AIPAC fires two lobbyists for spying

[Sauron]

Guess the heat was a little too much for them....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4468585.stm

Israel lobby in US 'fires staff'

A powerful pro-Israel lobby group in Washington has fired two top employees said to be involved in an FBI spying investigation, US newspapers report.

The New York Times and Washington Post say the men from the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee (Aipac) are suspected of passing secrets to Israel.

Nobody has been charged with wrongdoing and lawyers for the dismissed men say they did not break any rules.

Aipac said the action was taken after "recently learned information".

More here.....

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satelli...=1114049938008

"The action that AIPAC has taken was done in consultation with counsel after careful consideration of recently learned information and the conduct AIPAC expects of its employees."

The source would not detail the new information.

JTA reached Rosen, but he would not immediately respond to the source's claim.

The departure of Rosen, who has shaped AIPAC policy for more than 20 years, would be a significant blow for the pro-Israel lobby.

Two sources close to Rosen and Weissman said the staffers have been negotiating severance packages at least since last week. They have been on paid leave since January.

The statements suggest AIPAC has lost the initial confidence it showed in the two men after the FBI raided AIPAC offices in August 2004 and then again in December. The searches came after the alleged leaking of classified documents by a Pentagon Iran specialist.

[beyelzu]

it kind of irritates me that they arent facing criminal charges, and that they are getting severance packages, wtf?

[Sauron]

Originally Posted by beyelzu

it kind of irritates me that they arent facing criminal charges, and that they are getting severance packages, wtf?

A pat on the back, because they weren't (wink, wink) really (wink, wink) spying, you know (wink, wink).