Comments on: Israeli Spies? We Don’t Know What You Mean…

By: daveinboca

daveinboca — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:26:30 +0000

This smells a lot like Nancy Pelosi using a CQ mole to do a slam-bang rehash of an old story. Harman has been on Nancy's blacklist since forever, and getting the job of House Intelligence Cte Chair instead of Alcee Hastings or Mr. Reyes, who has it now, despite being barely literate. Nancy was Minority Ranking on the Intell Cte before the 2006 elections & didn't want her smarter colleague in the CA delegation succeeding her. Nancy suffers the Queen Bee syndrome in a serious way and Harman is simply the most qualified person to be Intell Chair. Lots of history and exceedingly fishy background to this “story.”

And Jazz, why did the CIA rather than the FBI request the FISA taps between/among American citizens? Isn't that a domestic rather than a foreign jurisdiction, despite the espionage overtones?

By: manasia

manasia — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:32:16 +0000

WOW. The Israeli Voice actually has a critique of Israel. Man we are really in a recession…..

By: Rudi

Rudi — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:20:09 +0000

Why aren't these wingnuts upset at AIPAC and Israel? ( just Harman) Should AIPAC agents be sent to GITMO?

By: HemmD

HemmD — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:20:26 +0000

The question of the day for TMV readers is the following: what do all of these posts have in common?

Maybe the real story here is that a legal, FBI wire tap authorized through FISA is the correct method to find those who break the law or contemplate breaking the law. Point two would be that lobbyists hold far too much sway in directing how the American government functions.

Legal wiretaps cut on both sides of the political aisle, and even if both parties try to make this a political rock fight, the US will be better for knowing that this kind of BS takes place.