Abramoff funded sniper school in West Bank

[Moses]

Fallen lobbyist Jack Abramoff has been the focus of hearings of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, chaired by Senator John McCain (R-AZ).  Investigations into Abramoff's shady practices have resulted in the posting of hundreds of incriminating e-mail exchanges (http://indian.senate.gov/) on the committee's website.  Among the more bizarre exchanges, Abramoff refers to his clients, the Choctaw Indian tribe, as "monkeys" and implores Rabbi Daniel Lapin to appoint him a "Scholar of Talmudic Studies" to gain entrance into a Washington, DC social club.  Even more troubling are e-mails concerning Abramoff's funding of a sniper school for West Bank settlers.  Settler leader Shmuel Ben Zvi writes, "I will fax you a letter stating that I am purchasing this equipment for the IDF...then we just need "end user" clearance from the State Department."  Upon hearing of Ben Zvi's "progress" Abramoff later gloats, "If only there were another dozen of you the dirty rats would be finished." 

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