The Media Line - Franklin Agrees to Implicate AIPAC

The Media Line - News Detail: "PENTAGON FIGURE IN AIPAC CASE SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS... Larry Franklin, the Pentagon analyst who was arrested for passing classified information to two staffers from America’s lobby for Israel, AIPAC, has received a 12-year jail sentence. It came as part of a plea bargain on Friday. He was also fined $10,000. Of great concern to AIPAC is that as part of the plea bargain, Franklin will testify against Keith Weissman and Steve Rosen – and in doing so can earn time off his sentence. Key to the case against the fired-AIPACers is whether they knew that the information they received from Franklin was classified, a critical point that Franklin is expected to confirm. His testimony and other information that will come out of the Rosen/Weissman trial could also prove that the pair was working within the normal confines of their AIPAC jobs, presumably creating a link to top AIPAC officials who have until now denied any knowledge of their staffers’ illegal activities. Although the organization has, until now, been said not to have been a target of the investigation, some legal experts opine that this can change dramatically with Franklin’s testimony."