Analyst admits giving secrets to Israel (Larry Franklin)

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Analyst admits giving secrets to Israel

Defense Department worker pleads guilty to revealing classified material


ALEXANDRIA, Virginia - A top Defense Department analyst with expertise in the Middle East pleaded guilty Wednesday to giving classified information to an Israeli Embassy official and members of a pro-Israel lobbying group.

Lawrence A. Franklin, 58, said during a plea hearing that he was frustrated with government policy and that he had hoped the two members of American Israel Public Affairs Committee could influence policy with their connections at the National Security Council.

He also admitted giving classified information to a political official at the Israeli Embassy, but said the information he received from the official was far more valuable than what he gave.

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