[SJackson]

There’s a certain irony that this appears the same day as another thread (3rd or 4th) on Rick Rescorla, the head of security at Morgan Stanley, who perished 9/11. Also a hero at the Battle of the Ia Drang Valley in 1965, a and a British Army veteran. There are and always have been many non-citizens in our military.

I have a feeling, though, we don’t have all the story here, particularly given the fact that he approached the press. As an ex Ranger (?), there are other units in which he could serve. The article ignores the fact that he is an expert on Middle Eastern affairs, and an advisor to several Israeli think tanks (odd, since he has written for the JP). Given the nature of some of his writings (see links), and particularly the fact that he is in a linguistics unit, his background would appear to be a real asset in MI.

A natural born US citizen for his first 17 years, the service in the IDF would have been mandatory when his family relocated. It wasn’t his option. Interestingly he returned here after his 3 years of service. The loyalty issue, based on his youthful IDF service and dual-citizenship is nonsense. Most 17 year olds will relocate with their family.

I suspect there were reasons for his clearance loss that we don’t know. It could be as simple as the time spent training with his unit, since he seems to have active in other pursuits the last 6-7 years.

Shawn Pine

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[StolarStorm]

Of course there is more to the story, and everyone here knows that. But you have to understand that some people are always looking for something that they can claim as "anti-semitism" or anti-something. Some people just love being a victim or part of the oppressed and downtrodden.