US spy inquiry pair fired [View All]

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Julian Borger in Washington
Friday April 22, 2005
The Guardian

An influential pro-Israel lobby group in Washington has fired two senior officials targeted by an FBI inquiry into the leaking of US secrets to Israel.

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) sacked its policy director, Steven Rosen, and its Iran specialist, Keith Weissman, after receiving information from investigators looking into how classified information about US policy on Iran was obtained by Israel's government.

Lawyers for the pair issued a written denial of wrongdoing, saying: "Steve Rosen and Keith Weissman have not violated any US law or AIPAC policy. Contrary to press reports, they have never solicited, received or passed on any classified documents."

However, AIPAC, which had vigorously defended its employees against spying allegations since they surfaced last year, quickly distanced itself from their statement.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1466200,00.html

ROCK ON FBI's Dave 'Shady Dave' Szady........