Muslim, Zionist: Is There a Federal Double Standard?
July 14, 2003, 06:59 PM
(PC) - On July 9, 2003, an Arabic-language newspaper publisher, Khaled Abdel-Latif Dumeisi, was arrested in Chicago by federal authorities. He was charged with failing to register as a foreign agent for Iraq.
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Ad revenues permitting, Dumeisis newspaper comes out once or twice a month. It is a very little fish in the big media ocean.
Dumeisi, a Muslim, could face up to 10 years in the federal slammer and a $250,000 fine if convicted. According to the U.S. Attorney, Patrick J. Fitzgerald, the defendant is suspected of gathering information in the U.S. about people living in America for the purpose of providing the information to hostile governments. He added, The charges are serious.
Well, it is kind of strange that Mr. Fitzgerald mentioned hostile governments, since the law doesnt make that distinction. Is he trying to say that if an American citizen acts as an agent for a foreign power, thats supposedly an ally, like say Israel, he wont be prosecuted? Huh?
One of the reasons Im asking is because, in the expose By Way of Deception, ex-Mossad agent, Victor Ostrovsky revealed how there are thousands of Jewish people around the world, including many residing in North America, who are secretly working for Israel. They are called Sayanim. Question: Does anyone ever recall the Feds prosecuting any U.S.-based Sayanim for not registering as a foreign agent?
And, who can ever forget that sleazy Marc Rich and the sordid presidential pardon scandal. The fugitive billionaire was granted a full pardon by Bill Clinton, as he left office in 2001. This plot appears to have originated in Israel, where Rich had close Mossad ties. One of the advocates on Richs behalf was Abe Foxman, chief honcho of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). His organization had received a $250,000 donation from Rich. Isnt that nice?
Was Foxman doing Israels dirty work in the Rich affair, and if so, should he have registered, under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), as its agent? Foxman insisted he was just doing his own thing for an old acquaintance. Oh yeah!
On another front, activists in California are still reeling from a very alarming scandal that also involved the ADL. In the early 90s, it was discovered that a slippery character, named Roy Bullock, was working for the ADL and running a huge, domestic surveillance operation. His snooping project focused on liberals. It was feared that confidential information may have been filtered back by him to spy networks in Israel, South Africa and the U.K. Did the Feds do anything about these serious charges that involved the privacy rights of tens of thousands? No! The ubiquitous ADL has a budget of over $50 million a year. It operates in all 50 states, and continues to resemble, more and more, the caricature of Big Brother, from George Orwells prophetic novel, 1984.
Incidentally, the Dumeisi indictment for allegedly violating (FARA) is actually a rarity. FARA official generally prefer voluntary compliance. That policy gives rise to my next question: Is Dumeisi, a Jordanian, who was born in Palestine, being targeted for SELECTIVE PROSECUTION to serve some broader political purpose and/or is he a victim of an egregious double standard by law enforcement officials?
Enter the odious Richard Perle. In 1996, according to Allan C. Brownfeld, Perle, a notorious Neocon, helped to prepare a paper entitled, A Clean Break: A New Strategy for Securing the Realm. The study was intended as a political blueprint for the upcoming Israeli government of Binyamin Netanyahu. Brownfeld underscored that the Perle was clearly advising a foreign government in 1996 (WRMEA, May 2003).
Brownfeld continued, Perles connections with Israel are particularly extensive. He is a personal friend of Ariel Sharon, a board member of the Jerusalem Post, and an ex-employee of the Israeli weapons manufacturer Soltam. Perle has also been the subject of a highly critical article by top investigative reporter Seymour Hersh (New Yorker, 03/03), which dealt, in part, with the arrogant Perles controversial Israeli ties.
Within the Department of Justice, there is a special unit that administers FARA. It maintains an office in Washington, D.C., which is open to the public. On Friday, July 10th, I visited it. Relating to Israel, I couldnt find any filings, as a registrant, by Richard Perle, Abe Foxman or the ADL. Foreign direction and control are pivotal whether registration under FARA is mandated or not.
However, the totality of Perles incestuous relationship, over the years, with Israel, warrants, at least, some threshold type of inquiry by the Feds. Unfortunately, they have failed to take any action in that direction. Too bad. He would be a bigger fish to fry than poor Khaled Dumeisi.
FARA does recognize certain exemptions to registering. For example, diplomats of a foreign government arent required to file or are persons who are engaged in activists that are purely commercial in nature or of a religious, academic and charitable nature...
Nevertheless, in light of the Dumeisi matter, people have the right to ask: Is this federal law being fairly and equally administered, irrespective of the race, creed and political affiliation of the accused? Is there, in fact, a Federal double standard: one FARA law for Muslims-and another for Zionists?
These questions deserve answers.
?� William Hughes 2003. William Hughes is the author of Andrew Jackson vs. New World Order (Authors Choice Press) and Baltimore Iconoclast (Writers Showcase). He can be reached at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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