Jailed former congressman James Traficant comes out of prison swinging at AIPAC: "Israel has a powerful stranglehold on the American government"

In an interview with Fox News' Greta Van Susteren, Traficant said he was the number one target of AIPAC and the U.S. Justice Department. He said that "Israel has a powerful stranglehold on the American government," controlling members of the House and Senate and involving the U.S. in wars in which it has little or no interest. Traficant explains that foreign aid to Israel actually amounts to approximately $15 billion per year, which is about $30,000 per capita annually. He also said he had predicted the economic crash, but people just laughed at him.