Abourezk former US Senator James Abourezk, founder of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee and an outspoken supporter of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), is an IPS trustee.6[ 6 Broken Seals, Op cit., passim; Findley, P., They Dare to Speak Out, Lawrence HIll Books, Chicago, 1989. p. 98]
2002 : (FORMER US SENATOR FROM S DAKOTA, JAMES ABOUREZK, PRAISES HEZBOLLAH) The second-generation Lebanese-American seemingly has no problem exercising his first amendment rights. In 2002, Abourezk praised the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah and the “positive role it was playing in Lebanon.””[Hezbollah] was like the tool that forced the ‘Israelis’ to withdraw,” Abourezk said.Also last year [2002], Abourezk suggested that the solution to Israel’s terrorism problem would be to “get the hell out of the occupied territories.””It’s not a wonder there are suicide bombers, it’s a wonder there aren’t many more,” Abourezk said.
—— “20-Year-Old Republican Website Owner Sued by Former Democrat Senator, “ By Jeff Gannon, Talon News, July 31, 2003