By Jeff Stein
Newsweek / May 6, 2014
Whatever happened to honor among thieves?
When the National Security Agency was caught eavesdropping on German
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cell phone, it was considered a rude way to
treat a friend. Now U.S. intelligence officials are saying—albeit very
quietly, behind closed doors on Capitol Hill—that our Israeli “friends”
have gone too far with their spying operations here.
According to
classified briefings on legislation that would lower visa restrictions
on Israeli citizens, Jerusalem’s efforts to steal U.S. secrets under the
cover of trade missions and joint defense technology contracts have
“crossed red lines.”
Israel’s espionage activities in America are
unrivaled and unseemly, counterspies have told members of the House
Judiciary and Foreign Affairs committees, going far beyond activities by
other close allies, such as Germany, France, the U.K. and Japan. A
congressional staffer familiar with a briefing last January called the
testimony “very sobering…alarming…even terrifying.” Another staffer
called it “damaging.”
Read more....
No comments:
Post a Comment