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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSenator who spearheaded letter to Iran got $1 million from Kristol’s ‘Emergency C’tee for Israel’ -
http://mondoweiss.net/2015/03/israel-fingerprints-republicanThe U.S. media have been sadly incurious about the origins of yesterdays unprecedented Open Letter of 47 Republicans to the Iranian leadership seeking to block the presidents likely deal with Iran. The press has portrayed the letter as the work of Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton, a 37-year-old freshman senator so new to the limelight that the New York Times got his name wrong on first impression. But as a Times commenter writes, Does anyone really believe the freshman senator from Arkansas wrote the letter? No.
J Streets Dylan Williams fingers Bill Kristol for writing the letter:
Who gave @SenTomCotton & others the awful idea for the Iran letter? Seems like Sarah Palin-for-VP-level bad advice doesnt it @BillKristol ?
Theres a reason for Williamss suspicion. Kristols Emergency Committee for Israel gave Tom Cotton nearly $1 million in his race for the Senate just five months ago, Eli Clifton reported. Cotton received $960,250 in supportive campaign advertising in the last month.
Cotton also got $165,000 from Elliott Management Paul Singers hedge fund. Singer is the billionaire who is trying to stop Obamas Iran talks (Cliftons reporting again). He funds the Israel Project too Josh Blocks efforts.
spanone
(135,873 posts)sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)Bibi. He, despite his apparent delusions, is NOT POTUS.
This is what needs to happen imo. All 47 of these idiots have clearly demonstrated they are not fit to be in public office in this country.
The Dem party should be focusing on any of them who are up for reelection and POUR money and effort into tossing them out before they do more damage to this country.
Does anyone have a list of who is up for re-election in 2016?
Meantime there should be an investigation into who they have been in contact with, who is usurping the system in order to promote the interests of a foreign nation, and some action needs to be taken.
malaise
(269,157 posts)Arrest these fugging traitors for sedition
whathehell
(29,090 posts)Mila was actually pushing him pretty hard and defensive as he was,
he didn't mention his little One Million Gift to Tom Cotton.
Orsino
(37,428 posts)Damning.
riqster
(13,986 posts)Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)Sunlei
(22,651 posts)The Emergency Committee for Israel is a right-wing[1] 501(c)(4) political advocacy organization in the United States.
monmouth4
(9,709 posts)sunnystarr
(2,638 posts)This is really critical since AIPAC was behind Netanyahu's address to the House and now is behind the Senate letter...
I'm really sick of Israel dictating our policies and buying support. Talk about accepting foreign donations to lead us into a war!