Days after former Pentagon analyst Larry Franklin was sentenced to jail for sharing classified information with Zionist lobbyists, American Jewish leaders are concerned about the fall-out:
"Anti-Defamation League director Abe Foxman said the Franklin affair could potentially pose a threat to all Jewish lobbyists.
"Foxman said it is not clear what exactly is allowed in terms of the relationships between the administration and the media and between nongovernmental organizations and foreign governments. The lack of clarity, he said, could have a destructive influence on the activities of all U.S. Jewish groups."
Some other Jewish leaders are even more outraged:
"Malcolm Hoenlein [executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations] labelled the ruling 'disturbing,' a comment greeted by applause from the audience to whom he spoke about US-Israel relations at the Interdisciplinary Center's Herzliya Conference.
"'The very fact that this kind of climate can exist in the capital of the United States is unacceptable,' Hoenlein said of the sentencing as well as subtle anti-Semitism heard in the corridors of power.
Gorillia in the Room explained in May 2005 the various issues raised by the Franklin case. The American public are largely ignorant of the individuals and allegiances behind the Iraq war and current rumblings over Iran. Gorilla revealed what was at stake:
"I know that these questions lead in directions where the media generally doesn't go - did we really invade Iraq at least in part as a result of the influence of the Israel lobby? Are we being pushed into a confrontation with Iran the same way? That's the real question raised by this case. [Zionist lobbyists] AIPAC and its defenders are going to try to spin this investigation as motivated by anti-Semitism. I would urge you not to buy into that without carefully evaluating such charges yourself. They've been caught receiving classified information illegally so that they could lobby for war with Iran, and now they're trying to change the subject."
Meanwhile in Australia, such questions are ignored.
"Anti-Defamation League director Abe Foxman said the Franklin affair could potentially pose a threat to all Jewish lobbyists.
"Foxman said it is not clear what exactly is allowed in terms of the relationships between the administration and the media and between nongovernmental organizations and foreign governments. The lack of clarity, he said, could have a destructive influence on the activities of all U.S. Jewish groups."
Some other Jewish leaders are even more outraged:
"Malcolm Hoenlein [executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations] labelled the ruling 'disturbing,' a comment greeted by applause from the audience to whom he spoke about US-Israel relations at the Interdisciplinary Center's Herzliya Conference.
"'The very fact that this kind of climate can exist in the capital of the United States is unacceptable,' Hoenlein said of the sentencing as well as subtle anti-Semitism heard in the corridors of power.
"He added, '[That] two patriotic American citizens who are working for Jewish organizations who did nothing to violate American security, should have to stand trial and be subject to the public scrutiny and public humiliation, frankly I find very disturbing and a matter that we all have to look at in a much more serious way.'
Once again, alleging anti-Semitism in an attempt to deflect legitimate questions and criticisms shows the desperation of the Zionist lobby. It also proves that greater public awareness of the largely secret relationship between the US and Israel is feared by the same individuals.Gorillia in the Room explained in May 2005 the various issues raised by the Franklin case. The American public are largely ignorant of the individuals and allegiances behind the Iraq war and current rumblings over Iran. Gorilla revealed what was at stake:
"I know that these questions lead in directions where the media generally doesn't go - did we really invade Iraq at least in part as a result of the influence of the Israel lobby? Are we being pushed into a confrontation with Iran the same way? That's the real question raised by this case. [Zionist lobbyists] AIPAC and its defenders are going to try to spin this investigation as motivated by anti-Semitism. I would urge you not to buy into that without carefully evaluating such charges yourself. They've been caught receiving classified information illegally so that they could lobby for war with Iran, and now they're trying to change the subject."
Meanwhile in Australia, such questions are ignored.
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Israel didn't do anything. Franklin, an American did. And the information he provided was not designed to damage the US. And it was not made for monitary reward. And he thought the information provided would save lives.
Do you have a problem with saving Jewish lives?
The Jewish lobbies in America are obsessed with saving lives, just as Arab lobbies in arabia appear to be obsessed with killing people.
So much addamo, so little time to denounce it. Lucky that it is so easy to do.
I, of course, said no such thing as "You yourself admitted Frankllin proabably did what he did becasue he was offered a career opportunity." It is a damnable lie for anyone to even imply it was what i wrote. Mostly bulladdamo.
The information that was passed, which Franklin got "caught" had to do with saving lives.
While I can not say this is a good source, it does cover this particular story part.
http://shininglight.us/mt/archives/2005/05/the_bush_admini.html
The FBI's probe of AIPAC "appears
to have intensified only after the FBI monitored a call between Franklin and reporters at CBS News in May 2004, in which he allegedly disclosed information about aggressive Iranian policy in Iraq."
"In the conversation with CBS, Franklin's remarks reportedly revealed sensitive intelligence intercepts, potentially compromising sources and methods of intelligence gathering, according to some sources aware of the call."
After this call, "the FBI's counterintelligence division, headed by David Szady, who also supervised the alleged campaign against Ciralsky, confronted Franklin, according to sources familiar with the case. Threatened with charges of espionage and decades of imprisonment, Franklin was deployed to set up a sting against AIPAC, the sources say."
"Under FBI pressure, Franklin agreed to feed AIPAC's Rosen and Weissman bogus
information about plans to kidnap Israelis in Kurdistan, the sources say. AIPAC officials reportedly passed that information to the Israeli Embassy in an attempt to save lives, sources say."
_01, you read it. In fact, cut and paste it. Until then, stop trying to spread bulladdamo and call it truth.
Whether it was harmless or not is not a part of the sentencing procedure. Did he violate the law? Was is the penalty? How harsh must it be to get him to cooperate, even to the point of telling lies? Kind of like torture, wouldn't you say?
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I'm sure it is in one of the deleted comments where eddie admitted to being an antisemite and AL admitted that he hated jews.
Indeed you and progressive have been tagged as proven liars.
Learn to live with it.
Former Pentagon analyst sentenced in spying case
2006/1/22
By Matthew Barakat ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, AP
Frustrated with what he saw as government inaction against the threat posed by Iran, Pentagon analyst Lawrence A. Franklin decided to take national security into his own hands.
He leaked classified information to reporters, an Israeli diplomat and two members of a pro-Israel lobbying group, hoping the National Security Council would take notice.
He certainly got the government's attention. Franklin was sentenced Friday to more than 12 years in prison, even though the judge who sentenced him believed his intentions were good.
"The defendant did not seek to hurt the United States," U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III said at Franklin's sentencing for illegally disclosing classified information. "He thought he was helping to bring certain information to the attention" of the security council. Worries about Iran have risen significantly since 2002-2004, when Franklin said he discussed classified information with the diplomat and two former lobbyists from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
Franklin, 59, a policy analyst whose expertise included Iran, pleaded guilty to three felony counts in October as part of a plea bargain that requires him to cooperate in the government's prosecution against the former lobbyists, who are scheduled for trial in April.
Franklin's prison time could be sharply reduced later if prosecutors are satisfied with the extent of his cooperation. Ellis allowed Franklin to remain free while the case continues.
Franklin did not speak at Friday's sentencing, but said at his plea hearing in October that he was motivated by frustration with U.S. policy in the Middle East when he gave classified information to Israeli diplomat Naor Gilon and the AIPAC lobbyists, Steven J. Rosen and Keith Weissman.
Franklin admitted that he met periodically with Rosen and Weissman and discussed classified information, including information about potential attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq.
Franklin said he believed that Rosen and Weissman's contacts on the security council could help advance a tougher stance against Iran. He also said his conversations with Gilon resulted in a net gain of intelligence for the United States.
"He gave me far more information than I gave him," Franklin said at the time. Ellis said Friday that he accepts Franklin's account and as a result, he views Franklin's case differently than he would someone who leaked to the Soviets at the height of the Cold War.
The 12-year, 7-month sentence imposed by Ellis was on the low end of federal sentencing guidelines. Prosecutors had said a sentence within the guidelines was appropriate.
Actually, it proves nothing other than Franklin sought to change minds by giving Israelis information that was in no way damaging to the US.
It does make one believe that there was some residual antisemitism behind the FBI's actions.
It also show's AL's agenda.
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"If someone is unable to convey a mesage without abusing others, they have no place here."
Indeed. Robust debate is healthy and encouraged. Outright abuse is not. Some people clearly are unable to tell the difference.
As Israel is not an apartheid state, there is no one supporting such. But those who support Jordan and Saudi Arabia are supporting apartheid states.
Girls I'm sorry that the word addamo offends you so much, I will try to tone it down.
Progressive - add anything you'd like. You have posted so many falsehoods nobody's reading it anymore.
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