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[arpad]

Israel spy case, yea

It looks more like "pre-election bullshit case". Especially in its "able to influence decisions" part.

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Be afraid...

[veyasar.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure how this would pertain to the election. This sounds like just the kind of issue that people on both sides would just as soon do without. Can you guess where this will go? With the Bush administration pushing for more jewish support, and the kerry campaign contending feverishly, it's just too much of a hot potato.

If this is real, and the guy is found guilty, he needs a nice, cozy cell next to Jonnathan Pollard where he can rot for eternity. He swore an oath to this country, not Israel. I don't fault the Israelis for trying, any more than the Russians or CHinese or French, but Americans who reveal classified information to a foreign power are traitors in fact if not quite in law.

I'm worried about the effects this will have on AIPAC. They're the israeli lobby, and their behavior reflects on the jewish community as a whole. So if they're involved, this could gut their influence on the Hill, which leaves Israel without a voice at its time of greatest vulnerability. Be very afraid...

[arpad.livejournal.com]

If this is a spy case (selling confidential information to outside party) all is clear, unpleasant but somewhat bearable.

But what I am really afraid of is that this is banal case of "information leak" to lobbyist group redefined as a spy case.

Well, we will wait and see.

[veyasar.livejournal.com]

That depends on who is releasing the information. Theoretically, any leak is a violation. You can still get in trouble: a democrat from NJ got thrown off the intelligence committee for leaking classified intelligence to the press (that gets people killed). But realistically, some are approved by Higher Powers (ie the president or cabinet official) so they're legally illegal, so to speak. It's part of how the system works.

But this doesn't sound like that, from what I've read. He sounds like a junior analyst, who really shouldn't be talking to the press or lobbyists at all. If he's a proxy for Feith or another aide to Sec Rumsfeld, then it's right on the line ethically. Personally, I'm waiting for data before rushing to judgement, but it certainly doesn't look good.