John Kiriakou
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A couple of days after I started the job, these two guys came in, clearly, obviously from APAC.
And they said, hey, welcome to Capitol Hill.
I said, thanks.
I've worked on Capitol Hill before.
We want to invite you for an all expenses paid trip to the Holy Land.
They didn't say Israel.
Totally.
And I said, thanks, guys.
I can pay for my own vacations.
I'm not interested.
It's all expenses paid, and we're going to take you to all the Christian holy sites.
I go, guys, I'm not taking APAC's money.
I'm not interested.
But I don't think a single day went by where I didn't see those two.
They practically had offices up there.
And then individual House members say that there are AIPAC reps that will go to their office every day and just sit on the couch.
And if constituents come in to meet with staff or to meet with a member of Congress, these guys will get up like it's their office and say, remember, Israel, Israel, Israel, Israel, remember.
What is that?
Benjamin Netanyahu said something that was very,