New Israeli spy probe has a 30-year history, insiders say

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Wed Sep-15-04 01:01 AM
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New Israeli spy probe has a 30-year history, insiders say

By Jim Lobe
Sep 14, 2004, 10:20 pm

U.S. foreign policy Hijacked (FCN, 07/02/2004)

SEATTLE (IPS/GIN) - The burgeoning probe over claims that a Pentagon official passed highly classified secrets to a Zionist lobby group is part of a much broader network of FBI and Pentagon investigations of prominent U.S. neo-conservatives and their ties to Israel dating back some 30 years, according to knowledgeable sources.

The sources, who asked to not be identified, said the FBI has been intensively reviewing a series of past counter-intelligence probes that were started against several high-profile neo-cons but never followed up with prosecutions, due to political pressure, to the great frustration of counter-intelligence officers.

Some of these past investigations involve top current officials, including Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz; Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Douglas Feith, whose office appears to be the focus of the most recently disclosed inquiry; and Richard Perle, who resigned as Defense Policy Board (DPB) chairman last year.

All three were the subject of a lengthy investigative story by Stephen Green published by the progressive newsletter Counterpunch in February. Mr. Green is the author of two books on U.S.-Israeli relations, including �Taking Sides: America�s Secret Relations with a Militant Israel,� which relies heavily on interviews with former Pentagon and counter-intelligence officials.

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The FBI is reportedly also involved in the Pentagon�s investigation, which is overseen by Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for International Technology Security John A. �Jack� Shaw with the explicit support of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
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http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/article_1576.shtml

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Wed Sep-15-04 01:02 AM
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Wed Sep-15-04 01:05 AM
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2. Then I'll post this since you don't like Final Call

Edited on Wed Sep-15-04 01:08 AM by seemslikeadream

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Wed Sep-15-04 01:07 AM
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4. Oh wait.

I forgot. You take the Final Call seriously.

Carry on.

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seemslikeadream

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Wed Sep-15-04 01:09 AM
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5. Carry on

Edited on Wed Sep-15-04 01:19 AM by seemslikeadream

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Minstrel Boy

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Wed Sep-15-04 01:19 AM
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6. Language, langauge. Here's another link:

Here's the cache of the story from the respected globalinfo.org, which ran it prior to Final Call picking it up. (globalinfo requires a subscription, but the stories can be viewed in the cache.)

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Gloria

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Wed Sep-15-04 01:07 AM
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3. I have no idea what Final Call is....but Jim Lobe is a top journalist,

Edited on Wed Sep-15-04 01:09 AM by Gloria

writes for the Inter Press Service based in Italy and also Foreign Policy in Focus based here in New Mexico, which it an incredible site.
His pieces are frequently picked up in Asia Times Online.

So, don't knock Jim Lobe. He is an excellent reporter and also does good analysis pieces.

By the way, this article came out earlier, sometime during the last couple of weeks, before it ever got to Final Call.

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Dover

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Wed Sep-15-04 01:31 AM
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7. Apparently a touchy subject for some....

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Wed Sep-15-04 01:38 AM
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8. Better save your links

Edited on Wed Sep-15-04 01:43 AM by DulceDecorum

Sometimes the mods pull posts with addresses that are not kosher.
In this case that will mean the loss of this entire thread.

But you can always repost in GD.

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Wed Sep-15-04 02:06 AM
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9. What are you talking about?

Which addresses are not kosher and why?

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nadinbrzezinski

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Wed Sep-15-04 02:06 AM
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10. I say we talk about treason I don't care who happens to

commit it.

Just one thing theh Israelis do not control our policy any more than oh the Ruskies did... we have common interests at times, but they do not control our policies.

As to the traitors, I do not believe in the death penalty, except in one case, HIGH TREASON... why? The deterrent value for death penalty is not there, but anybody who betrays the trust of the nation, and due to their actiosn puts the rest of us at risk... deserves it.

I do not care if they sold secrets to the ruskies, the Israelis or the Syrians... or the Iranians...

Carry on./

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Wed Sep-15-04 05:12 AM
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11. Not LBN and source

This is really not LBN, but an analysis article. Additionally, your source ( Farrakhan sponsored site )is not appropriate for Democratic Underground.

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