-Caveat Lector- Was he connected to the Mossad? Was there a conflict of interest? Is there more to this story than meets the eye?
===== New Jersey's homeland security adviser resigns By JOHN P. MCALPIN, Associated Press http://www.nandotimes.com/nation/story/290179p-2578429c.html TRENTON, N.J. (March 7, 2002 9:03 p.m. EST) - New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey said Thursday that the state's homeland security adviser has quit amid a furor over his lack of law enforcement experience and because his Israeli nationality prohibits him from obtaining a security clearance. Golan Cipel, 33, will be kept on the governor's staff and retain his $110,000 salary, with duties assigned on an "as-needed" basis, McGreevey said. Cipel previously held jobs in television news and public relations. He has also worked for the state Democratic committee and for a major donor to McGreevey and other state Democrats. On Wednesday, Republican lawmakers threatened to block all of McGreevey's remaining appointments unless Cipel testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee about his background. The governor said Cipel first asked to quit more than two weeks ago "due to his Israeli citizenship status." Security clearances are normally required for all Cabinet members and major nominations. Cipel does not head the state's homeland security panel. That job belongs to Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Flicker. A former Israeli sailor and a published poet, Cipel had worked as a spokesman for the Israeli Consulate in New York. Last year he took a job with the state Democratic Committee. During the gubernatorial campaign, he was McGreevey's liaison to the Jewish community and an informal adviser on security matters. Cipel has also worked for real estate developer Charles Kushner, a major supporter of New Jersey Democrats. That job was left off the biography of Cipel distributed by McGreevey's office.The governor's staff has barred Cipel from interviews or public comment about his background or the state job. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
