I just can’t imagine. Can you?
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has gone to court to protect the files of an influential anti-Iran advocacy group, saying they likely contain information the government does not want disclosed.
The highly unusual move by the Justice Department raises questions about the connections between the American government and the group, United Against Nuclear Iran, a hard-line voice seeking to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. The group has a roster of prominent former government officials and a reputation for uncovering information about companies that sometimes do business with Iran, in violation of international sanctions.
The Justice Department has temporarily blocked the group from having to reveal its donor list and other internal documents in a defamation lawsuit filed by a Greek shipping magnate the group accused of doing business with Iran. Government lawyers said they had a “good faith basis to believe that certain information” would jeopardize law enforcement investigations, reveal investigative techniques or identify confidential sources if released.
Judge Edgardo Ramos of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York called the government’s involvement “very curious.” But since March, he has agreed not to force the group to reveal the information. The government has until Thursday to say whether it will formally claim law enforcement privilege and try to keep the information secret permanently.
The intervention by the Justice Department added a new layer of mystery to an already intriguing case. Lawyers for Victor Restis, who filed the defamation suit, have accused the group of being funded by unidentified foreign interests and are trying to force the testimony of Israeli’s former intelligence chief and a prominent Israeli businessman.
Over the past three weeks the Obama administration has proven just how corrupt and bloodthirsty it is. Obama has shown us how tightly bound the U.S is to Israeli foreign policy. The blood of those 1100 dead Palestinians in Gaza, mostly children and women, are on Obama’s and Netanyahu’s hands equally. Note: Hamas was initially funded by the Israeli government. Although Hamas is an offshoot of the Egyptian Brotherhood it was Israeli money and intelligence that allowed the group to prosper. To what end you might ask? As a counterweight to the PLO. The Israelis are double dealing, backstabbers. They will lie, cheat, steal and murder to get ahead. Those are facts. They are not invective.