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Has anyone considered the possibility that he was funded by the Israeli government? This would be one of the smartest ways to influence the US media, to financ

by crocus 18y ago

Has anyone considered the possibility that he was funded by the Israeli government? This would be one of the smartest ways to influence the US media, to finance a genuinely charismatic investor in media companies.

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old-new story. I guess the same ending. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/5/newsid_2514000/2514649.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/5/... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Maxwell#Death http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Maxwell#Death
- byrneseyeview 18y ago
  Wow. Whenever Israel comes up, it's always "Never attribute to your own ignorance what can be explained by the involvement of Mossad." In Maxwell's case, he was working with too many different countries to be totally loyal to one in particular. He was semi-famous for publishing translations of awful hagiographies of communist dictators in the 80's (and of censoring other books as a favor to friends).
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    .ro, .il, .cn ...usa???
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  - theoneill 18y ago
    Perhaps we can compromise on "Never assume anything that affects Israeli interests happened by accident."
akd 18y ago
Conspiracy theorizing is fun, but it's a lot easier to believe that he's just a talented investor.
breck 18y ago
Isn't the Israeli government partially funded by the U.S. government? In which case he is funded by the U.S. government, in order for the U.S. government to influence the media.