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To: justiceseeker93

How severely would you punish espionage, stealing our national secrets, and giving them to a country we’re not at war with?

A stern letter? Something in your permanent record?


19 posted on 04/22/2008 7:28:57 PM PDT by Dog Gone
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To: Dog Gone
How severely would you punish espionage [on behalf of an ally]?

Barring very unusual circumstances, a prison term in the range of three to five years.

21 posted on 04/22/2008 7:31:59 PM PDT by justiceseeker93
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To: Dog Gone

Espionage of national security secrets is still a crime against the state but it is neither treason (aid and comfort to the enemy in a time of war) nor sedition (efforts to overthrow our form of government).


31 posted on 04/23/2008 11:50:47 AM PDT by weegee (Vote Obama 2008 for a bitter America.)
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To: Dog Gone

The standard has been 2 to 5 years. Pollard is way over and nobody else has been close.


36 posted on 04/23/2008 3:48:13 PM PDT by freedomrings69
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