negotiations – they’re against it. > > And they know perfectly well what they’re doing. Marco Rubio joined his > neoconservative backers in denouncing > <http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/264432-rubio-spying-on-allies-might-be-worse-than-reported> > > the US “spying on our allies,” and even averred it might be “worse than > some people might think,” but in private he defended the surveillance > <http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/12/30/exclusive-rubio-defends-nsa-spying-netanyahu-private-condemns-public/>. > > A reporter for Breitbart.com overheard him telling Rep. Trey Gowdy: > > > > *“We spy on everyone. That’s the nature of intelligence. It’s more > complicated than the [WSJ] story makes it seem.” *You bet it’s more > complicated than Rubio and his allies dare to publicly admit. Israel has > one of the most aggressive spying operations targeting the US, which our > intelligence officials have testified is “ unrivaled and unseemly > <http://www.newsweek.com/israels-aggressive-spying-us-mostly-hushed-250278>.” > During congressional hearings over efforts by the Israel lobby to get the > Jewish state enrolled in the visa waiver program, US intelligence officials > testified against legislation that would have allowed Israelis unfettered > access to our shores: one congressional aide told*Newsweek* that > revelations detailing the nature and extent of Israeli spying on and in the > US were “ terrifying > <http://www.newsweek.com/israel-wont-stop-spying-us-249757>.” > > The ever-clueless Rand Paul > <http://rare.us/story/rand-paul-appalled-to-learn-nsa-spies-on-congressmen-and-u-s-allies/> > > went on Fox News saying he was “appalled” by the NSA’s interception of > Israeli agents’ communications, babbling that “this is exactly why we need > NSA reform.” > > No it isn’t. The junior Senator from Kentucky and formerly rising > presidential candidate went on to conflate targeted counterintelligence > surveillance with “listening in on foreigners’ conversations when they’re > talking to Americans: we’re scooping up tens of thousands of conversations > with Americans, which is a real problem. You can see how it stifles speech > when you eavesdrop on congressmen. It might stifle what they say and who > they communicate with.” > > This is absolute baloney. US intelligence agencies had good reason to > target the Israelis, who were engaged in espionage against the United > States. If members of Congress were part of that covert Israeli effort, and > got caught with their pants down – like former Rep. Jane Harman did > <http://voices.washingtonpost.com/washingtonpostinvestigations/2009/04/jane_harmans_mysterious_conver.html> > > – then that’s just tough. If you’re going to function as an unregistered > agent of a foreign power, then that’s the risk you take – and the price you > pay. These people are just lucky that they aren’t being prosecuted for > receiving classified information when they weren’t authorized to possess it > – not to mention violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act. In a > rational world, they’d be in the dock facing charges: unfortunately, we > live in a world where the Israel lobby, and not the law of the land (or > common sense) calls the shots. > > One bit in the *Wall Street Journal* piece was particularly telling. In > discussing the administration’s vow to ease off on monitoring the > communications of foreign leaders, one official is cited as saying: “There > was little debate over Israel. ‘Going dark on Bibi? Of course we wouldn’t > do that.’” That’s because Israel is right up there with China and Russia as > one of our principal adversaries in the covert world of spy-vs-spy. > > Israel an “ally”? Don’t > <http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=5&ved=0ahUKEwju8cf214bKAhVBF2MKHaCNAHEQFggpMAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.haaretz.com%2Fnews%2Fu-s-arrests-ex-nasa-scientist-over-bid-to-spy-for-israel-1.5837&usg=AFQjCNEGUXyu3AFTr8cQDL9d3EkMP> > > make > <http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-spy-who-loves-us/> > me laugh <http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article7545.htm>. > > http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2015/12/31/mossad-caucus-exposed/ > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. 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