[Shadow_Group] Fw: Israel lobby sends FBI to investigate mysterious death.

Mon Dec 13 17:46:23 PST 2004

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Israeli Agent Found Dead In Washington, DC 

Report; Posted on: 2004-12-08 02:19:53 

Israel lobby sends FBI to investigate mysterious death. 

Jason Korsower, 29, died in his sleep in his Washington apartment on 
Friday, November 26th. The former yeshiva student served in the Israeli 
army and worked for a US-based Mossad front-group. The JTA (Jewish 
Telegraphic Agency) described him as "an expert on Muslim extremism who 
worked at a think tank researching terrorism." 

An FBI agent in Atlanta, Steve Lazarus, refused to confirm or deny an 
investigation, citing FBI policy. However, the agency was at least aware 
of the case. An FBI spokeswoman in DC, Debra Weierman, referred JTA to 
the FBI's Atlanta bureau, even though JTA had not mentioned that Atlanta 
was Korsower's hometown in its request for information. 

JTA sources made clear that the FBI is asking questions, and without 
relating specifically to Korsower's death, Lazarus said that agents 
would only ask questions about a death if a full investigation were 
underway. 

Officials at the shadowy "Investigative Project," where Korsower worked, 
also would not comment. The Investigative Project is run by Steve 
Emerson (pictured). The Jerusalem Post (9/17/94) has noted that Emerson 
has "close ties to Israeli intelligence." According to its Web site 
<http://www.investigativeproject.net/<http://www.investigativeproject.net/>>Web site , the Investigative 
Project "has for years investigated the operations, funding, activities 
and front groups of Islamic terrorist and extremist groups in the United 
States and around the world." 

"Emerson is carrying the ball for Likud," said investigative journalist 
Robert Parry, referring to Israel's right-wing ruling party. And Victor 
Ostrovsky, who defected from Israel's Mossad intelligence agency and has 
written books disclosing its secrets, calls Emerson "the horn" -- 
because he trumpets Mossad claims. 

Vince Cannistraro, an ABC consultant and a retired CIA counterterrorism 
official, said of Emerson's closest associates -- Steve Pomerantz, 
Oliver Revell and Yigal Carmon: "They're Israeli-funded. How do I know 
that? Because they tried to recruit me." 

Senior Editor John Sugg of Florida's Weekly Planet newspaper wrote: 
"Yigal Carmon is a ranking member of Israel's intelligence and military 
establishment, is considered to the right of even the current Likud 
government. As The Nation has reported (and never disputed by Emerson), 
Carmon was part of the 'gang of three' that spent much time lobbying 
Congress to derail the Middle East peace process -- and Carmon even 
stayed at Emerson's home on his visits to the United States. (The 
Nation, August 28/September 4, 1995 and May 15, 1995) 

Emerson gained prominence in the early '90s. He published books, wrote 
articles, produced a documentary, won awards and was frequently quoted. 
The media, Capitol Hill and scholars paid attention. 

As Emerson's fame mounted, so did criticism. A New York Times review 
(5/19/91) of his 1991 book Terrorist chided that it was "marred by 
factual errors -- and by a pervasive anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian 
bias." His 1994 PBS video, Jihad in America (11/94), was faulted for 
misrepresentations -- veteran reporter Robert Friedman (The Nation, 
5/15/95) accused Emerson of "creating mass hysteria against American 
Arabs." 

Emerson was wrong when he initially pointed to Yugoslavians as suspects 
in the World Trade Center bombing (CNN, 3/2/93). But Emerson's most 
notorious gaffe was his claim that the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing showed 
"a Middle Eastern trait" because it "was done with the intent to inflict 
as many casualties as possible." (CBS News, 4/19/95) 

According to the controlled media, Emerson's is the subject of constant 
death threats against him and his organization, which is why his 
organization had to go "semi-underground," they say. 

The death of Korsower, who was athletic and believed to be in good 
health, continues to mystify his family and worry the Israel lobby. An 
autopsy was inconclusive. "It wasn't an aneurysm. It wasn't a heart 
attack. It wasn't the obvious things that could happen to a healthy 
29-year-old," his mother, Karen Grablowsky, told JTA on Tuesday. "I knew 
he worked for the Investigative Project. But we thought he was safe," 
she said, noting that Emerson himself said that it was very unlikely 
that he would have been targeted. 

Grablowsky said she understood from Emerson that FBI agents were asking 
questions in Washington as well. 

FBI investigations into single homicides are very rare, a former agent 
said. "The only times they are involved in a homicide is in cases of 
terrorism, crimes on government reservations -- military bases, federal 
property -- or, as in the case of Martin Luther King, when someone is 
killed while carrying out a constitutionally protected activity," said 
Steve Pomerantz, a former FBI "counter terrorism expert," in an 
interview with JTA. 

According to various sources, after completing his IDF service, Korsower 
studied "Jewish texts" at the Orthodox Pardes Institute in Jerusalem. He 
returned to the United States two years ago as a member of Emerson's 
"think tank." His job included co-authoring anti-Arab propaganda pieces 
with Yonah Alexander, a veteran Israeli agent. (Alexander edited the 
book Psychological Warfare and Propaganda 
<http://www.overstock.com/cgi-bin/d2.cgi?PAGE=PRODUCT&PROD_ID=343805&fp=F<http://www.overstock.com/cgi-bin/d2.cgi?PAGE=PRODUCT&PROD_ID=343805&fp=F>
&kid=125760&cid=46822#>.) 

Jason's father, Alan Korsower, a medical doctor, was convinced of foul 
play, and is pressing hard for answers. Korsower didn't seem fearful 
about the line of work he was in, although he once fretted about a Web 
site biography that mentioned his Israeli army service, Adler said. 

A former colleague said the work at Investigative Project drew "unwanted 
attention," but added that he was doubtful it would result in an actual 
attack, especially on a relatively low-profile "researcher" like 
Korsower. You're "going to get people's attention that you may not want 
to get," said Glen Feder, who also works at Investigative Project. 
Feder's pro-Israel, anti-Muslim propaganda is disseminated through Front 
Page Magazine, David Horowtiz's Web site, and National Review. 
<http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/feder200404260843.asp<http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/feder200404260843.asp>> 

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