"It is said to be the most powerful interest group in Washington DC - but what is the Israel lobby? And how exactly does it operate?"

For more information on this issue read: 'The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy' by John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt. In this paper, John J. Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago's Department... more inside

Via: ScrapeUp

A critical discussion of the Israel Lobby's role in manufacturing the war in Iraq (and potentially Iran). Speakers: John Mearsheimer, University of Chicago; Stephen Walt, Harvard University; Robert... more inside

An interesting look at the making of the government lobby scene in The Matrix.

Businessman Rampage In Hotel Lobby Some of these corporate guys are wound up so tight that the littlest thing can send them over the edge. For example watch as this guy goes on a rampage in a hotel lobby after some client didnt show up to a meeting.

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the pro-Israel US lobby, has earned a reputation for professionalism. Al Jazeera's Clayton Swisher looked behind the scenes of the lobby's annual conference, finding a staged press conference, rather than an arena for learning and debate.

I saw this terrible commercial on tv last night promoting corn syrup as a good alternative to sugar. Those damn corn lobbyists! They've lobbied Washington to make sugar cane imports prohibitively expensive,... more inside

From Daily Motion: "As part of an event hosted by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums Kermit the Frog spoke about amphibian conservation and he tested the waters for a future political career."

Internet voting takes the fun out of manual recounts. Dilbert builds the first online voting system, and soon he’s courted by lobbyists, eager to make payoffs so as to elect the corrupt. Wait a second. How is this different from the previous system? (From Myspace)