US MediationIsrael and Palestine
The US would like to believe it is fair and balanced and a fair broker for the conflict. Most of the rest of the world, and especially the Arab street, see things otherwise. Why? What do do we say and do to promote that view? Do we even recognise that we do it?
Thursday, August 18, 2005
U.S. Diplomat Is Named in Secrets Case - cited as provided classified information to an employee of a pro-Israel lobbying group
U.S. Diplomat Is Named in Secrets Case - New York Times: "By DAVID JOHNSTON and JAMES RISEN | Published: August 18, 2005
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 - The second-highest diplomat at the United States Embassy in Baghdad is one of the anonymous government officials cited in an Aug. 4 indictment as having provided classified information to an employee of a pro-Israel lobbying group, people who have been officially briefed on the case said Wednesday.
The diplomat, David M. Satterfield, was identified in the indictment as a United States government official, "USGO-2," the people briefed on the matter said. In early 2002, USGO-2 discussed secret national security matters in two meetings with Steven J. Rosen, who has since been dismissed as a top lobbyist for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, known as Aipac, who has been charged in the case. ...
U.S. Diplomat Is Named in Secrets Case - New York Times: "By DAVID JOHNSTON and JAMES RISEN | Published: August 18, 2005
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 - The second-highest diplomat at the United States Embassy in Baghdad is one of the anonymous government officials cited in an Aug. 4 indictment as having provided classified information to an employee of a pro-Israel lobbying group, people who have been officially briefed on the case said Wednesday.
The diplomat, David M. Satterfield, was identified in the indictment as a United States government official, "USGO-2," the people briefed on the matter said. In early 2002, USGO-2 discussed secret national security matters in two meetings with Steven J. Rosen, who has since been dismissed as a top lobbyist for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, known as Aipac, who has been charged in the case. ...
Saturday, August 06, 2005
AIPAC Spy Nest Exposed- foreign country ... it is Israel, and without doubt the individuals being observed were officials of the Israel embassy
AIPAC Spy Nest Exposed- by Justin Raimondo: "August 5, 2005 | AIPAC Spy Nest Exposed | New indictments implicate unnamed government officials and reporters | by Justin Raimondo
The other shoe has finally dropped in the case of the spy scandal involving the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). In addition to five espionage-related charges filed against former Pentagon analyst Larry Franklin, two counts of conspiracy to communicate classified information to a foreign power have been lodged against former AIPAC foreign policy director Steve Rosen, and a single count of conspiracy against Rosen's assistant, former AIPAC Iran specialist Keith Weissman. The latest indictment [.pdf] reads like a spy thriller, and, while some of the elements were already known, there is much that is surprising, including the information that Rosen has apparently been under surveillance since at least 1999.
On April 13, 1999, Rosen had a conversation with someone identified as 'Foreign Official 1' (FO-1): the AIPAC director told FO-1 that he (Rosen) had 'picked up an extremely sensitive piece of intelligence' described by Rosen as 'codeword protected intelligence.' According to the indictment, 'Rosen then disclosed to FO-1 national defense information concerning terrorist activities in Central Asia.'
While the identity of "Foreign Official 1" is not yet known, there is no doubt about what foreign country we're talking about: it is Israel, and without doubt the individuals being observed were officials of the Israel embassy. One of these has already been identified in the media as Naor Gilon, the embassy's chief political officer, recently recalled home; the FBI is seeking to interview him, and other Israeli officials who may have been part of the spy cell. Three are mentioned in the indictment. ...
AIPAC Spy Nest Exposed- by Justin Raimondo: "August 5, 2005 | AIPAC Spy Nest Exposed | New indictments implicate unnamed government officials and reporters | by Justin Raimondo
The other shoe has finally dropped in the case of the spy scandal involving the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). In addition to five espionage-related charges filed against former Pentagon analyst Larry Franklin, two counts of conspiracy to communicate classified information to a foreign power have been lodged against former AIPAC foreign policy director Steve Rosen, and a single count of conspiracy against Rosen's assistant, former AIPAC Iran specialist Keith Weissman. The latest indictment [.pdf] reads like a spy thriller, and, while some of the elements were already known, there is much that is surprising, including the information that Rosen has apparently been under surveillance since at least 1999.
On April 13, 1999, Rosen had a conversation with someone identified as 'Foreign Official 1' (FO-1): the AIPAC director told FO-1 that he (Rosen) had 'picked up an extremely sensitive piece of intelligence' described by Rosen as 'codeword protected intelligence.' According to the indictment, 'Rosen then disclosed to FO-1 national defense information concerning terrorist activities in Central Asia.'
While the identity of "Foreign Official 1" is not yet known, there is no doubt about what foreign country we're talking about: it is Israel, and without doubt the individuals being observed were officials of the Israel embassy. One of these has already been identified in the media as Naor Gilon, the embassy's chief political officer, recently recalled home; the FBI is seeking to interview him, and other Israeli officials who may have been part of the spy cell. Three are mentioned in the indictment. ...
Thursday, August 04, 2005
Spying: Defense Department analyst and two former employees of the influential American Israel Public Affairs Committee
Politics News Article | Reuters.com: "Analyst, lobbyists charged in Pentagon probe | Thu Aug 4, 2005 2:16 PM ET
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Reuters) - A Defense Department analyst was charged on Thursday with illegally disclosing classified defense information to two former officials of a pro-Israel lobbying group, court documents showed.
A superseding indictment returned by a federal grand jury and unsealed on Thursday charges Lawrence Franklin, a Pentagon analyst, with giving the information to two former employees of the influential American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
The new indictment charges Steven Rosen, formerly AIPAC's policy director, with illegally receiving classified information from Franklin and with illegally helping Franklin pass on written classified information.
The indictment also charges Keith Weissman, AIPAC's former senior Middle East analyst, with illegally receiving classified information."
Politics News Article | Reuters.com: "Analyst, lobbyists charged in Pentagon probe | Thu Aug 4, 2005 2:16 PM ET
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Reuters) - A Defense Department analyst was charged on Thursday with illegally disclosing classified defense information to two former officials of a pro-Israel lobbying group, court documents showed.
A superseding indictment returned by a federal grand jury and unsealed on Thursday charges Lawrence Franklin, a Pentagon analyst, with giving the information to two former employees of the influential American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
The new indictment charges Steven Rosen, formerly AIPAC's policy director, with illegally receiving classified information from Franklin and with illegally helping Franklin pass on written classified information.
The indictment also charges Keith Weissman, AIPAC's former senior Middle East analyst, with illegally receiving classified information."
