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Harman Comes Out Swinging Once More in Israel Wiretap Flap

By Jeff Stein | June 25, 2009 4:46 PM | | Comments (2)

Rep.  Jane Harman, D-Calif, who was reportedly overheard on a 2005 NSA wiretap agreeing to lobby Bush administration officials on behalf of two accused Israeli agents, released a letter from the Department of Justice today that she says clears her of any wrongdoing. 

"It states I am not a target or subject of an investigation," a press release from Harman's office said. "This reaffirms similar information I received in early 2007 following initial unsubstantiated leaks."

But in claiming absolution from the Justice Department, Harman has continued a public relations tack of effectively denying something she was never charged with.

Tags: AIPAC, criminal_defense_lawyer, electronic_spying, electronic_surveillance, FISA, Jane_Harman, Justice_Department, NSA, Public_Integrity_Section, Reid_Weingarten, wiretap

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CIA Man in Credit Card Case Worked in Spy Agency's Executive Suite

By Jeff Stein | February 11, 2009 3:24 PM | | Comments (4)

The CIA officer arrested for credit card fraud worked in the spy agency's most sensitive seventh floor executive suite and had previously been a CIA station chief in an American embassy, reliable sources tell me.

The new details paint a portrait of Steven J. Levan as a far more important official at the agency than previously reported.

Tags: Algiers, CIA, credit_card_fraud, federal_public_defender, Justice Department, Michael_Nachmanoff, Public_Integrity_Section, Steven_J._ Levan

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