Really!? You expect anybody except the rabid right to believe any of that!?

Only you would stoop so low to challenge the integrity of a director of the FBI!? Comey is clearly a patriot and a proud American!

Only you would go as far as to impugn the hitherto absolutely untarnished reputation of a serving American patriot just to defend the indefensible!? This surely is the lowest form of gutter politics!?
Alan B

Wriggle your way out of the following hostile Israeli act against the US David.

ISRAEL ACCUSED OF PLANTING MYSTERIOUS SPY DEVICES NEAR THE WHITE HOUSE as reported by Daniel Lippman

for politico September 12, 2019 see http://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/12/israel-white-house-spying-devices-1491351.

Lippman reports:

“The U.S. government concluded within the past two years that Israel was most likely behind the placement of cellphone surveillance devices that were found near the White House and other sensitive locations around Washington, according to three former senior U.S. officials with knowledge of the matter.

... The devices were likely intended to spy on President Donald Trump, one of the former officials said, as well as his top aides and closest associates — though it’s not clear whether the Israeli efforts were successful.

... Based on a detailed forensic analysis, the FBI and other agencies working on the case felt confident that Israeli agents had placed the devices, according to the former officials, several of whom served in top intelligence and national security posts.

“It was pretty clear that the Israelis were responsible,” said a former senior intelligence official.

“The Israelis are pretty aggressive” in their intelligence gathering operations, said a former senior intelligence official. “They’re all about protecting the security of the Israeli state and they do whatever they feel they have to to achieve that objective.”...”

So Netanyahu is cheating Trump in their Israel-US love affair!

Alan B, really? I assume calling people who disagree with you “Rabid right” means you are are far left but identify as SJW?
Sorry to return you to reality ALAN B but google J Edgar Hoover and you will be in for a big surprise about heads of the FBI lol!

#AlanB

"the hitherto absolutely untarnished reputation of a serving American patriot" has been blown out of the water by the Horowitz Report. Perhaps you should take the time to read it.

#plantaganet
I don't deal in unsubstantiated allegations - only established facts.

I would caution you to jump to conclusions - especially: "Based on a detailed forensic analysis, the FBI and other agencies working on the case felt confident that Israeli agents had placed the devices, according to the former officials, several of whom served in top intelligence and national security posts."

These personnel are in the firing line right now under the scrutiny of the DOJ Inspector General, Attorney General Bill Barr, and Prosecutor John Durham.

Get back to me when there is any evidence to back up these claims. I expected better from you...

The extreme right invariably labels anyone who disagrees with them or finds Trump A mendacious and highly disingenuous, vexatious mischief-maker, a member of some imagined far left! And would put former FBI head in that same misbegotten category

. A six times bankrupt Trump and patent Putin puppet should never have been allowed to obtain the US presidency. In my view, this person is unfit for office. I say this as a person who would vote green or labor in a blind fit! There is a very good reason why no bankrupt is never ever allowed to hold public office here!

Moreover, equally good reasons for exempting self-confessed misogynous sexual abusers!

It's very informative that David seems to think the sun shines out of this man and prefers him to (you're fired) ex FBI chiefs!

The US Presidency is not a game show with ratings to protect!

Go figure!
Alan B

In writing the above I add that I'm 1/8th Jewish myself and Israel has a right to exist as the Jewish State.

#plantaganet

With the greatest respect your pathetic response in trying to defend your defamation of Israel is indefensible. You have stooped to propagating unsubstantiated lies and fabrications purveyed by people such as #AlanB.

Even worse, you have chosen to do so by raising a matter that has nothing to do with any issue set out in my article.

Your challenge - "Wriggle your way out of the following hostile Israeli act against the US David." - sees you acting as complainant, judge, prosecutor and jury. That is totally unacceptable.

I thought you possessed some degree of reasonableness and deduction - but you are in league with all those others who troll my articles and use them as an opportunity to continue to denigrate Israel without the facts to substantiate their allegations.

I am more than happy to reply to challenges to the contents of my articles - but have made it clear in the past that I find it offensive when people raise issues that have nothing to do with my articles. I rarely respond - but this is certainly one case where I feel obliged to do so.

Shame on you.

An apology would be in order - but I doubt you are man enough to do that.

Jonathan Pollard STOLE US TOP SECRETS for ISRAEL

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Pollard advises:

Pollard was a former intelligence analyst for the US government. In 1987, as part of a plea

agreement, Pollard pleaded guilty to spying for and providing top-secret classified information to Israel.

He was sentenced to life in prison for violations of the Espionage Act.

Pollard is the only American who has received a life sentence for passing classified information to an [alleged] ally of the US.

In defense of his actions, Pollard declared that he committed espionage only because "the American intelligence establishment collectively endangered Israel's

security by withholding crucial information"

Israeli officials, US-Israeli activist groups, and some U.S. politicians who saw his punishment as unfair lobbied continually for reduction or commutation of his sentence.

The Israeli government acknowledged a portion of its role in Pollard's espionage in 1987

and issued a formal apology to the US but did not admit to paying Pollard until 1998. Over the course of his imprisonment, Israel made repeated unsuccessful attempts through both official and unofficial channels to secure his release. He was granted Israeli citizenship in 1995.

Opposing any form of clemency were many active and retired U.S. officials, including Donald Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney, former CIA director George Tenet; several former US Secretaries of Defense; a bi-partisan group of US congressional leaders; and members of the US intelligence community.

They maintained that the damage to US national security due to Pollard's espionage was far more severe, wide-ranging, and enduring than publicly acknowledged.

...Pollard revealed aspects of the US intelligence gathering process, its "sources and methods". He sold numerous closely guarded state secrets, including the NSA's ten-volume manual on how the U.S. gathers its signal intelligence, and disclosed the names of thousands of people who had cooperated with US intelligence agencies.

While Benjamin Netanyahu argued that Pollard worked exclusively for Israel, Pollard admitted shopping his services—successfully, in some cases—to other countries.

Pollard was released on November 20, 2015, in accordance with federal guidelines in place at the time of his sentencing."

anyone with the guts to stand up to the political elite/swamp is going to cop it from all sides. That's what the deplorables love so much about Trump. Does not always get it right but is miles above the others and the lying liberal media when putting America first. If only Australia could follow suite.

#plantaganet

You can add to your CV: Employ smear and innuendo and guilt by association in addition to acting as complainant, judge, prosecutor and jury. Have policy to never apologize when outed. Expert in misinformation and deception.

Those "three former senior U.S. officials ... several of whom served in top intelligence and national security posts" would employ you immediately.

No one else will.

Singer. You're a lawyer. So what's wrong with the legal sentencing of Jonathan Pollard

who STOLE US TOP SECRETS for ISRAEL?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Pollard advises:

Pollard was a former intelligence analyst for the US government. In 1987, as part of a plea

agreement, Pollard pleaded guilty to spying for and providing top-secret classified information to Israel.

He was sentenced to life in prison for violations of the Espionage Act.

Pollard is the only American who has received a life sentence for passing classified information to an [alleged] ally of the US.

In defense of his actions, Pollard declared that he committed espionage only because "the American intelligence establishment collectively endangered Israel's

security by withholding crucial information"

Israeli officials, US-Israeli activist groups, and some U.S. politicians who saw his punishment as unfair lobbied continually for reduction or commutation of his sentence.

The Israeli government acknowledged a portion of its role in Pollard's espionage in 1987

and issued a formal apology to the US but did not admit to paying Pollard until 1998. Over the course of his imprisonment, Israel made repeated unsuccessful attempts through both official and unofficial channels to secure his release. He was granted Israeli citizenship in 1995.

Opposing any form of clemency were many active and retired U.S. officials, including Donald Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney, former CIA director George Tenet; several former US Secretaries of Defense; a bi-partisan group of US congressional leaders; and members of the US intelligence community.

They maintained that the damage to US national security due to Pollard's espionage was far more severe, wide-ranging, and enduring than publicly acknowledged.

...Pollard revealed aspects of the US intelligence gathering process, its "sources and methods". He sold numerous closely guarded state secrets, including the NSA's ten-volume manual on how the U.S. gathers its signal intelligence, and disclosed the names of thousands of people who had cooperated with US intelligence agencies.

While Benjamin Netanyahu argued that Pollard worked exclusively for Israel, Pollard admitted shopping his services—successfully, in some cases—to other countries.

Pollard was released on November 20, 2015, in accordance with federal guidelines in place at the time of his sentencing."

#plantaganet

I am happy to expand your CV to read:
"Employ smear and innuendo and guilt by association in addition to acting as complainant, judge, prosecutor and jury. Have policy to never apologize when outed. Expert in misinformation and deception. Specialist in raising one current issue - then running away from it when challenged - by raising another issue that happened 30 years ago."

Don't know what you do for a living - but if you want a reference any time - don't ask me to provide one

Comey's crimes go way back to laundering drug money for HSBC;
- Probably why he was given the job, part of the gang already.

http://geopolitics.co/2017/03/21/fbi-dir-james-comey-board-member-of-hsbc-clinton-foundation-drug-cartel-launderer/

http://brassballs.blog/home/jim-comey-named-to-bill-browders-hsbc-board-of-directors-it-is-a-russian-based-hedgefund-scam-called-out-yesterday-by-vladmir-putin-for-contributing-four-hundred-thousand-dollars-to-the-hillary-clinton-campaign-for-president

Don't worry - don't need the money.

In any case an agent of Israel? would be a poor referee for sensitive Australian jobs.

Agent being too strong a word. PR advocate for Netanyahu is more accurate.

Here is an interesting link for OLO readers http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/article/israel-s-emotional-pull-on-australian-jews#

Me Dad has been in Israeli Embassies, visited Israel and was quite impressed with the IDF. My great-grandmother was Jewish and married on the Coolgardie goldfields around 1892.

#plantaganet

Your CV has been further amended to read:

"Employ smear and innuendo and guilt by association in addition to acting as complainant, judge, prosecutor and jury. Have policy to never apologize when outed. Expert in misinformation and deception. Specialist in raising one current issue - then running away from it when challenged - by raising another issue that happened 30 years ago.Prepared to engage in unsubstantiated character assassination and personal vilification"

Hi David

So what's your balanced legal opinion on Netanyahu's possible corruption and its negative impact on Israeli politics?

NBC, September 19, 2019 reports http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/after-falling-short-israel-s-election-netanyahu-set-confront-his-n1056241

"After falling short in Israel's election, Netanyahu set to confront his legal fate

“In these 2019 elections of April and September, escaping court and possibly jail was Netanyahu’s political raison d’etre," one expert said.

As this week's election results and exit polls continue to make grim reading for Benjamin Netanyahu,

Israel's longest-serving prime minister not only faces the possible end of his political career but also a probable court appearance and potentially even jail due to allegations of corruption.

Netanyahu had hoped to pass legislation that would prevent him from being indicted on multiple allegations of corruption — but he can only do so if he remains prime minister. Netanyahu denies any wrongdoing and has said he is the victim of a politically orchestrated "witch-hunt" by the media and the left. But he may have to make that case in court.

With 97 percent of the votes counted as of Thursday afternoon, both Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc in the Knesset and the centrist and left-wing bloc led by the Blue and White party fell short of the 61 seats needed to form a government in the 120-seat Parliament.

In a video message Thursday, Netanyahu called on the Blue and White party’s leader, Benny Gantz, to join him in forming a national unity government. Gantz gave his own speech saying he is also ready to lead a national unity government — but he refuses to serve under his rival.

In February, Israel's attorney general, Avichai Mandelblit, said he intended to indict Netanyahu

on three separate charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust.

Mandelblit is due to decide whether to formally charge Netanyahu by the end of the year after a pre-trial hearing on Oct. 2.

“In these 2019 elections of April and September, escaping court and possibly jail was Netanyahu’s political raison d’etre," said Gilead Sher, a lawyer and senior research fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies..."

#plantaganet

#plantaganet

Your CV has been further amended to read:

"Employ smear and innuendo and guilt by association in addition to acting as complainant, judge, prosecutor and jury. Have policy to never apologize when outed. Expert in misinformation and deception. Specialist in raising one current issue - then running away from it when challenged - by raising another issue that happened 30 years ago.Prepared to engage in unsubstantiated character assassination and personal vilification, does not believe in the presumption of innocence until proven guilty"