Let us be clear here. There is nothing benign about Israel spying on the United States. When Jonathan Pollard stole our nuclear secrets (which your taxes paid to develop) and sent them to Israel, Israel did not hesitate to trade those secrets to the USSR in exchange for increased emigration quotas.
The story of the uncovering of the largest spy ring ever discovered inside the United States should be the story of the century, if indeed the US media is looking out for the best interests of the American people. That this spy ring helped drug smugglers evade investigators should be a major scandal, if indeed the US media is looking out for the best interests of the American people. That the spy ring includes companies able to track and tap into any phone in America, including the White House, should be a cause celebre', if indeed the US media is looking out for the best interests of the American people.
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I still can't get worked up about this. Giving nuclear secrets to the USSR, now that's shocking and deplorable, since it aided an expansionist, anti-freedom empire opposed to the US. I'm all for prosecuring Isreali spies, and I oppose these actions. They are anti-democratic: the American people, acting through their elected representatives, should determine which military secrets get shared with which allies, not individuals operating un-checked and off-the-books. But Isreal is an ally that not only supports the existance, freedom, and security of the US, it depends on them(though I admit giving security secrets to the USSR opposes that view).
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