Maryland Scientist Accused by U.S. of Trying to Spy for Israel

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A Maryland scientist, whose work with U.S. defense, space and energy agencies had given him access to ****fied information, is under arrest on charges of attempting to spy for Israel.

Some background information that could be helpful

Israeli Espionage in the US

Though Israel likes to describe itself as an American ally, as do Israel-first Americans, Israel has often engaged in espionage against the United States. The most famous case is that of Jonathan Pollard, a former Navy intelligence analyst who spied for Israel, passing off thousands of ****fied documents. He is now serving a life sentence in Federal prison. Afterwards, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir denied that there were any more Israeli spies in the US, but that is what Israel said when Pollard was arrested too. Subsequent events show that Pollard is not the last Americans to spy for Israel.

• Steve Rosen and Keith Weissman, two employees of the AIPAC, were indicted in 2005 for conspiring to pass ****fied US information regarding Iran to Israel. These charges were dropped in 2009 after heavy lobbying by the Israel Lobby of the new Obama administration.
• Larry Franklin, a former Pentagon expert, pled guilty in April 2009 to passing the ****fied information to the two lobbyists, Rosen and Weissman.
• Congresswoman Jane Harman was recorded on an FBI wiretap conspiring with an Israeli intelligence officer to have the charges against Rosen and Weissman dropped, in exchange for Israeli help in making her chairman of the House Select committee on intelligence.
• In 2008, a former US Army civilian employee Ben-Ami Kadish pleaded guilty to passing ****fied information to Israel in the 1980s. It was stolen from the Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, where he worked.
• The LA Times reported in 2003, using off the record US government sources, that Israel conducts large scale intelligence gathering operations in the US.
• In1997 David Tenenbaum admitted to disclosing ****fied information from his place of work, the military's Army Tank, Automotive and Armaments Command to Israel. It was reported that ' "Tenenbaum admitted to divulging nonreleasable ****fied information to every Israeli liaison officer" assigned to the tank command over the last 10 years.'
• In the 1990s, the FBI conducted a large investigation into Israeli intelligence gathering in the US, focusing on a senior Israeli diplomat codenamed "Mega."
• The Washington Post reported that Richard Smyth, the owner of the defense contractor MILCO, ["Computer expert used Firm to Feed Israel Technology, October 31, 1986] illegally supplied with Israel weapons technology, including technology for nuclear weapons.
• A New York Times article ["Close U.S.-Israel Relationship Makes Keeping Secrets Hard," December 22, 1985] quoted former Justice Department official John Davitt as saying, "The Israeli intelligence service, when I was in the Justice Department, [1950-1980] was the second most active in the United States, to the Soviets."

He's gonna wish he didin't do that when he's being executed.

He's gonna wish he didin't do that when he's being executed.

Pirate700

Something we can agree. Traitors completely disgust me, doesnt matter what country it is.

That's treason. He's going to be spending some serious time in jail. I never understand why people would spy on their own country.

Guss I am the only one who finds more interesting the fact that Israel is spying on the US.

Guss I am the only one who finds more interesting the fact that Israel is spying on the US.

Dystopian-X

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Guss I am the only one who finds more interesting the fact that Israel is spying on the US.

sonicare

I think the difference is that Israel depends so greatly on the US. The 10 billion in direct and indirect aid, security council vetos in favor of Israel, fighting and sanctioning its enemies. Who can forget the israel china fiasco

here is a pic of the traitor

That's treason. He's going to be spending some serious time in jail. I never understand why people would spy on their own country.

sonicare

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That's treason. He's going to be spending some serious time in jail. I never understand why people would spy on their own country.

Pirate700

Treason does not automatically = execution in the United States. He has to be imprisoned for at least five years and, if he isn't executed, can never hold an office in the government. In addition, to be officially tried for treason they need to have at least two witnesses testify in court or he admits it himself.

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[QUOTE="sonicare"]

That's treason. He's going to be spending some serious time in jail. I never understand why people would spy on their own country.

Theokhoth

Treason does not automatically = execution in the United States. He has to be imprisoned for at least five years and, if he isn't executed, can never hold an office in the government. In addition, to be officially tried for treason they need to have at least two witnesses testify in court or he admits it himself.

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[QUOTE="Pirate700"]Treason is more than jail time. :lol:

Pirate700

Treason does not automatically = execution in the United States. He has to be imprisoned for at least five years and, if he isn't executed, can never hold an office in the government. In addition, to be officially tried for treason they need to have at least two witnesses testify in court or he admits it himself.

You've reviewed every case of treason?

Had he been spying for China, Russia or North Korea I would say nothing would happen to him. But Obama is an anti-Semite and will most likely want this guy tortured before they kill him and his family.

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[QUOTE="Theokhoth"]

Treason does not automatically = execution in the United States. He has to be imprisoned for at least five years and, if he isn't executed, can never hold an office in the government. In addition, to be officially tried for treason they need to have at least two witnesses testify in court or he admits it himself.

Theokhoth

You've reviewed every case of treason?

Yeah, I find that hard to believe.

He actually thought he would get away with that? What an idiot. :lol:

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[QUOTE="sonicare"]

That's treason. He's going to be spending some serious time in jail. I never understand why people would spy on their own country.

Theokhoth

Treason does not automatically = execution in the United States. He has to be imprisoned for at least five years and, if he isn't executed, can never hold an office in the government. In addition, to be officially tried for treason they need to have at least two witnesses testify in court or he admits it himself.

This shouldn't be a problem, as the FBI taped him, and I'm sure they had more then 2 people watching.

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He's gonna wish he didin't do that when he's being executed.

majwill24

Something we can agree. Traitors completely disgust me, doesnt matter what country it is.

Aren't we friends with Israel? Why spy on us? We are on their side! clubsammich91

Obama isn't on their side.

He should be hung, or executed.MickeyTheNinja

I do believe hanging someone would constitute executing them. :P

so whats new, countries which are friends spy on each other all the time. its an age old thing and it will never stop, so long as human nature exists

In the meantime the US spies on its citizens.