(Not the least bit suspicious) U.S. to Drop Spy Case Against Pro-Israel Lobbyists [View All]

[Fireweed247]

WASHINGTON – The Obama Justice Department moved Friday to drop all charges against two former pro-Israel lobbyists who had been charged under the Espionage Act with improperly disseminating sensitive information.

The motion said that, “We have re-evaluated the case based on the present context and circumstances and determined that it is in the public interest to dismiss the pending superseding indictment.”

The investigation of Mr. Rosen and Mr. Weissman also surfaced recently in news reports that Representative Jane Harman, a California Democrat long involved in intelligence matters, was overheard on a government wiretap discussing the case. Ms. Harman was overheard agreeing with an Israeli intelligence operative to try and intercede with Bush administration officials to obtain leniency for Mr. Rosen and Mr. Weissman in exchange for help in persuading Democratic leaders to name her the chairman of the House intelligence Committee.

Ms. Harman has denied interceding for the Mr. Rosen and Mr. Weissman and objected to her being wiretapped.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/02/us/politics/02aipac.html?hp

The strangest thing is how hard Google worked to bury the story about Jane Harman working to get this case thrown out, but this story is on the top of google with only 173 stories...they seem very proud of this one and want everyone to know it.