Spy Scandal Reality Check

Juan Cole gives us the latest on the Lawerence Franklin spy investigation. Several investigations have been started, including people like Deputy Secretary of Defence Paul Wolfowitz; Undersecretary of Defence for Policy Douglas Feith and Richard Perle but no follow up was ever done. Cole gives us a reality check, don't expect anything to happen:

By the way, I personally do not expect any dramatic developments from all these investigations. AIPAC has powerful protectors on Capitol Hill, and past charges that it was involved in espionage for Israel have always been buried. As for the Neocon cult in the Pentagon, even if they did something illegal, they will not suffer much because of it. Look at where the Iran-Contra criminals are, who subverted the US Constitution and stole arms from the Pentagon to sell illegally to Khomeini. One Iran-Contra figure, who lied to Congress, now serves in the National Security Council as the person in charge of the Israeli-Palestine issue. That is Elliot Abrams, who was pardoned by Bush the elder and now sets White House policy on among the more important issues affecting US relations with the Muslim world. Bush may as well have just appointed Ariel Sharon to advise him on how to deal with Ariel Sharon

Some of those who had to be pardoned for Iran Contra are now back doing the same thing.