Was Allawi’s Speech a Crime?

[seemslikeadream]

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And Allawi is no ordinary foreign leader. He is a Prime Minister of a foreign country that just happens to be under American occupation. Which makes him a vassal - who incidentally admits to having been a CIA asset. So, we have a puppet endorsing his puppeteer – using the words planted in his mouth by a man intimately associated with the policies that led to the current Mess on Potamia. Senor is also apparently involved with the Bush campaign.

This is not just a question of bad form on the part of Allawi. It might be illegal for American intelligence operatives to involve themselves in domestic campaigns. The law is very clear in prohibiting the CIA from dabbling in domestic affairs. So, it follows that catching a CIA asset with his hands in the presidential ballot box is more than just an ethical breach or a diplomatic faux pas.

It’s one thing for the CIA or the Pentagon to interfere in foreign elections – but it is quite another when they extend their considerable talents to a blatant effort to sway the results of an American election. Allawi and Senor might be in violation of Title 50, Chapter 15, Section 413b (f) of the US CODE, which prohibits covert actions intended to influence United States political processes. One doesn’t have to be a lawyer to understand this law which reads “No covert action may be conducted which is intended to influence United States political processes, public opinion, policies, or media”.

Did Dan Senor ghostwrite a CIA operative’s speech with the intent of denigrating one presidential candidate and endorsing another? Does that constitute an illegal attempt to influence the outcome of November’s election? If so, this is more than a scandal or another Karl Rove campaign prank. It’s a crime.
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http://www.dissidentvoice.org/Oct04/Amr1002.htm

[caledesi]

1. Did you know the Allawi is Chalabi's cousin?

Here's the REAL Allawi.

http://www.kenlayne.com/2004/09/meet-ayad-allawi.html

[teryang]

2. Absolutely illegal

let's hire a stooge and a murderer, who works for the CIA, to take over Iraq, as our quisling, and then have him come over here during our election campaign and plug himself and bush as guardians of democracy. Neither one of them was ever elected nor has either the slightest respect for democratic processes like elections.

[struggle4progress]

3. kick

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[anarchy1999]

4. Shouldn't this be in GD and being debated. This seems to be very

interesting. I'd love to see it come up in tonight's debate. God, this is the most criminal bunch ever to run this country.