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Puck
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 Sat Aug 28, 2004 12:23 am FBI Investigating Possible Israeli Spy In Pentagon |
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FBI looks at Pentagon worker in Israel spy probe
Report: Suspect has ties to Wolfowitz, Feith
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The FBI has evidence that a person who has been working at high levels in the Pentagon may be a spy for Israel, senior U.S. officials have confirmed to CNN.
The alleged "mole" working for Israel could have been in a position to influence Bush administration policy toward Iran and Iraq, one of the officials said on Friday.
However, another government official said the suspect is "not in a level to influence policy."
"He is an analyst in an undersecretary's office," this official said.
Sources said the FBI investigation has been going on for many months and more than one government employee is under investigation.
A senior Pentagon official confirmed to CNN that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld "had been made generally aware that the Justice Department had an investigation going on."
The Pentagon issued a statement Friday, confirming it "has been cooperating with the Department of Justice on this matter for an extended period of time."
"It is the DOD [Department of Defense] understanding that the investigation within the DOD is limited in its scope."
CBS News, which first reported the story, said the FBI had developed evidence against the suspect, including photographs and conversations recorded through wiretaps.
The network said the alleged spy has ties to two senior Pentagon officials: Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz and Undersecretary of Defense Douglas Feith.
Multiple sources have told CNN that the investigation is well along, and one government official described the evidence against the suspect as a "slam dunk case" and said "there has been no decision to prosecute the individual."
Officials said the suspect passed classified documents to Israel through the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), a pro-Israel lobbying group.
But AIPAC released a statement late Friday calling the news reports "false and baseless."
The statement said AIPAC learned Friday that "the government is investigating an employee of the Department of Defense for possible violations in handling confidential information."
A designation of the material as confidential would indicate a much lower level of secrecy than if it had been designated as classified.
AIPAC said it "is cooperating fully" with government authorities, including providing documents and information and making staff members available for interviews.Sources told CNN that two AIPAC employees have been interviewed in the case by the FBI.
"Neither AIPAC nor any of its employees has violated any laws or rules, nor has AIPAC or its employees ever received information they believed was secret or classified," the statement said.
"AIPAC is an American organization comprised of proud and loyal U.S. citizens committed to promoting American interests. We do not condone or tolerate any violation of any U.S. law or interests."
Washington insiders note that it is not unusual for friendly governments to have access to certain classified information, so even if the allegations are correct, not everyone involved may have thought they were involved in espionage.
Still, one U.S. source is calling the case "a very serious matter."
David Siegel, a spokesman for the Israeli Embassy in Washington, denied the allegations.
"The United States is Israel's most cherished friend and ally. We have a strong, ongoing, working relationship at all levels, and in no way would Israel do anything to impair this relationship."
An Israeli official in Washington said the U.S. government has not contacted the Israelis about any such investigation.
Despite the close relationship between the two countries, espionage against the United States on behalf of Israel would not be without precedent. Former U.S. Navy intelligence analyst Jonathan Pollard is serving a life sentence for passing classified material to Israel.
The Justice Department, speaking for the FBI, refused to comment, saying only, "We cannot confirm or deny the report."
An FBI spokesman said the bureau has no comment on the CBS report.
CNN's David Ensor, Barbara Starr, Kelli Arena and Terry Frieden contributed to this report.
Find this article at:
http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/08/28/fbi.spy/index.html
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Defiant
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| Sat Aug 28, 2004 12:39 am |
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The name of someone that has dealings with israelis and who is in league with them? George W. Bush!
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Puck
The Texan
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| Sat Aug 28, 2004 12:41 am |
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And I was so silly as to think that there might actually be some serious discussion about the issue...  .
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Defiant
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| Sat Aug 28, 2004 12:42 am |
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Indeed. Im just rufflin your feathers, lol. Carry on.
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Seven of Nine
Sammie's Mammy
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Location: North East England
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| Sat Aug 28, 2004 5:07 pm |
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Lollypop  Apart from Bush, to have a mole (from any country) with that much access is scary. If it's true.
(I was just kidding about Bush there)
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Pah-Wraith
Sheikh
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Location: Londonistan.
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| Sat Aug 28, 2004 6:27 pm |
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It is a well known fact that America contains many Pro-Zionists, and NY is known to contain many Kach and Kahane Chai Supporters. It therefore does not surprise me at all that there are Israeli Moles in the Pentagon.
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Theresa
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| Sat Aug 28, 2004 11:26 pm |
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Especially since multitudes of Jews had to flee here from Europe. Why was that? Persecution? Huh. And if we continue to think, we'll understand why.
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Founder
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| Sun Aug 29, 2004 3:34 am |
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Israeli moles in the Pentagon? I thought we were allies with them. Why are they sending spies to our country? 
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Pah-Wraith
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| Sun Aug 29, 2004 5:12 am |
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| Theresa wrote: | | Especially since multitudes of Jews had to flee here from Europe. Why was that? Persecution? Huh. And if we continue to think, we'll understand why. |
You seem a bit on the defensive side, no-one debated or insinuated that the Jews came to America any other way. Persecution still doesn't justify the establishment of Militant Zionist Terrorist groups in Brooklyn.
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Theresa
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| Sun Aug 29, 2004 11:58 am |
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 Not defensive, I really don't have much to do with Jews, actually. And I never said it excused anything, merely gave a reason.
Founder, allies do this sh*t all of the time.
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