The Jewish Council for Education and Research has prepared a short video intended to boost the presidential campaign of US Senator Barak Obama.
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The film, which will be released on Monday, will show eight former IDF officers who are voicing their approval of Obama�s position vis-�-vis Mideast policy. At least two of the former IDF officers have already announced their remarks have been distorted.
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Uzi Dayan, a former chief of military intelligence, is angered by the use of his name, albeit without his permission and presenting him supporting a position he does not endorse. He said the use of his name for the endorsement is �fraudulent and deceitful�.
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�I never supported him and I demand the organization that is using my name remove it immediately, and I am weighing legal action�. His words were more or less echoed by Ephraim Halevy, a former Mossad Intelligence Agency director. He too appears in the video and he too calls the unauthorized use of his name �deceitful and fraudulent�.
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�I never said anything whatsoever that could be interpreted as my supporting Obama�s presidential campaign� added Halevy.
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Also appearing in the promotional video are former IDF Chief of Staff Amnon Lipkin-Shachak, and former officers Major-General Amram Mitzna, Brigadier-Generals Shlomo Brum, Yossi Alper and Giora Amber (Mossad) and Colonel Shaul Arieli.
(Yechiel Spira � YWN Israel)
