The Washington Post ran two stories the other day on the sentencing of a space scientist, Stewart Nozette, for espionage for turning over government secrets to someone he thought was working for Mossad. The first one hints at an ideological motivation:
A 54-year-old Maryland scientist said Wednesday that he regretted supplying classified information in exchange for cash to a person he believed was a member of Israeli intelligence but was really an undercover FBI agent.
The story, by Del Quentin Wilber, doesn’t say anything about Nozette’s motivation beyond greed. “Prosecutors say Nozette was motivated to become a traitor by greed.”
The second story on the Nozette case by Wilber and Kathrine Driessen also harps on the greed angle:
Federal prosecutors said Nozette’s motive was simple: greed. In court Wednesday, prosecutors played a video clip of the last meeting between Nozette and the undercover FBI agent in a Mayflower Hotel suite that they said demonstrated his determination to exchange secrets for cash.
Till this in the penultimate paragraph:
Instead of asking him questions, agents crafted an elaborate sting that also took advantage of Nozette’s sympathy for Israel. Nozette is Jewish and his father “fervently supported” the Jewish state, according to defense lawyers.
It’s the only reference to Jewishness or Zionism in the two stories. Crazy. Dual loyalty in action, and the Post buries it.
I must quote Joan Walsh of Salon, appearing on Hardball a few weeks ago, during the federal funding for abortions flap:
The choice issue is a very tough issue, especially for those of us raised Catholic.
Beautiful. A transparent statement about religious-political adhesions, on the part of an outspoken liberal. Chris Matthews is also transparent about his Catholic struggle re choice.
When can we have anything like this conversation about Jewishness and Zionism?
Thanks to Peter Voskamp.
hahaha…. Ok Sean Mcbride, I give up!! haha
I read about this too, and I have to say, it was an all time white-wash – though he did seem to have significant cash flow problems…..But this part right here just about says it all:
“Prosecutors say Nozette was motivated to become a traitor by greed and played a video clip in court of the final meeting between Nozette and the undercover agent. “I’ve crossed the Rubicon,” Nozette calmly tells the agent, because he would no longer be able to pass a government polygraph. Nozette adds that his initial price of $50,000 was too low and suggests that the Israeli government pay him at least $2 million.
“He agreed to be a traitor to the United States with a smile on his face,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Anthony Asuncion told the judge. “
RE: “The Washington Post ran two stories the other day on the sentencing of a space scientist, Stewart Nozette, for espionage for turning over government secrets to someone he thought was working for Mossad.” ~ Weiss
DOES ANYONE REMEMBER NEWS COVERAGE OF THIS BACK IN 2001?
Israel’s Nuclear Triggers, by Grant Smith, Antiwar.com, 3/20/12
ENTIRE ARTICLE – http://original.antiwar.com/smith-grant/2012/03/21/israels-nuclear-triggers/
“Dual loyalty in action, and the Post buries it.”
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Please explain to which country other than Israel do traitorous spies like Jonathan Pollard and Nozette feel any loyalty?
One can and only wonder how often the FBI have considered catching other traitors in the same way as Nozette, but dropped the investigations when they realized the traitors in question were senators or representatives?
Both Post stories were in the Metro section, btw–as if it were just a local story. The Post did the same thing with much of it’s coverage of former AIPAC honchos Rosen and Weissman.
Is Nozette the guy who, when asked about spying for Israel, replied, “I thought I already was”?
The Post has been doing this for decades. Established.
“It’s the only reference to Jewishness or Zionism in the two stories. Crazy. Dual loyalty in action, and the Post buries it.”
Thought Stephen Greens article in Counterpunch years ago explained and gave solid examples of the Dual Loyalty issue as well as how investigations into possible crimes committed accessing and illegally passing on classified US intelligence have been shut down. He in particular mentions and writes about Stephen Bryen, Micheal Ledeen, Perle, Wolfowitz, Feith
Weekend Edition Feb 28-Mar 01, 2004
1Serving Two Flags
Neo-Cons, Israel and the Bush Administration
by STEPHEN GREEN
Since 9-11, a small group of “neo-conservatives” in the Administration have effectively gutted–they would say reformed–traditional American foreign and security policy. Notable features of the new Bush doctrine include the pre-emptive use of unilateral force, and the undermining of the United Nations and the principle instruments and institutions of international law….all in the cause of fighting terrorism and promoting homeland security.
Some skeptics, noting the neo-cons’ past academic and professional associations, writings and public utterances, have suggested that their underlying agenda is the alignment of U.S. foreign and security policies with those of Ariel Sharon and the Israeli right wing. The administration’s new hard line on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict certainly suggests that, as perhaps does the destruction, with U.S. soldiers and funds, of the military capacity of Iraq, and the current belligerent neo-con campaign against the other two countries which constitute a remaining counterforce to Israeli military hegemony in the region–Iran and Syria.
Have the neo-conservatives–many of whom are senior officials in the Defense Department, National Security Council and Office of the Vice President–had dual agendas, while professing to work for the internal security of the United States against its terrorist enemies?
A review of the internal security backgrounds of some of the best known among them strongly suggests the answer.
Neo-Cons, Israel and the Bush Administration » Counterpunch: Tells …www.counterpunch.org/…/neo-cons-israel-and-the-bush-administrati…Cached
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Feb 28, 2004 – by STEPHEN GREEN … National Security Council and Office of the Vice President–had dual agendas, … Loyalty, Patriotism and Character