1. F.B.I. Said to Reach Official Suspected Of Passing Secrets.
- Author
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Risen, James
- Subjects
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ESPIONAGE , *SECURITY classification (Government documents) , *GOVERNMENT information , *NATIONAL security , *UNITED States governmental investigations , *INTELLIGENCE service , *SUBVERSIVE activities , *INTERNATIONAL relations , *OFFICIAL secrets , *GOVERNMENT publications ,FOREIGN relations of the United States, 2001-2009 ,IRANIAN foreign relations, 1997- - Abstract
Reports that the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is in communication with a Pentagon official suspected of passing secrets to Israel. How the FBI is seeking to gain the cooperation of analyst Larry Franklin in their espionage investigation, according to government officials; Possibility that Franklin provided classified documents to a pro-Israel lobbying group, which included a sensitive report about U.S. policy toward Iran; Why U.S. policy toward Iran is of critical importance to Israel; Background on the inquiry; Potential political implications of the case.
- Published
- 2004