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Analysis I A ~old wind blowing from the
CIA
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Befo~ fonner U.S. Central Intelligence Agency head George Tenet
retired, he made stinging comments on various occasions to Israeli
officials in the intelligence communityJ especially the MossadJsaying
Israel had a spy in America.
The acellSaUon was rejected out ofhand - Tenet was even lOUdly
challenged tQ eateh any such agent and expose him publicly. The
exchange ofremarks was pass~d on to Isrnel J evokilig siliPdse at tHe
politl~l ievel over ~e accusations. .
Qq Fti4ay I,ljght the: Am~rt~ J!l~~~a ~v~~~ ~!! ;tA ~lJv~t!gatj(m
was proceeding into a suspected Pentagon mole who was transmitting
!~tmltiQt\
to MPAC (t~~ Ameri~ lSnlet P-bbUq Aftllittl
CQJtY1).j~) ~d 119m tb~~ to ISA~Il\bQut the \\il:lJt~ HQ!JS4 i S war
plans for Iraq.
A person named Larry Franklin was mentiQrtecIr who works in the
offICe ofundersecreiary ofdefense Douglas Feith. Between La1Ty
Franklin and Doug Feith there are at least three levels ofbureaucratie
~ierarchy. .
AlPAt insisted last night that it heard Franklin's name ror the first
time on Fridll-Y when investigators Cjme to them. They also said that
AIPAC provided the autborities with documents and information that
investigators had requested orasked about.
In any ease, it is difficult to imagine that an organization like j\IPAC,
considered professional and very experiencedJwould get itself
involved in maintaining a mole in the American security
establishment.
The timing ofthe affair's exposure is connected with the U.S. election
campaign and the struggle against the group ofneoconservatives in
the administratioriJwho are accused ofleading President Bush to war
with·Iraq.
While j\IPAC claims it never heard ofLarry Franklin, he is known to
the ism~1i int~lIigence community. H~ has. appeared more than puce at
meetings with ISfaeli iiitelllgelice!, especially with military (iUelligeiice,
mostiy in a group setting. .
Israel has noticed that relations between the CIA and the Mossad had
begun to cool. Senior Israeli and American officials say the chill may
have a number ofcauses. One mighi have been the leaking ofsecret
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