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2005-06-14 Home Front: WoT

U.S. Boosts Charges Against Defense Analyst

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Posted by Steve 2005-06-14 10:39|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The indictment hints for the first time at Franklin's possible motives, alleging that he was seeking "to advance his own career" and "his own personal foreign policy agenda."

Yet Sandy Berger -- who destroyed unique documents out of the same motivations -- is walking free and is under a "punishment" that simply barred him from access to classified information until after the next presidential election(*).

Berger should be spending his remaining days in a Federal prison. That he's free and Franklin's facing charges is a farce, and just more evidence that laws simply are not applied to Democrats.

(*) Unless someone grants him a waiver. In which case he has his access back.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-06-14 12:48|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-06-14 12:48|| Front Page Top

#2 I suspect its cause there was no one else implicated in the Berger case.

Franklin was clearly accused as part of an FBI attempt to get either someone farther up in DoD, or somebody at AIPAC. That theyre charging Franklin means either he wouldnt turn, or there simply wasnt anything to get. Having threatened him, they had to follow through.

Believe you me, there are plenty of registered Dems who are very concerned about the investigation of Franklin. At least in the pro-Israel community.

Posted by liberalhawk 2005-06-14 13:53|| 2005-06-14 13:53|| Front Page Top

#3 If Franklin is guilty, whatever his motive, I hope he gets hard time and the Feds throw away the key.

As for Sandy Burglar, I hope he gets Dengue fever.

Posted by Red Dog 2005-06-14 15:45|| 2005-06-14 15:45|| Front Page Top

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