Jane Harman: Traitor?

I have been suspicious of Congresswoman Jane Harman ever since she failed as a member of the House Intelligence Committee to stand up against Bush administration wiretapping. Now I feel vindicated by the revelation that she was recorded by the NSA in 2005 agreeing to try to get espionage-related charges against two former AIPAC officials reduced.

Here's video coverage from Hannity on the matter:



Here's the link to the Congressional Quarterly exposé, excerpted here.

Rep. Jane Harman , a California Democrat long involved in intelligence issues, was overheard on a 2005 National Security Agency wiretap telling a suspected Israeli agent that she would lobby the Justice Department to reduce espionage-related charges against two former officials of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).

In return, the Israeli agent pledged to help lobby for Harman to become chairwoman of the House Intelligence Committee.
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The sources, who discussed the matter only on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of domestic NSA eavesdropping, said Justice Department officials decided there was sufficient evidence to initiate an FBI investigation of Harman. But at the last minute, Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales aborted the plan, saying that he needed Harman’s help defending the administration’s warrantless wiretap program.
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Justice Department attorneys in the intelligence and public corruption units who read the transcripts decided that Harman had committed a crime, according to the national security and law enforcement sources.

Is Jane Harman by any chance Jewish? Well, what a coincidence!

This kind of s__t makes me sick.