Reply #9: Abramoff's Iraq war e-mail was with Octagon1: an Israeli named

[leveymg]

Schmuel Ben-Zvi. There are two candidates, possibly one and the same person. Ben-Zvi is:

1) a Right-wing extremist who has been arming Israeli settlers with Russian-made night vision glasses and other military equipment through a "Sniper School" supported by Abramoff:

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/MagickMuffin

(note: these same settler groups have been involved in numerous border clashes with Hamas and one source says, Hezbollah, adding to the tensions that trigered the July War in Lebanon and the occupation of the Gaza Strip)

AND/OR,

2) he is Brigadier General Dr. Schmuel Ben-Zvi, Financial Advisor to the Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Society_&_Culture/staff.html
http://www.ict.org.il/conferences/Conferencedet.cfm?ConferenceID=8

(note: that post would make Gen. Ben-Zvi the principal budget officer for the Israeli military, a post that would involve him in cultivating foreign funding sources, particularly those in the U.S. Abramoff was a major conduit of American donors to Israeli projects requiring money and guns, such as the Sniper School. Abramoff's Russian contacts also served this same purpose, and on a larger scale, his insider ties to major American defense contractors and the GOP was also, undoubtedly, useful to the IDF. All of this would explain why Abramoff was for many years an untouchable by U.S. law enforcement looking into the web of international dirty money and arms trafficking.

Ohio Rep. Nye and his chief aide were recently convicted for corruption and bribery charges related to Abramoff. Nye came under intense FBI and CIA scrutiny after he pushed a deal through his House Committee on behalf of Abramoff's client to award a contract to an Israeli-based firm to install a wireless phone system in the House office buildings, a system that many considered to be vulnerable to eavesdropping.) See, Abramoff Deal | TPMCafe
On January 3, 2006 - 5:00pm leveymg said:. Abramoff Plea May Mask GOP Foreign Influence-Peddling A plea agreement has been reached between the Bush Justice ...
http://www.tpmcafe.com/story/2006/1/3/14512/79740

Daily Kos: Abramoff's NSA and Domestic Spying Scandal
Abramoff's NSA and Domestic Spying Scandal. by leveymg. Wed Jan 25, 2006 at 10:25:59 AM PDT. The National Security Scandals of Jack Abramoff - Part II ...
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/1/25/132559/979

Daily Kos: Abramoff Linked to NSA Contracting Scandal
Abramoff Linked to NSA Contracting Scandal. by leveymg. Tue Jan 24, 2006 at 09:11:56 AM PDT. Enron-Global Crossing-Qwest common link: Jack Abramoff ...
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/1/24/121156/129

mparent7777: Abramoff Plea May Mask Bigger Crime: GOP Foreign ...
by leveymg. Wed Jan 04, 2006 at 04:14:05 AM NZDT ... Greenberg Traurig claims it had no knowledge of Abramoff's wrongdoing until it was revealed in The Post ...
http://www.livejournal.com/users/mparent7777/5449650.html

Certainly, the fact that the Israelis knew about the planned invasion of Iraq long before the fact should come as no surprise to anyone. Jack was nothing more or less than a back-channel between the Bush Administration and certain Right-wing elements within the Israeli government and military. That explains why he had so many White House meetings.