Update on Abduction & Jailing of Tufts Student Rümeysa Öztürk

Friday, April 25, 2025 9:43 AM

Friends + Interlocutors:

This is an outrage and unconscionable on all levels. Way over the line. You can’t make this up. Clearly members of the Trump administration are taking their marching orders from Israeli front organizations operating inside the U.S. who are monitoring and doxing college students critical of Israel’s action in Gaza. 

For background, I strongly recommend James Bamford’s latest book, Spy Fail. It is, in part, a shocking exposé of Israel espionage against the U.S., its covert molding of American public opinion through propaganda, its control of U.S. politicians with money and intimidation which has effectively handcuffed the FBI and the Justice Department from intervening. 

Quite a story, now brought to its apotheosis by President Trump and his deranged acolytes. I don’t think we voted for this. 

Patrick
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