@@ U.S. indicts 2 in case of divulged secrets @@
Arash
August 5, 2005
U.S. Indicts 2 in Case Of Divulged Secrets
Both Worked for Israeli Lobby
By Dan Eggen & Jamie Stockwell
Two former employees of an influential Israeli lobby group were indicted yesterday on
charges that they illegally received and passed on classified information to foreign
officials and reporters over a period of five years, part of a case that has
complicated relations between the United States and one of its closest allies.
Although no foreign government is named in the indictment, U.S. government sources
have identified Israel as the country at the center of the probe. The Israeli Embassy
in Washington also confirmed yesterday that it has been "approached" by investigators
in the case.
The 26-page indictment, handed up in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, represents
the first formal allegations of criminal wrongdoing against the former employees of
the American Israel Public Affairs Committee
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIPAC_espionage_scandal).
AIPAC is widely recognized as one of the most powerful lobbying organizations in
Washington and has carefully cultivated close ties to Congress and the Bush
administration.
The indictment also recasts the government's allegations against Lawrence A. Franklin
(http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php%3Ftitle%3DLarry_Franklin), a Defense Department
analyst who had already been charged with disclosing secret information about
possible attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq and other topics. One of six original counts
was dropped against Franklin, 58, of Kearneysville, West Virginia.
Former AIPAC director of foreign policy issues Steven J. Rosen, 63, of Silver Spring
was indicted on two counts related to unlawful disclosure of "national defense
information" obtained from Franklin and other unidentified government officials since
1999 on topics including Iran, Saudi Arabia and al-Qaeda.
A former AIPAC analyst, Keith Weissman, 53, of Bethesda, was indicted on one count of
conspiracy to illegally communicate classified information.
Steven Rosen was instrumental in making AIPAC a formidable political force and helped
pioneer the strategy of lobbying the executive branch as energetically as Capitol
Hill, beginning in the Reagan administration. The FBI's long-running investigation --
which has involved clandestine wiretaps and other surveillance dating back several
years -- has angered many political supporters of Israel and has caused friction
between the two governments.
AIPAC fired Steven Rosen and Keith Weissman but continues to pay their legal fees.
"AIPAC dismissed Rosen and Weissman because they engaged in conduct that was not part
of their jobs, and because this conduct did not comport in any way with the standards
that AIPAC expects of its employees", said Patrick Dorton, a spokesman for AIPAC.
A spokesman for the Israeli Embassy in Washington, David Siegel, said that Israel was
formally approached by U.S. investigators in the case several weeks ago and that
"we've expressed our willingness to cooperate in this process." He denied any
wrongdoing by embassy diplomats.
Attorneys for Steven Rosen and Keith Weissman also vigorously disputed the charges.
"The charges in the indictment announced today are entirely unjustified", Abbe
Lowell, Rosen's attorney, said in a statement. Lowell said he expects the trial to
"show that this prosecution represents a misguided attempt to criminalize the
public's right to participate in the political process".
Keith Weissman's attorney, John Nissikas, said in a statement: "We are disappointed
that the government has decided to pursue these charges, which Weissman strongly
denies".
Larry Franklin's attorney, Plato Cacheris (http://www.ishipress.com/cacheris.htm),
said the charges were "not welcome but expected". Plato Cacheris said he may request
that Franklin be prosecuted separately from the others.
The indictment alleges that, beginning in April 1999, Steven Rosen and, later, Keith
Weissman sought to influence people in the United States government, including Larry
Franklin, with whom they first met in February 2003, and used those contacts to
gather sensitive and classified information.
In announcing the charges in Alexandria, U.S. Attorney Paul J. McNulty said that
while "Washington is a town in which the flow of information is virtually nonstop",
there is a clear distinction in the law that "separates classified information from
everything else".
"Today's charges are about crossing that line", McNulty said. "Those entrusted with
safeguarding our nation's secrets must remain faithful to that trust. Those not
authorized to receive classified information must resist the temptation to acquire
it, no matter what their motivation might be".
The motivation of Steven Rosen and Keith Weissman McNulty said, was simply to
"advance their foreign policy agendas and personal careers".
McNulty said prosecutors had no immediate plans to charge anyone else in the case but
said the investigation was continuing. In addition to unidentified U.S. and foreign
government officials, the indictment refers to an unknown number of journalists who
were in contact with Steven Rosen and, in some cases, allegedly received classified
information. Sources familiar with the case have said that one of the reporters in
contact with Rosen and Keith Weissman was Glenn Kessler of The Washington Post.
Steven Rosen faces up to 20 years in prison and Keith Weissman faces up to 10 years;
both are scheduled to appear in court August 16. Larry Franklin, who pleaded not
guilty to the earlier charges, faces up to 45 years in prison if convicted on all
counts, officials said.
* Staff writer Jeffrey H. Birnbaum contributed to this report.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/04/AR2005080401129.html
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Text of the Indictment
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David M. Satterfield
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Steven J. Rosen
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Keith Weissman
http://www.sw-asia.com/People/Bio954.htm
Harold Rhode
http://www.sw-asia.com/People/Bio917.htm
Naor Gilon
http://www.idc.ac.il/staff/details.asp%3Fsid%3D8064
Uzi Arad
http://www.ajc.org/pages/EranLerman.asp
Colonel Eran Lerman
http://www.herzliyaconference.org/Eng
Herzliya Conference
http://www.cjrdaily.org/archives/000921.asp
Glenn Kessler
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Lawrence "Larry" Anthony Franklin
Part time lecturer of modern World
Department of History
Shepherd College
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
Office: White Hall, room 316
email: lfrankli AT shepherd.edu
Tel: 1-304-876-5329
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