Sunday, August 02, 2009
Desperate Damage Control
As Mondoweiss reports, the US Zionist lobby may be headquartered in DC, but its reach extends nationwide. In this article about the Corrie story, the parents of Rachel discovered that the National Association of Attorneys General -- in collusion with the Israeli Consul General -- orchestrated a fifty-state campaign to recruit state attorneys general to pressure US Secretary of State Clinton to support Israeli attacks on Gaza. Part of that campaign included mobilizing Jewish Federation members to phone in to talk shows wherever participating state AGs might appear.