I have a simple question for the people who have launched this latest "emergency" committee: Have you registered as foreign agents, under the Foreign Agents Registration Act? This seems to be one of the most cut and dried cases of mandatory registration. They are openly advertising that they are serving as a lobby for Israel. And, by the way, as a string of law suits against AIPAC, and an FEC ruling against ADL make clear, foreign agents, whether individuals or organizations, cannot interfere, in any way, in U.S. electoral affairs. So, we have a very strong legal case here, of illegal Israeli interference, using people who ought to be forced to register as Israeli agents. These guys have really overplayed their hands, vastly missing the sea change in attitude that had gripped the American people, and even some of our would-be patriotic institutions. The significance of the Walt-Mearsheimer book, which hit the NYT best seller list, after being initially relegated to publication as an article in the London Review of Books, is just indicative of this change. This shift in attitude might, for the first time, mean that these Ziocons have to actually obey the law, for a change. Is there a good legal mind--attorney or Congressional staffer, or just good activist--who would take this issue up directly with the Justice Department and the State Department? Harper
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1- N.B., the National Review. I am not "Harper" and he is not I. Don't do it again. You did not answer an e-mail about a prior error of that kind. Next time...
2-"The act requires people and organizations that are under foreign control ("agents of a foreign principal") to register with theDepartment of Justice when acting on behalf of foreign interests. This law defines the agent of a foreign principal as someone who:
- Engages in political activities for or in the interests of a foreign principal;
- Acts in a public relations capacity for a foreign principal;
- Solicits or dispenses any thing of value within the United States for a foreign principal;
- Represents the interests of a foreign principal before any agency or official of the U.S. government."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Agents_Registration_Act
3- It seems that this new group, the "Emergency Committee for Israel" is the agent of Israel in the US. It seeks to influence US policy on behalf of that particular country. I know something about the FARA law (see my CV) and the purpose of the ECFI seems to completely fit the description of the requirement for registration. Come on someone! Sue them! pl
