'Pretty Woman' producer says he was Israeli spy
Source: USA Today
JERUSALEM (AP) Stories about Hollywood producer Arnon Milchan's alleged double life have been circulating for years.
Now, the Israeli-born businessman behind hits like Pretty Woman, Fight Club and L.A. Confidential has finally come forth with a stunning admission for years he served as an Israeli spy, buying arms on its behalf and boosting its alleged nuclear program.
In a far-reaching interview aired Monday with Israel's Channel 2 TV's flagship investigative program Uvda, Milchan detailed a series of clandestine affairs in which he was involved and particularly how he helped purchase technologies Israel allegedly needed to operate nuclear bombs.
"I did it for my country and I'm proud of it," said Milchan, who ran a successful fertilizer company in Israel before making it big in Hollywood.
Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/11/25/milchan-hollywood-israeli-spy/3724297/
Yet another well reported instance of spying by Israel against the U.S. See? Even the U.S. gets spied on by its "allies."
delete_bush
(1,712 posts)of my all time faves. I was recently on a trans-Atlantic flight, 1st class, and watched it again after a 5 year hiatus. Stretched out in my pod at 38,000 feet, with generous portions of wine & cheese - I was in my happy place.
Ash_F
(5,861 posts)I guess strong racial nationalism can over-ride your other sensibilities. I need to read more about this guy.
JackRiddler
(24,979 posts)Pretty Woman is a radical film?
Anyway, he's only the producer. It's easy to imagine someone of any politics happy to be behind three commercially successful movies like that.
His name is Robert Paulsen.
busterbrown
(8,515 posts)kelliekat44
(7,759 posts)locked up by now.
whathehell
(29,090 posts)vlakitti
(401 posts)whathehell
(29,090 posts)TomClash
(11,344 posts)Like no one in entertainment helps intelligence services . . .
Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)Jesus
SleeplessinSoCal
(9,145 posts)Very troubling if you don't want perpetual war.
grantcart
(53,061 posts)don't talk about your secret spying for another country.
kelliekat44
(7,759 posts)leftynyc
(26,060 posts)As I understand it, terrorists commit violence or threaten to use violence for political purposes.
madeline_con
(15,158 posts)leftynyc
(26,060 posts)My Heavens - do go on and educate me on how punishing Hezbollah and Hamas is bombing EVERYONE ELSE. And gosh - they have no reason to go after those in Hezbollah - everyone knows what peaceful little kittens they are.
Marrah_G
(28,581 posts)and both sides use terrorism, violence, threats, murder. It's a vicious, violent cycle that no one is willing to break.
hack89
(39,171 posts)not that such things matter here on DU.
legin
(3,501 posts)He and his handlers have obviously thought about outing himself. why?
madeline_con
(15,158 posts)They needed more help than we were providing?
packman
(16,296 posts)I worked at a hardware store back in the early 60's run by an American Jew . I vividly remember him telling his friend that his first loyalty was to his religion, his second to his homeland - Israel-, third to his family and fourth to his business. Keep in mind he was born and raised in America. He stated he owed no allegiance to America or the community that his store was in. Make what you will of this, it left an impression on me.
Nine
(1,741 posts)Response to TomCADem (Original post)
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Crunchy Frog
(26,630 posts)Maybe he's channeling Walter Mitty.
nilesobek
(1,423 posts)I hope they clamp down the cuffs supertight on this jerk.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)Pollack was allegedly involved in buying arms and military equipment for Israel during the 1970s and, according to Milchan, knew just what he was getting into.
Pollack knew, but I didnt want to scare him because hes American He could have said no, Milchan said. He said no many times, but he also said yes many times.
Milchan, who is part-owner of Israels Channel 10 television company, also admitted trying to use an unnamed big star to entice a US nuclear scientist to a private meeting in the actors house, although the report didnt clarify if the rendezvous ever took place.
A number of actors feature in the documentary, including Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, and Robert De Niro, who is a personal friend of Milchans.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/hollywood-producer-arnon-milchan-reveals-mossad-past/
Why is he bragging and outing American quislings?
Sand Wind
(1,573 posts)Really, I don't agree with him, but the reasons of this censorship is dangerous, and puerile.
What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.
― Salman Rushdie