[westerfield]

"The principal draftsman is Richard Perle, an aide to Sen. Scoop Jackson, who, in 1970, was overheard on a federal wiretap discussing classified information from the National Security Council with the Israeli Embassy."

http://www.amconmag.com/03_24_03/cover.html

[Imal]

The source, Stephen Green, is sort of hard to track down, but I found some interesting links:

Neocons With Dual Agendas and Divided Loyalties

All a grand conspiracy, no doubt. The source does matter, especially when citations can't be verified (do you have access to Justice Department investigation records?).

By the way, don't get me wrong, I honestly don't know what is truth or fiction in this case. Maybe these guys really are moles for Israel, or some sort of "Jewish mafia" wending their way through the halls of U.S. power and trading in classified information.

But I am rightly distrustful of people who are openly agenda-driven. Anyone with any background knows the power of a well-written hit piece.

I have also been hooked to a polygraph myself more than a few times for various colorful and acronymic security clearances, and am thus highly suspicious of anyone who claims sensitive compartmented information can be trafficked with impunity. In the context of Israel, Jonathan Pollard springs to mind (may he rot in his cell).

Overall, an interesting topic, but really, I just walked into this because I saw "Counterpunch", and well, reflex set in...

[TopQuark]

Oh yes, Pat Buchanan is a really objective source...

But now that I recall the affair better --- I think it was Arafat who overheard the conversation.

Yea... that's the ticket.