thefilmarchive.org March 4, 2012 The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is a lobbying group that advocates pro-Israel policies to the Congress and Executive Branch of the United States. The current President of AIPAC is Michael Kassen from Fairfield, Connecticut. Describing itself as "America's Pro-Israel Lobby," AIPAC is a mass-membership, American organization whose members include Democrats, Republicans, and independents. The New York Times calls it "the most important organization affecting America's relationship with Israel." It has been described as one of the most powerful lobbying groups in Washington, DC. Its critics have stated it acts as an agent of the Israeli government with a "stranglehold" on the United States Congress with its power and influence. There is some disagreement as to where AIPAC's agenda lies ideologically. Some critics on the political left allege that AIPAC holds views that are politically conservative in their nature, while AIPAC's membership has also been described as "overwhelmingly Democratic" by conservatives. AIPAC describes itself as a bipartisan organization, and bills it lobbies for in Congress are always jointly sponsored by both a Democrat and Republican. In 2005, a Pentagon analyst pled guilty to charges of passing US government secrets to two AIPAC staffers in what is known as the AIPAC espionage scandal. Both staffers were later fired by AIPAC. In 2009 all charges against the former AIPAC employees were dropped ... Теги:americanisraelpublicaffairscommitteejewsjudaismunitedstateszionismforeignpolicypoliticaladvocacygrouprelationszionistorganizationlobbyingestablishmentSpeech (Quotation Subject)Barack Obama (US President)ConferenceAmericaPressGovernmentHumanElectionHealthtalkUnited States (Country)CongressRightsReformPress ConferenceConservativeAmerica (novel)DebateCampaignEuropeDemocratsElectionsGermanyEnglandBookCanadaChina
thefilmarchive.org The 2012 State of the Union Address was a speech given by President Barack Obama, from 9 pm to 10:17 pm EST on Tuesday, January 24, 2012. In addition to Giffords, other notable guests were invited at the behest of either the White House or the Republican leadership: Mark Kelly, astronaut and husband of Giffords (invited by Michelle Obama) Laurene Powell Jobs, the widow of Apple Inc. former CEO Steve Jobs (invited by Michelle Obama) Mike Krieger, co-founder of Instagram (invited by Michelle Obama) Debbie Bosanek, secretary to Warren Buffett (invited by Michelle Obama) Julian Castro, mayor of San Antonio, Texas (invited by Michelle Obama) Navy Adm. William McRaven, United States Special Operations Command (invited by Michelle Obama) Air Force Col. Ginger Wallace, participated in multiple combat and rescue/recovery missions; her female partner was able to attend her promotion ceremony following the repeal of Don't ask, don't tell. (invited by Michelle Obama) Dale Delie, President of Welspun Tubular LLC, a subsidiary of Welspun Corp. Ltd, located in Little Rock, Arkansas (invited by Boehner) Sen. Chris Langemeier of the Nebraska State Legislature (invited by Boehner) During his state of the Union Address President Obama mentioned the completed US withdrawal from Iraq, the return of some US troops from Afghanistan and the accomplishments against the Taliban and al-Qaeda including the deaths of Osama bin Laden and Anwar al-Awlaki. Obama underscored Americas ... Теги:jobresourceseconomyeducationenergyenvironmentforeignpolicytechnologyveteransSpeech (Quotation Subject)PressConferenceElectionWorkHealthCongressTelevision ShowPersonReformGovernmentConservativeDebateAmericaAmerica (Killing Joke Song)DemocratsCampaignDemocratElectionsBudgetNewsBillEuropeGopPrimeEuropeanLabourParliamentDistrictProtestVotingDemocraticChangeTaxesInsurance
