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I am not a spy (Lawrence Franklin, AIPAC)
Haaretz ^ | Thu., July 23, 2009 | Yossi Melman

Posted on 07/23/2009 2:54:26 PM PDT by Texas Fossil

He was arrested, subjected to humiliating interrogations, accused of spying for Israel, lived under the specter of a 13-year prison term and sold everything he owned to pay for his legal defense. But Lawrence Franklin, 63, a former senior officer in the U.S. Air Force, an intelligence expert, university professor and senior official in the U.S. administration, did not crack.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aipac; antisemitism; franklin; israel; larryfranklin; lawrence; lawrencefranklin
Had not heard about this before today, but it has been going on for a while.

I do not know if his statements are true, but Anti-Semitism is something I do not understand.

1 posted on 07/23/2009 2:54:26 PM PDT by Texas Fossil
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To: Texas Fossil

ON THE INTERNET:

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/lawrencefranklin/index
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/larryfranklin/index
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/aipac/index


2 posted on 07/23/2009 3:05:39 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: Cindy

All I can say is I completely missed it.

I checked the article before posting. It was not there, but I had no clue it was that well known.

Shows that I am issue focused.


3 posted on 07/23/2009 3:09:17 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (The last time I looked, this is still Texas where I live.)
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To: Texas Fossil
I understand.
Your article you posted is a new post.

As for the issue, we've been following it diligently on FreeRepublic.com.

4 posted on 07/23/2009 3:11:06 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: Texas Fossil

Rule#1. Never speak to any law enforcement agency w/o a lawyer present.

Rule #2. If in doubt, don’t even talk to a LEA even with a lawyer, regardless of what your attorney may advise.


5 posted on 07/23/2009 3:58:40 PM PDT by Manly Warrior (US ARMY (Ret) "No Free Lunches for the Dogs of War")
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