NewsMax is an ultraconservative news site with a history of runing dubious stories about conspiracies. They were a major source of the Clinton conspiracy garbage. One of their major writers is Christopher Ruddy--funded by R. M. Scaife. If people feel they must plop this glob on a left list, please identify the source as right-wing and dubious.
This story may turn out to be true, but don't rely on NewsMax alone as a source.
-Chip Berlet
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> [mailto:owner-lbo-talk at lists.panix.com]On Behalf Of Charles Brown
> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 3:30 PM
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> http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2001/12/18/224826.shtml
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> U.S. Police and Intelligence Hit by Spy Network
> Charles R. Smith
> Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2001
> Spies Tap Police and Government Phones
> In the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack, the FBI has
> stumbled on the largest espionage ring ever discovered inside
> the United States. The U.S. Justice Department is now holding
> nearly 100 Israeli citizens with direct ties to foreign
> military, criminal and intelligence services.
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> The spy ring reportedly includes employees of two
> Israeli-owned companies that currently perform almost all the
> official wiretaps for U.S. local, state and federal law enforcement.
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> The U.S. law enforcement wiretaps, authorized by the
> Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA),
> appear to have been breached by organized crime units working
> inside Israel and the Israeli intelligence service, Mossad.
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