Spy probe going forward

[mmonk]

http://www.forward.com/main/article.php?ref=nir200409151143

[mmonk]

1. no comments?

I guess the CBS thing has everyone enthralled.

[DavidFL]

2. Yes, I wonder if the Fed sources becoming tight lipped...

now that it looks like a grand jury will be conviened means they're serious about obtaining indictments, in the sense that in the Plame case, there has been an absence of leaks from Fitzgerald and the grand jury. In other words, could this mean the DoJ is seeking to establish an airtight case against the putative targets -- Feith on down?

This issue makes me feel uneasy because it's obvious there are elements within the CIA and among the uniforms in the Pentagon that want the neocons out before this country is sent into another imperialistic adventure into Iran. I remember a piece from Sid Blumenthal in The Guardian some months ago suggesting that the uniforms in the Pentagon were so irate at the neocons, a military coup is possible. It worries me that if indictments and prosecutions are not forthcoming that that is the exact result we will end up with.

[KoKo]

3. Here's a "snip" from the article for those who want a "taste:"

News
As Leaks Dry Up in FBI Investigation, Activists Still Fear Jury Probe
By Ori Nir
September 17, 2004

Washington — Even as a lull in government leaks appears to be short-circuiting the media frenzy over the FBI's investigation of the pro-Israel lobby, sources with access to the Justice Department say the probe is moving forward.

Sources told the Forward that a federal grand jury is expected to begin interviewing people in connection to the investigation, which is believed to center on a Pentagon official suspected of passing on classified documents on to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. Investigators reportedly suspect that Aipac officials passed on the information to Israel.

Jewish activists say that so far they know of no one who has been subpoenaed to testify in front of the grand jury. But according to one source, "there is a lot of nonsubpoena-level talking" between investigators and people they think might know of suspected wrongdoing.

The investigation could end up weakening the country's most influential pro-Israel lobbying group significantly and, in turn, cause damage to the American-Israeli relationship. Now, however, reporters with mainstream national news organizations say, it has become almost impossible to obtain any new information from law-enforcement sources on the investigation.