Foreign Policy/Intelligence Columnist Says McGreevey Sex Scandal was Israeli Intelligence Operation

US Newswire ^ | 8/16/04

[Libloather]

Foreign Policy/Intelligence Columnist Andy Martin Says McGreevey Sex Scandal was Israeli Intelligence Operation

8/16/2004 8:49:00 AM

NEW YORK, Aug. 16 /U.S. Newswire/ -- America's most respected foreign policy/intelligence analyst, Out2.com's Andy Martin, will publish a column and hold a news conference in New York today (Aug. 16) to disclose that the New Jersey sex scandal involving Gov. James McGreevey was really an Israeli intelligence operation gone sour.

NEWS CONFERENCE DETAILS:

Time/date: today (Aug. 16) at 1 p.m. EDT

Location: Southwest Corner of Fifth Avenue and 57th Street, New York City

"People have been confused by the McGreevey sex scandal," says Martin. "But McGreevey's dilemma is not a gay sex scandal. It is an Israeli intelligence operation gone sour. This is not a scandal about 'sex.' It is a scandal about 'secrets.'

"McGreevey said he had sex. He did. Golan Cipel says he is not gay. He's not. They are both right. Mr. Cipel was a junior Mossad case officer, originally posted to New York under official cover. The Mossad is well known for using human sex toys. McGreevey was lured into a relationship that was intended to penetrate New Jersey's homeland defenses.

"Since 9/11 there has been barely suppressed anger at the fact Israeli intelligence knew about the hijackers and said nothing. Israelis have found themselves under suspicion and restricted by some intelligence channels. The state homeland security position was seen as a back door way of spying on anti-terror preparations in the New York-New Jersey area, and possibly nationally.

"The media have focused on the wrong blackmail scheme. This was not a sexual blackmail situation, although threats and demands have been made. 'Gay sex' is being used to conceal the real nature of the betrayal. This was a blackmail scheme intended to place Golan Cipel in a position of intense interest to Israeli intelligence.

"I am asking the U.S. Attorney for New Jersey to refocus his investigation into a breach-of-security investigation instead of a sex scandal.

"Based on my extensive experience with foreign intelligence agencies, I think you will see Mr. Cipel, who is now exposed by his non-official cover, on a plane back to Israel very soon.

"Gov. McGreevey was a 'fool for love,' but the root cause of his weakness was his mistaken belief that Cipel was a lover, when he was in fact Cipel was a trained intelligence asset trying to exploit McGreevey's weakness to benefit Israeli security interests," says Martin.

America's Daily Briefing is an investigative opinion column syndicated nationally by Out2.com, where Andy Martin serves as independent chief national and foreign correspondent. Martin has been Baghdad Bureau Chief for Out2.com since April 2003. His specialty is investigative analysis in the Middle East where he harvests information from numerous official and unofficial sources and breaks stories with intelligence overtones on a regular basis.

RESOURCES: Martin's columns at Out2.com (Govt & Politics); E-MAIL reactions/opinions: andy@andymartin.com

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[Montfort]

Funny how the Democrats never pushed the theory that Lewinsky was some sort of national security breach, too. No, that would lead people to think about just how reckless and stupid Clinton had been. She was probably just what she seemed to be, a stupid groupie. But what if she had been a smooth operator for a foreign power.

[brivette]

"I welcome the Jewish community into the giant tent of the Republican party with open arms and one question....what took you so long ?"

Unless I'm reading these threads wrong, the Jewish folks have supported the Dem's, and continue to do so.

[Bonaparte]

"...what if she had been a smooth operator for a foreign power."

All it would have meant is that the "foreign power" would have gotten a freebie. Usually, Clinton sought them out and sold to the highest bidder.

[WOSG]

"U.S. Newswire/ -- America's most respected foreign policy/intelligence analyst, Out2.com's Andy Martin"

Let me guess: The author of that puffery was ... Andy Martin.

And btw, since when does Mossad feel the need to 'penetrate' McGreevey?

Is Mossad going to 'come out' too now?

[Jim Noble]

Why on earth would the Mossad want somebody in the NJ Gov's office ..?? Doesn't sound very plausible to me.

Israel has a shortage of toxic waste dumps, and they want to steal NJ's secrets for cancer cluster creation?

[CyberAnt]

LOL! Well I guess that's as good an excuse as any.

[Snapple]

I predict that the case of the NJ governor's toyboy and Director of Homeland Security for NJ Cipel is really going to get interesting. So stay tuned.

Cipel's name in Russian would be Tsipel or Tsipel'zon. He is some kind of gangster/con-man. He is Israeli but I think he is connected with Russian organized crime structures which are very active in Israel. Lots of Russians have Israeli passports.Many are Jewish--but I don't mean this as an aspersion on most Jews.

We also have the anthrax case heating up---also in NJ. They have caught a doctor named Berry who had an interest in anti-anthrax equipment that people could buy.

Speculating a bit, but wonder if there is any connection between Cipel and this Berry? Here is why.

This doctor Berry they are investigating re the anthrax had some financial interest in equipment that could protect people from anthrax. It was some
tent with an air pump to keep poison out. Perhaps his product would sell well if there was a "terrorist attack." He also organized conferences to educate people about the dangers of Anthrax. Perhaps he was just trying to
scare people into buying his tent?

And Cipel was involved with starting a medical school. Gee, what could criminals use that for??

I really wonder if these two New Jersey cases might be about to intersect. I am just speculating. Let's see what happens.