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| U.S. diplomat and longtime Pakistan expert is under federal investigation |
| 2014-11-07 |
| A veteran State Department diplomat and longtime Pakistan expert is under federal investigation as part of a counterintelligence probe and has had her security clearances withdrawn, according to U.S. officials. Got a little too sympathetic to the Paks? The FBI searched the Northwest Washington home of Robin L. Raphel last month, and her State Department office was also examined and sealed, officials said. Raphel, a fixture in Washington’s diplomatic and think-tank circles, was placed on administrative leave last month, and her contract with the State Department was allowed to expire this week. Two U.S. officials described the investigation as a counterintelligence matter, which typically involves allegations of spying on behalf of foreign governments. The exact nature of the investigation involving Raphel remains unclear. She has not been charged. A spokesman for Raphel said she was cooperating with investigators but has not been told the “scope or nature or that she is the target” of any probe. |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #5 Wow! The FBI reportedly took action THE DAY AFTER the election. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2014-11-07 14:09 |
| #4 Nice piece on 'Lady Taliban' by Patrick Poole at JP Media. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-11-07 12:59 |
| #3 Perhaps less expensive than a divorce attorney. |
| Posted by: jack salami 2014-11-07 12:52 |
| #2 Arnold Raphel was U.S. ambassador to Pakistan when he was killed aboard a plane carrying then-Pakistani President Mohammed Zia ul-Haq in 1988. The cause of the mysterious plane crash has never been proved, but the crash is widely assumed to have been an assassination of the military dictator. Robin Raphel was divorced from Arnold Raphel when he died. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2014-11-07 12:35 |
| #1 Lots to think about on this Wikipedia site |
| Posted by: 3dc 2014-11-07 12:34 |