Report: Hagel Claimed State Department is Controlled by Israel [View all]

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As the Senate takes its time voting on the confirmation of Chuck Hagel for Defense Secretary, new reports indicate that the controversial nominee failed to disclose damning Senate speeches he delivered to contentious groups known for their anti-Israel bias.

Fox News Channel earlier in the week aired reports of two speeches that Hagel gave in connection the the Israel-Arab conflict and of which he failed to hand over transcripts or notes. As part of the confirmation hearings, the nominees must hand over transcripts and notes of all speeches, whether they are official or informal, for Senate review.

Fox News found two speeches -- a 2007 speech delivered to Rutgers University's Center for Middle East Studies and another 2007 speech given to the National Council on US-Arab Relations -- which were not among the filings handed over by Hagel.

Notes from the Rutgers speech, obtained by the Free Beacon, have Hagel saying that the U.S. Department of State is controlled by Israel.

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When taking 'flak'...you know damn well you are over the target, hence the Israeli lobby and it's 'minions' campaign against Hagel. Chuck has witnessed it during his time as Senator and "the lobby' is scared to death over that, indeed!