Breaking: Scientist tried to sell secrets to Israel

[MikeWB]

This is breaking... not much more is known yet!

Scientist charged with improperly passing on classified information

The former U.S. government scientist served on classified aerospace projects
He was arrested and charged with illegally trying to deliver classified information
David Nozette allegedly thought he was dealing with an Israeli intelligence official

updated 1 hour, 4 minutes ago

By Terry Frieden
CNN Justice Producer
 
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A former U.S. government scientist who served in sensitive positions on classified aerospace projects has been arrested and charged with trying to deliver classified information to someone he thought was an Israeli intelligence official.

David Nozette of Chevy Chase, Maryland, was taken into custody Monday by counterespionage agents of the FBI, and was expected to appear in a federal courtroom in Washington on Tuesday.

The criminal complaint does not accuse the government of Israel with any violations of U.S. law.

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The criminal complaint does not accuse the government of Israel with any violations of U.S. law.

Of course it doesn't. That would violate the programming and cause the computer to self-destruct.

How fucking obvious can it get?

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US scientist charged with attempted spying for Israel
(AFP) – 20 hours ago
WASHINGTON — The US authorities arrested Monday a leading American scientist who had worked for the Pentagon and NASA and charged him with attempted spying for Israel.
Stewart Nozette, 52, was apprehended after a sting operation involving an undercover FBI agent, the Department of Justice said, adding that there was no wrongdoing by Israel.
He is charged with "attempted espionage for knowingly and willfully attempting to communicate, deliver, and transmit classified information relating to the national defense of the United States to an individual that Nozette believed to be an Israeli intelligence officer."
Nozette, who was arrested in the Washington suburb of Chevy Chase, Maryland and taken into custody, could make his first court appearance Tuesday on the charge, which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison.
"The conduct alleged in this complaint is serious and should serve as a warning to anyone who would consider compromising our nation's secrets for profit," said David Kris, assistant attorney general for national security.
Nozette, 52, developed an experiment that fueled the discovery of water on the south pole of the moon, and previously held special security clearance at the Department of Energy on atomic materials.
In addition to stints with NASA and the Department of Energy, Nozette worked at the White House on the National Space Council under then-president George H.W. Bush in 1989 and 1990.
"From 1989 through 2006, Nozette held security clearances as high as top secret and had regular, frequent access to classified information and documents related to the US national defense," the Justice Department said.
In early September, Nozette received a phone call from a person "purporting to be an Israeli intelligence officer, but who was in fact an undercover employee of the FBI," the DOJ said.
"Nozette met with the UCE (undercover employee) that day and discussed his willingness to work for Israeli intelligence," informing the agent that "he had, in the past, held top security clearances and had access to US satellite information."
The scientist offered to "answer questions about this information in exchange for money."
Over the next several weeks, Nozette and the undercover agent exchanged envelopes of money for answers to lists of questions about US satellite technology.
"In addition, Nozette allegedly offered to reveal additional classified information that directly concerned nuclear weaponry, military spacecraft or satellites, and other major weapons systems," DOJ said.
FBI agents retrieved a manila envelope left by Nozette in a designated location this month that "contained information classified as both top secret and secret that concerned US satellites, early warning systems, means of defense or retaliation against large-scale attack, communications intelligence information, and major elements of defense strategy."
In 1987, the United States sentenced Navy analyst Jonathan Pollard to life in prison for providing Israel -- from May 1984 to his arrest in November 1985 -- thousands of confidential military documents on US spying, particularly in Arab nations.
Israel has appealed for his release repeatedly, and in vain. And Pollard supporters in Israel and the United States have done the same for the man who since has obtained Israeli citizenship.
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[LordLindsey]

This fucking shit WILL NEVER, EVER end until "the people" have decided that they can't take it any longer.  This is precisely why we need to organize our media campaign NOW more than ever.  If you are sick of this fucking treasonous shit, THEN DONATE YOUR TIME OR FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO HELP TIU MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE IN THIS FIGHT!!!  

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If we can't work together like the enemy of humanity, then what chance will we ever have to make a difference in a world occupied by lies and obfucsation?  Enough of the fucking excuses, people, and let's work TOGETHER because I am sick of watching humanity suffer for no other reason than because the Zionists want to be gods on Earth in their manufactured "Utopia."  

ENOUGH.  If someone as busy as I am can donate a couple of hours a day to compiling e-mail addresses of media outlets across the world, or as poor as I am can donate $20-$40 to help pay for the costs of outreach, then ALL OF US HERE CAN.  Just as I said after the Irish destroyed themselves with Lisbon II--NO MORE EXCUSES.

NO MORE EXCUSES.  

LINDSEY