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Lieberman the Agent Provocateur

A highly placed political advisor to Senator Joe Lieberman's campaign for the Democractic nomination, speaking on condition of anonymity, has revealed that the Senator is acting as a spoiler for Dean's nomination. "Joe Lieberman has no hope of being nominated. He knows that. However, his purpose in continuing to run is to try and wreck the Dean campaign." Several political commentators have noted that Lieberman's comments seem destined to destroy not only Dean but also any chance the Democrats might have of unseating Bush. What this political insider adds is a compelling reason for Lieberman's constant attacks.

Again, speaking on condition of anonymity, this insider states, "Lieberman is the hidden point man for the pro-Israel lobby. In this regard he is allied with Wolfowitz, Perle, Cheney, and the other hawks inside the administration who are aligning the U.S. with Israel as the anchor for U.S. interests in the Middle East. The pro-Israel lobby is frightened of a Dean presidency, because they perceive he would withdraw American support and force a settlement of the Palestinian question that would actually be fair to the Palestinians. Sharon is duplicitous, and no one should be surprised that his supporters in the pro-Israel lobby would be just as duplicitous as he is. Sharon says he's committed to peace, all the while killing Palestinians and erecting a barrier to wall them into easily controlled enclaves. By the same token, Lieberman says he's a Democrat, but all the while he's working diligently to destroy Dean, to destroy any threat to the control of America exercised by the pro-Israel lobby, and to destroy any hopes of a Democratic takeover in November."