Studies show that US coverage is Israeli-centric. The main bureaus for CNN, Associated Press, Time, etc. are located in Israel and often staffed by Israelis. The son of the NY Times bureau chief is in the Israeli army;"pundit" Jeffrey Goldberg served in the IDF; Wolf Blitzer worked for AIPAC. Because the U.S. gives Israel over $8 million/day - more than to any other nation - we feel it is essential that we be fully informed on this region. Below are news reports to augment mainstream coverage.

Sunday, August 16, 2009

The price of waiting for indictments in Olmert, Lieberman cases

JTA
When a handful of rabbis, mayors and public officials were among the 44 people arrested last month in New Jersey, capping a multiyear FBI corruption probe, the suspects were hauled off to jail and indicted on the same day the public learned of the investigation.

But in Israel, where public officials from Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman to former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert are the subjects of multiple corruption probes, years often pass from the moment the public first learns of an investigation to the moment the suspects are charged with a crime -- if they’re ever indicted at all... Full story

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