Some have drawn parallels between Newsweek’s story and the infamous Dreyfus Affair, when French military officials motivated by base anti-Semitism accused a completely innocent French-Jewish captain of passing military secrets to the Germans. While this comparison may be a bit of an exaggeration, the instant circumstance clearly demonstrates that purveyors of hate and conspiracy theories still lurk within the echelons of government and radical elements within the media are all too willing to give them a platform to espouse their odious views.
FWIW, I hold a very very very high security clearance.
And I am Israeli, working for an Israeli company that trains Americans on Israeli technology.
I routinely get flogged about everything I do, including what I post on F.R.
It’s no more or less intrusive than during Bush II.
Of course, I make no bones about being Israeli and the technology I deal with is of Israeli origin, so it’s not like I could steal something.