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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Israeli lobby

Israeli lobby stories: 5 news summaries

 Obama 'Weakened' by 
 Neocons: bin Laden 

New tape says 'war of attrition' will continue so long as US backs Israel

Sep 14, 09 7:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama is “a weakened man,” says Osama bin Laden in a new audiotape titled “A statement to the American people," citing his retention of Defense Secretary Robert Gates and other Bush officials. "The bitter truth is that the neoconservatives continue to cast their heavy... More »

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Barack Obama • Israel • terrorist • Osama bin Laden • al-Qaeda • Israeli lobby • neoconservatives

Wiretap Catches Rep Making Deal for Pro-Israel Lobby Group

Bushies helped kill probe of Dem Harman

Apr 20, 09 9:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - A wiretap by the National Security Agency caught California Rep. Jane Harman promising a suspected Israeli agent she’d intervene on behalf of two pro-Israeli lobbyists facing espionage charges, sources tell CQ Politics. In exchange, the agent promised to pressure then-minority leader Nancy Pelosi into making Harman chair of the... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Israel • Alberto Gonzales • FBI • espionage • NSA • National Security Agency • wiretap • Jane Harman • AIPAC • warrantless wiretapping • Israeli lobby

OPINION

Intel Pick's Ouster a Victory for Lobbyists

Loss of excellent public servant a loss for country: Broder

Mar 12, 09 9:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - When Charles Freeman withdrew from consideration to chair the National Intelligence Council, the Obama administration “suffered an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the lobbyists the president vowed to keep in their place,” writes David Broder of the Washington Post. Freeman boasted “one of the... More »

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national security • War on Terror • Charles Schumer • intelligence • Obama administration • President Obama • Dennis Blair • Israeli lobby • National Intelligence Council

Failed Intelligence Pick
Blasts Israel Lobby

Freeman accuses; some deny, some take credit

Mar 11, 09 8:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Charles Freeman, the Obama choice to chair the National Intelligence Council who was forced to withdraw his name, thinks he knows what did him in. Though critics point to a number of factors—his stance on human rights, his financial ties to Saudi Arabia and China—Freeman is convinced that... More »

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China • Saudi Arabia • Charles Schumer • Arab Israeli conflict • Israeli lobby • Charles Freeman • National Intelligence Council

Tenet Denies Drunken Rant About 'the Jews'

Pressured CIA chief spilled fears to Saudi prince

Dec 18, 08 2:28 PM CST
(Newser) - George Tenet is vehemently denying a report in a new book that the then-CIA director railed against Bush administration neocons, "referring to them with exaxperation [sic] as, 'the Jews,'" the Atlantic reports. The incident took place in Saudi Prince Bandar's pool after Tenet downed half a bottle of... More »

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CIA • Jews • George Tenet • Prince Bandar bin Sultan • drunk • CIA director • Patrick Tyler • Israeli lobby • neoconservatives

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