WOW..! US Spy 'Mark Arbib' Aussie Senator & Govt. Minister Resigns ..!

[jackovesk]

How many of these can I fit into this post...?

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MSM Story...



Breaking News: Monday, February 27, 2012 at 04:07pm

ASSISTANT Treasurer Mark Arbib has resigned as a minister and senator, sending shockwaves through Canberra.

The NSW senator cited personal reasons for today's decision, which followed this morning's leadership ballot.

Senator Arbib, who is also the Small Business and Sport Minister, said he also hoped his decision helped the party heal.

He said his job had taken a toll on his family and his children, and he had told Prime Minister Julia Gillard of his decision this morning.

"While serving the Australian people as a senator and as a minister is the highest honour in politics, the personal toll on family is great," he said.

"Now sometimes I think that most Australians think a politician spends half their life in Canberra, then following that they go on holidays for the remainder of that time.

"Nothing could be further from the truth.

"It's a seven-day-a-week job and the time away from you kids, the time away from you spouse, is incredibly hard."

The faction leader said he had made some tough decisions in that role, but he had always been loyal to the Labor party.

Senator Arbib said he wanted to give the party a chance to heal and recover from some of the conflict of the past.

He said he had been involved in factional issues for many years, which had been discussed in the last few days.

"We need to close the door on that period and we need to start afresh," he said.

But he was not a "faceless man", he said.

He called on his colleagues to put the bitterness aside, renew and unite behind Ms Gillard following her comprehensive endorsement today.

He said he had met and worked with some brilliant people.

"My only regret is that I can't continue that work," he said.

He said there had been no pressure from anyone to make the decision.

"Some people need to make decisions that are in the party's interests and that's what I'm doing," he said.

Senator Arbib was the convenor of the national right when Mr Rudd was deposed as prime minister.

He said he hoped his decision allowed the party to "get over" the events of the past 18 months.

"We have come to the end of a difficult chapter of the party’s history," he said.

"And I want to start a new chapter.

"I want to help the party start a new chapter."

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/mor...-1226283025720



Andrew Bolt Commentary

Mark Arbib, Right-wing power broker and “faceless man”, is to quit as Senator and Minister for Sport and Assistant Treasurer.

A broken man?

UPDATE

He was on Gillard’s side.

UPDATE

Arbib’s press conference:

- calls for unity behind Gillard. Says he thinks she can and will win the election.

- says he’s had to make some very tough decisions over the past three years. Most were correct, and he stands by them. (He’s referring to knifing Rudd.)

- says he resigned (ie not sacked). Hopes to heal turmoil (presumably because he’s been divisive, and blamed for Labor’s poor 2007 result). Also gives Gillard a chance for a reshuffle.

- says also “personal reasons” - his family. And hit 40 last year, the age he decided 10 years ago he’d reconsider his career. I do think family is a genuine reason for him, given his upbringing. Said his daughter cried when he was made Assistant Treasurer and he told her he’d have to be away even more.

I actually like Arbib. Is it OK to say so?

UPDATE

- His resignation is a “gesture to unite and to heal”. Wants to mend some conflict in the party.

UPDATE

But then there is this report, from November, 2011:

The sale of land for $1, mysterious donors, property developers bankrolling a company of an MP’s son, union officials getting mining deals - welcome to the NSW Right where connections are crucial.

It was in July 2003 that Eric Roozendaal and Mark Arbib - both prodigious fundraisers through their then positions as head and deputy head of the NSW Labor party - completed their respective real estate purchases.

Neither has been able to explain what coincidence led to them purchasing boutique beachside apartments not only in the same suburb but also in the very same block.

Mr Arbib’s unit in ‘’Sea Breeze’’, only 100 metres from the surf at Maroubra, was purchased in the name of his wife, Kelli Field, who works in investor relations at Macquarie Bank, having previously been a policy adviser to Eddie Obeid and Michael Costa’s chief of staff. Mr Roozendaal’s was bought by a family company.

Of the 20 townhouses, built by developers Brian and Garry Boyd, the purchase price of only two apartments in the block was not disclosed to land titles department. They were Mr Arbib’s and Mr Roozendaal’s.

Residing in the same block, in a unit owned by the Boyds right next door to Mr Arbib’s, was Moses Obeid, son of the controversial Labor figure Eddie Obeid.

Meanwhile, questions have been raised in Labor circles as to whether Mr Arbib, the federal Sports Minister, was receiving an undisclosed benefit by not paying rent when staying in Canberra during parliamentary sitting days.

During 2007 to 2009, Mr Arbib stayed in Alexandra Williamson’s two-bedroom apartment in Forrest. Ms Williamson, a staffer in the office of the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, is the daughter of Mr Arbib’s and Mr Roozendaal’s close friend, embattled Health Services Union boss Michael Williamson, who is the subject of a police investigation.

Just before Labor lost the last election Mr Roozendaal appointed Mr Williamson to a government board.

Mr Arbib, through a spokesman, said he was adamant that he paid rent directly to Ms Williamson. Ms Williamson’s only comment, sent by email, was: ‘’Mark Arbib and I lived together where he paid a portion of the rent.’’

I do not say this is a factor in Arbib’s resignation at all. I suspect not, but it would certainly be just one more stress.

http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/a...s/arbib_quits/

PS - Now the 'Truth'..!

This bloke has been a (FESTERING CANCER) on the Australian Political Scene for years..!

What he should be remembered for...

• Wikileaks 'Outed' US Spy working in tandem with the America's Australian (NWO/PTW)Ambassador Jeffrey Bleich to undermine the Political & Economic stability/equalibrium in Australia..
  
  
  
  
• One of the 'Faceless Men' doing dirty behind the scene deals
  
  
• A NWO/PTW Globalist Criminal who will eventually end up where he belongs..!

PSS - Stay TUNED Folks, this (BY FAR) the biggest story I have ever posted here on Australian Politics..!

This is (HUGE NEWS) this bloke (IS) One of those (Faceless NWO SHILLS/Minions) you've all heard so much about...

He did'nt Resign Folks - He was (FORCED OUT)...

Much more to come, I will keep you posted...

Rgs,

Jack

[jackovesk]

My post's back on 8th December 2010 & 2nd September 2011

8th December 2010

Posted by jackovesk (here)
I knew this Fella was WROTTEN to the CORE!

WikiLeaks outs Mark Arbib as US informant...

FEDERAL Labor powerbroker Mark Arbib has been outed as a key source of intelligence on government and internal party machinations to the US embassy.

New embassy cables, released by WikiLeaks to Fairfax newspapers today, reveal the influential right-wing Labor MP has been one of the embassy's best ALP informants, along with former frontbencher Bob McMullan and current MP Michael Danby.

The documents say the Minister for Sport had been secretly offering details of Labor's inner workings even before his election to the Senate in 2007, dating back to his time as general secretary of the party's NSW branch from 2004.

Senator Arbib was one of the "faceless men" who was instrumental in the decision to oust Kevin Rudd and install Julia Gillard as Prime Minister in June.

Here's a Picture of the Treasonous THUG..!



Remember these names people: Mark Arbib - Bob McMullan - Machael Danby. All have committed High Treason and should be Sacked Immediately!

Mark these Names Down as NWO Minions that have been OUTED so far! I'm sure many are to follow!

Thanks to Wikileaks these Traitors are starting to be Exposed for the Scum they are..!

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/in-d...-1225967923486

https://projectavalon.net/forum4/show...ght=Mark+Arbib

...And this one on the 2nd September 2011

Posted by jackovesk (here)
FAQs: All you need to know about Labor Senator Mark Arbib


Senator Arbib (pictured on the left) was one of the "faceless men" who helped install Julia Gillard as Prime Minister in June, 2010

Mark Arbib outed as a mole for US

EVERYTHING you need to know about the US Embassy's inside man in the Labor Government.

Who is Mark Arbib?

Senator Mark Arbib is the Federal Minister responsible for sport, Indigenous employment and economic development and social housing and homelessness.

Senator Arbib was elected Senator for New South Wales at the 2007 Federal Election. Read his first Senate speech here.

So why is he in the news?

WikiLeaks today outed Senator Arbib as a mole for the US. According to cables, released by Wikileaks, the influential right-wing Labor MP was a key informant for the US Embassy, offering details about the inner workings of the Labor Party since 2004.

I've heard of him before, what else has he done?

As a Labor powerbroker and former faction leader, Senator Arbib is widely seen as being one of the "faceless men" who helped boot Kevin Rudd from power and install Julia Gillard as Prime Minister in June, 2010.

Last month, he became the first front bencher to support same-sex marriage. He called for the party's opposition to gay marriage to be overturned and a conscience vote to be taken in Parliament. His Labor colleagues accused him of undermining the Prime Minister.

What did he do before politics?

Senator Arbib was born in the Sydney suburb of Chippendale in 1971. He is a Roman Catholic and his jobs before entering Federal Parliament included metal trades assistant, restaurant cook and beach inspector.

He currently lives in Sydney with his wife Kelli and two daughters.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/new...-1225968124884

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The Punch: Wikileaks a powerful blow to Arbib’s low-profile tactic

Mark Arbib has been pulling in that shaved and toughened nut over the past few months after he and ALP national secretary Karl Bitar started to be blamed for every Labor woe, and for imposing a policy-by-focus-group substitute for genuine leadership.


This man is a US embassy informant so we can't show you his face

His return to the national spotlight through yet more Wikileaks material will not please the political hard-head.

Labor leaders current (Anna Bligh) and past (Morris Iemma) have accused the pair of wrecking their patches. A tactical, personal retreat was Arbib’s response.

Since his role in the over-throwing of Kevin Rudd back in June, Senator Arbib has presented himself as no more than a diligent, and not particularly powerful, minister intent on boosting indigenous employment.

His most controversial moment recently has been his spear-carrier role, as Sports Minister, in the crushing and complete failure of our expensive bid for soccer’s World Cup.

That is how he wants it. Low key, and all official business.

Now, however, his many enemies on both sides of Parliament will use the Wikileaks cables to claim Arbib is not trust-worthy, is self-serving, and is still transacting deals in dark places.

The notes about him sent to Washington by the US embassy in Canberra are not particularly damning. Lots of MPs from major parties talk to lots of diplomats, and America is not an enemy power.

However, Arbib’s status as a protected source will strengthen claims he is still an undercover operator, a political influence who still does his work outside the light of accountability.

He will find it harder to insist he is merely a humble Sport Minister.

http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/...-backroom-man/

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Yank in the ranks

THE federal Labor minister and right-wing powerbroker Mark Arbib is one of the US embassy's valued confidential contacts, providing inside information and commentary on the workings of the government and the ALP.

Secret embassy cables obtained by WikiLeaks and made available exclusively to this website reveal that Senator Arbib has been in regular contact with US embassy officers. His candid comments are incorporated in reports to Washington with requests that his identity as a ''protected'' source be guarded.



Embassy cables refer to Senator Arbib as a strong supporter of Australia's alliance with the US. They identify him as a valuable source of information on Labor politics, including the former prime minister Kevin Rudd's hopes to forestall an eventual leadership challenge by his deputy, Julia Gillard.

''He understands the importance of supporting a vibrant relationship with the US while not being too deferential. We have found him personable, confident and articulate,'' says an embassy profile written in July 2009. ''He has met with us repeatedly throughout his political rise.''

Senator Arbib issued a short statement this morning in response to the revelations.

Other Labor politicians reported as regular contacts include the former minister Bob McMullan and Michael Danby, a serving MP.

A former state secretary of the NSW branch of the Labor Party, Senator Arbib was a key backroom figure in the ''coup'' last June in which Ms Gillard replaced Mr Rudd. He has been a senator since July 2008 and was appointed a parliamentary secretary for government service delivery under Mr Rudd in February 2009. Mr Rudd elevated him to minister for employment participation from June last year.

Since the election in August Senator Arbib has been the Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development, Sport and Social Housing and Homelessness.

US diplomats were quick to focus on Senator Arbib as a ''right-wing powerbroker and political rising star'' who had made ''a quick transition from the parliamentary back-rooms into the ministry''.

The US embassy noted that ''the NSW Labor Party's kingmaker was integral in raising the numbers for Rudd to overthrow Kim Beazley as Australian Labor Party leader in 2006'', and that Senator Arbib was ''a close adviser to Rudd and is his key conduit to the ALP factions''.

''Arbib is an influential factional operator who has forged strong political connections with Rudd,'' the embassy noted. ''We have been told that Rudd respects Arbib's political expertise, and a contact noted that Arbib is brought into Rudd's inner circle when politically important decisions are made.

''Arbib is said to be loyal to, but frank, with Rudd, and is one of Rudd's closest advisers. Yet, publicly, Arbib has denied being part of Rudd's inner circle.''

US diplomats also found Senator Arbib was ''an astute observer and able conversant on the nuts and bolts of US politics''.

Senator Arbib first appears as a contributor to US embassy political reporting while he was NSW secretary.

In May 2006 Senator Arbib told diplomats Australia was at risk of becoming a ''quarry for the Chinese and a tourist destination for the Japanese''.

He warned that it would be ''a tough struggle for the Labor Party to win the federal elections in 2007'' but that he thought Mr Beazley, because he was the opposite of the volatile Mark Latham, was the right man to lead the ALP at the present time.

Senator Arbib also told embassy officers that, unlike Mr Beazley, he supported Australia's military commitment in Iraq ''as well as the War on Terrorism in general''.

After the election of the Rudd government, Senator Arbib offered reassurance about Ms Gillard's political leanings, describing her as ''one of the most pragmatic politicians in the ALP''.

He confirmed Mr Rudd's tendencies towards micro-management and told the embassy ''Rudd's staff would like to get their boss to spend less time on foreign policy and delegate more, but that they recognise that this is a hopeless task''.

In October last year, as Mr Rudd's popular support began to sag, Senator Arbib openly canvassed leadership tensions within the government, telling diplomats Mr Rudd wanted ''to ensure that there are viable alternatives to Gillard within the Labor Party to forestall a challenge''.

Mr Rudd's brother, Greg, told embassy officers a similar story.

Senator Arbib said Mr Rudd still appreciated Ms Gillard's strengths, while another unidentified adviser to Mr Rudd told diplomats that ''while the PM respects Gillard, his reluctance to share power will eventually lead to a falling-out, while Gillard will not want to acquiesce in creating potential rivals''.

Last June Senator Arbib threw his hand in with other Labor Right figures moving to depose Mr Rudd from the leadership, thereby precipitating the events that led to Ms Gillard's becoming prime minister. In recent months there have been media reports that Senator Arbib has been undermining Ms Gillard but Labor insiders deny this.

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/tec...208-18pwi.html

PS - This man and those like him in Power are a 'FESTERING CANCER' which need to be erradicated/forced from the Political Landscape once and for all!

https://projectavalon.net/forum4/show...ght=Mark+Arbib

PS - I am 'Not' trying to blow my own trumphet here, like I said before this is a (HUGE STORY)...

This could very well be the very 1st NWO/PTW Domino to Fall on his/her Sword...

With more 'I Hope' to follow..!

[Mad Hatter]

This thing has been allowed to breed...maybe the eugenecists have a point !!

[jcocks]

I wonder if it has anything to do with the latest wikileaks release of intelligence emails......

hmmm...