September 2004 Poll: Should AIPAC Register as the Agent of a Foreign Government?
The Question: A tax-exempt organization that lobbies Congress on behalf of Israel, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (also known as AIPAC), has been under investigation by the FBI for allegedly receiving classified information from a Pentagon official and using this information on behalf of the government of Israel. In view of this investigation, do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree that AIPAC should be asked to register as an agent of a foreign government and lose its tax-exempt status?
Method: Conducted by Zogby International of 1,004 likely voters from 9/8/04 through 9/9/04.
August 2005 Indictment
Keith Weissman and Steve Rosen are accused of passing U.S. national security information to a foreign government agent (Israel)
June 2007 Trial Delayed Again
The federal case, which is being handled by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, was supposed to go to trial on June 4, 2007 but was postponed until the fall, the latest of several delays.
Is It Time to Rein in AIPAC?
©2007 William Hughes
August 15th
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, “AIPAC,” is the nine ton elephant in the room! It is the ultra-engine that drives the Israel Lobby. After the Walt/Mearsheimer Report came out in March, 2006, its cover was blown. Now, Grant F. Smith’s latest book, Foreign Agents: AIPAC From The 1963 Fulbright Hearings to the 2005 Espionage Scandal is hitting the streets. It is a searing indictment of AIPAC in the Court of Public Opinion and should be read by every American who cares about the fate of the Republic.
Foreign Agents reveals the controversial history of the influential lobbying organization. It comes on the heels of Smith's insightful tome, Deadly Dogma, an exposé of the Neocons, where he evidenced their lethal "Clean Break" scheme to destabilize Iraq. In this new book, Foreign Agents, Mr. Smith argues that AIPAC, a corporation, should be required to register as a foreign agent for Israel. He accuses it of morphing into a “secretive political intelligence-gathering and covert operations powerhouse...and Israeli-controlled entity in America.” Naturally, AIPAC disagrees with him.Read William Hughes' entire review of Grant F. Smith's Foreign Agents here.
Crimes and Felonies: The AIPAC Spy Story
Felony Indictments. The End of AIPAC? The indictment of Keith Weissman and Steve Rosen is potentially the story of how AIPAC will fall. Rosen was not a mere employee, but widely believed to be the man who built AIPAC into the $60 million powerhouse it is today. The greatest fear among AIPAC supporters is that convictions could lead to the requiring AIPAC to register as foreign agents. AIPAC closely coordinates policy with the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC and the Israeli government, making it an agent of a foreign government. AIPAC should not be allowed to keep its 501(c)(3) tax-deductible charitable status, but should be required to register as a lobbyist for a foreign agent. This would greatly cripple its role in US politics.
