NYT- U.S. Diplomat Is Named in Secrets Case

[Rose Siding]

The second-highest diplomat at the United States Embassy in Baghdad is one of the anonymous government officials cited in an Aug. 4 indictment as having provided classified information to an employee of a pro-Israel lobbying group, people who have been officially briefed on the case said Wednesday.

The diplomat, David M. Satterfield, was identified in the indictment as a United States government official, "USGO-2," the people briefed on the matter said. In early 2002, USGO-2 discussed secret national security matters in two meetings with Steven J. Rosen, who has since been dismissed as a top lobbyist for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, known as Aipac, who has been charged in the case.

The indictment said that Mr. Rosen met USGO-2 on Jan. 18, 2002, and March 12, 2002, but provides few details about the encounters. The indictment does not describe Mr. Satterfield's activities in detail nor does it specify what classified information the diplomat discussed with the lobbyist. The meetings were also confirmed by documents, people who have been briefed said. These people asked not to be identified because many of the matters related to the case are classified.
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Mr. Satterfield's role in the inquiry has been known within a small circle at the State Department. Before he was sent to Baghdad, officials at the State Department asked the Justice Department whether the investigation posed any impediment to his assignment in Iraq, someone who has been officially briefed said. Officials at the State Department were advised that he could take the job.

http://nytimes.com/2005/08/18/politics/18inquire.html

[Wetzelbill]

1. interesting....

this case here is really a fascinating look at the ideologues in our government.

[shraby]

4. It seems the woodwork is full of them too.

[wli]

2. there's one I've not heard of

Looks like that grand jury is headed down strange, unanticipated paths.

[Rose Siding]

6. Says he's a rising star- worked in the Clinton and Bush1 admins.

[Wetzelbill]

7. geez, you're usually on top of everything

must be slacking off. :)

The grand jury might be going somewhere pretty hard to predict right now. Really, these guys have pulled so much shit who knows what could come to light?

[DoYouEverWonder]

3. One more down

many, many more to go.

[seemslikeadream]

5. Who are all these guys?

Official at a "Washington, D.C. think tank

US Government Official 1

US Government Official 2 - David M. Satterfield

DOD employee A

DOD employee B

Foreign Officals 1 - Naor Gilon

Foreign Official 2

Foreign Official 3


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4348269&mesg_id=4384305

[leveymg]

8. Here's Satterfield's State Dept. Bio

http://www.state.gov/p/nea/rls/37939.htm
Biography of David M. Satterfield

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs
Term of Appointment: June 2004 to February 2005


David M. Satterfield assumed the position of Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary on June 1, 2004, having served for the previous three years as Deputy Assistant Secretary. He was Ambassador to Lebanon from September 1998 to June 2001, and was confirmed by the Senate in May 2004 as the next Ambassador to Jordan. A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Ambassador Satterfield served on the National Security Council Staff from 1993 to 1996 as Director for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs and held the position of Director of the Department of State’s Office of Israel and Arab-Israeli Affairs from 1996 to 1998.

David Satterfield entered the Foreign Service in 1980, and has served overseas in Jeddah, Tunis, Beirut, and Damascus. In addition to other State Department assignments in the Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs and the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, he was Director of the Executive Secretariat Staff 1990 to 1993. Ambassador Satterfield is the recipient of the Presidential Meritorious Executive Rank Award, Department Senior Performance Awards, and six Department of State Superior Honor Awards, notably for his work on the Middle East peace process.

Ambassador Satterfield was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He attended the University of Maryland and Georgetown University.



Released April 2005

[DoYouEverWonder]

9. Satterfield was on the National Security Council!

Holy cow! That's not good. How long has this been going on for? How much damage have these traitors done to our country?

[KoKo]

10. kick.....lot's of interesting info and links in this thread.

:kick:

[not systems]

11. U.S. Diplomat Is Named in Secrets Case

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/18/politics/18inquire.html?ex=1124942400&en=0e659a03a38b1410&ei=5070&emc=eta1

U.S. Diplomat Is Named in Secrets Case

By DAVID JOHNSTON and JAMES RISEN
Published: August 18, 2005

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 - The second-highest diplomat at the United States Embassy in Baghdad is one of the anonymous government officials cited in an Aug. 4 indictment as having provided classified information to an employee of a pro-Israel lobbying group, people who have been officially briefed on the case said Wednesday.

The diplomat, David M. Satterfield, was identified in the indictment as a United States government official, "USGO-2," the people briefed on the matter said. In early 2002, USGO-2 discussed secret national security matters in two meetings with Steven J. Rosen, who has since been dismissed as a top lobbyist for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, known as Aipac, who has been charged in the case.

The indictment said that Mr. Rosen met USGO-2 on Jan. 18, 2002, and March 12, 2002, but provides few details about the encounters. The indictment does not describe Mr. Satterfield's activities in detail nor does it specify what classified information the diplomat discussed with the lobbyist. The meetings were also confirmed by documents, people who have been briefed said. These people asked not to be identified because many of the matters related to the case are classified.

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Several Middle East experts noted that Mr. Satterfield was never regarded as particularly supportive of Aipac's views on Israel. One analyst at an independent consulting firm recalled attending a conference Aipac held for Congressional staff members, during which Mr. Satterfield talked about United States policy toward Israel. She recalled that Mr. Satterfield was met with a mixed reception because his comments were not in line with Aipac's views.