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Daybreak: Shalit Deal Held Up

Plus the pros and cons of trying Demjanjuk, and more in the news
By Marc Tracy | 9:00 AM Dec 4, 2009

• Disputing reports that a deal over captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit has been struck, a Hamas spokesperson said Israel refuses to release 15 specific prisoners upon whom Hamas has insisted. [Haaretz]
• A long article weighs the legitimate reasons for trying accused concentration camp guard John Demjanjuk against the 89-year-old’s apparently frail health. [LAT]
• Russia ...

Figure in AIPAC Case Changes Story

Now says he was spying ON AIPAC for the FBI
By Marc Tracy | 4:16 PM Jul 29, 2009

Hold on for a second, and pay close attention: we have here a brand-new twist to an already labyrinthine spy tale. In 2005, Larry Franklin, the Pentagon’s former Iran desk officer, pleaded guilty to disclosing secret information on the U.S.’s Iran and Iraq policy without authorization to two members of the American Israel Public Affairs ...