US Scientist Charged With Attempted Spying For Israel

[Purveyor]

Source: AFP

(AFP) – 28 minutes ago

WASHINGTON — A top American scientist who once worked for the Pentagon and the US space agency NASA was arrested Monday and charged with attempted spying for Israel, the Department of Justice said.

Stewart David 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, the DOJ said.

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," the DOJ said.

Nozette had been dealing with an FBI undercover agent in a sting operation, the department said, adding there was no wrongdoing by Israel.

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.



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[ro1942]

1. They will let him go

lack of evidence or something

[Bjorn Against]

2. If Israel was knowingly accepting information obtained illegally how could there be no wrongdoing?

If this guy was a spy for Israel then it would be hard to believe the Israeli government did not know they had a spy illegally collecting data on the US government. It appears that the only reason they are saying there is "no wrong doing" is political, Israel is the top recipient of US military aid and our government would look pretty bad to keep funding people who have now been caught spying on us on multiple occasions.

[Jim Sagle]

3. dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=124x290576

[sendero]

4. But Israel is..

... our friend :sarcasm: :sarcasm:

[Pavulon]

6. This was a honeypot, no "badjews"

just fbi cleaning house. BTW everyone spies..

[kurtzapril4]

8. This was a honeypot, no "badjews"

Oh, okay. That makes it alright then!! Thank the FSM my tax dollars are going to support a state who spies on us.

[Pavulon]

9. Every state spies on us. We make the best

they dont want to pay to figure it out. so money, poon, and blackmail are used to get information. Been that way for a very long time.

[No Elephants]

13. With friends like that, who needs enemas?

(The only good line in an otherwise hideous film.)

[kurtzapril4]

5. Re: US Scientist Charged With Attempted Spying For Israel

Nozette had been dealing with an FBI undercover agent in a sting operation, the department said, adding there was no wrongdoing by Israel.

Of COURSE not!! They're our best-est friends EVER!!!!!!

[ro1942]

10. Welcome to DU

[winyanstaz]

7. oh...one more spy for Israel...so what? Thats nothing new :)

Nothing to see here folks...move along ...

[The Court Jester]

11. AIPAC Spy Trial

Anyone heard anything lately about the AIPAC staffers who were accused and indicted for spying for Israel? Seems like that whole thing just got swept under the rug, doesn't it?

[IndianaGreen]

12. Take him outside and shoot him

the fate reserved for all spies.