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.

Monday, November 8, 2010

Report: 3 Israel-linked gas firms to pay massive U.S. bribe settlement

Haaretz- A U.S. official tells the New York Times that this was one of the largest bribery cases to focus on a single industry.

Seven oil and gas service companies agreed on Thursday to pay $236 million in criminal and civil penalties for bribing government officials in 10 countries.

While Israel is not on that list of countries, three of the companies are involved in prospecting for gas off Israel's shores in the Tamar and Leviathan gas fields: Transocean Inc., Pride International and Noble Corporation. Read more
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