Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Why Spitzer?

Somehow, it always comes back to Israel in the ole United States:

"Israeli at center of Spitzer scandal"

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Spitzer's Nemesis Had Two Israeli Passports
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Published: 03/10/2008

The alleged procurer in the prostitution scandal surrounding New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has an Israeli passport.

A federal magistrate in New York ordered Mark "Michael" Brener held without bail after his arrest March 6 related to allegations that he headed the Emperors VIP Club, described by police as a high-priced prostitution ring.

The Associated Press reported that $600,000 in cash and an Israeli passport were elements in denying bail to Brener, 62. Brener's lawyer said he has been a U.S. citixen for 20 years.

The New York Times reported that Spitzer is the "Client 9" described in the search warrant that led to the arrests of Brener and four alleged colleagues.

Spitzer, a Jewish lawyer whose office conducted serious investigations of at least two Jewish organizations when he was state attorney general, made a brief statement to the media Monday admitting he had let down his family and the public. He did not offer any details."

Commentary:

"They are playing the "It's all politics" card to protect Spitzer. But I think everyone wants this story to go away because they have tripped over yet another Israeli spy ring operation inside our government..... The wiretaps on Emperor Club VIP were not random listening in. I think they were part of a counter-espionage case. " -- Mike Rivero of What Really Happened