Posted on 09/09/2008 1:41:52 PM PDT by Victory111
In addition to the money laundering charge, Olmert is also facing bribery charges over the funds received by Talansky, as well as serious fraud charges over his alleged use of publicly solicited funds to pay for family vacations.
In light of these revelations, senior members of Olmert’s ruling Kadima Party are demanding that he suspend himself and leave the Prime Minister’s Office.
Party sources fear that Olmert is scheming to retain power as long as possible by merely “resigning” the day after an upcoming Kadima primary election.
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Is the Israeli version of “wag the dog” about to commence?
At this point I wouldn’t be surprised if a Wag the Dog scenario didn’t first bring about a military coup (lead by a mix of active ,reserve and ex-military across party lines) before the IAF left the Israeli airspace.
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