In "Who Murdered Yitzhak Rabin?", Barry Chamish briefly mentions an intriguing twist on the Rabin assassination theory: that Rabin wasn't killed, but merely faked his death. This caught my eye, since I am slowly collecting stories for a book, "The Feast of the Undead". There's some interesting evidence for the theory, such as reputed sighting of Rabin after his supposed death, the extra-long time it took for his limo to reach the hospital (long enough to drop off his body), and the fact that his very close friend Henry Kissinger didn't bother to attend the funeral. I was telling my pal Greg Bishop about this theory last night, and he asked me why they would fake his death. I suspected it would have something to do with international drug laundering: I remember Chip Tatum included Rabin on his Boss Hogg list of alleged drug-compromised politicians. Lo and behold, what comes in the mail today? Another fine piece of investigation from Robert Parry and The Consortium. Enjoy. This should eventually be a chapter of my book, if I ever get around to writing it. Robert Sterling Consortiumnews.com - http://www.consortiumnews.com The investigations into the Bank of New York's role in laundering vast sums of Russian money have ignored well-documented connections between a bank principal, the CIA and the Israeli Labor Party. The tie-in comes through one of the bank's owners, Bruce Rappaport, a Swiss financier who was linked to a variety of secret operations during the Reagan-Bush era. Those operations included a strange Iraqi pipeline deal, the Iran-contra affair, sensitive U.S. Customs stings, the BCCI scandal, the October Surprise case and a mysterious shipment of Israeli weapons to Colombian drug kingpins. Rappaport was known as one of CIA director William Casey's favorite golf partners. Yet, when the New York Times profiled Rappaport and his hand in the Bank of New York's Russian financial deals, the U.S. intelligence connections were left out. Rappaport's fuller history can be read at Consortiumnews.com, an online investigative magazine. It's located at http://www.consortiumnews.com This is a free site, but we urge those who wish to support our investigative journalism to buy a copy of Robert Parry's important new book, Lost History: Contras, Cocaine, the Press $ 'Project Truth' for just $19.95. Or subscribe to iF Magazine, a print publication, for one year (six issues), $25. Or do both at a special rate of $35. Orders can be placed with Visa/Mastercard by calling 1-800-738-1812 or 703-920-1802. Or by check to The Media Consortium, Suite 102-231, 2200 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22201. For non-U.S. orders, add $15 for extra postage.
