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Ex-Mossad agent: Zygier's handling scandalous
Daniel Bettini
Published: 24.02.13, 13:21
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1. This should not be public
Anon ,   Somewhere   (02.24.13)
If this Michael Ross person ever really worked for the Mossad, he would know to keep his mouth shut. If he really did, and is crazy enough to write about it, it is a disgrace and he belongs in jail himself as well. Such things are not discussed except in very close and limited circles. Definitely not in writing books and articles in the "Daily Beast".
2. Daniel's Prisoner X article
James Casbolt ,   Hobart Tasmania   (02.24.13)
Daniel's article is very interesting. I can assure you ASIO did not leak anything to any journalist...they are above that. Mossad operatives working in the Oceania region draw more than enough attention to themselves that they become "Keystone Kipper Koppers" and provide mirth to those who watch them!
3. Yeah, that's my take from the beginning. No words.....
Dual Citizen ,   Israel/Australia   (02.24.13)
4. #1
Harold ,   USA   (02.24.13)
Ross is a tip of an iceberg. We'll be reading and hearing more about the Mossad from its former members in the near future.
5. # 2 James Casbolt, Some gapping omissions
BUILD BABY BUILD ,   United States   (02.24.13)
Your 'assurance that the ASIO did not leak anything,' cannot be confirmed factually, it is empty conjecture supposition. ( A lie ) Speaking of "Keystone Down Under's Koppers" You Aussies have two brothers who've murdered two women, the Pistorius Brothers, ( Spelling ?) and the former cop who was taken off the case after his 'chasing' of a mini van filled people that he and another drunken cop fired at their tires for fun? maybe you should clean up your own miserable legal failures before you make fun of others? The news here is that the Aussie investigators are woefully inept and that this case will again, find another lady killer on the streets after his long record of battering women and more evidence of testosterone and hypodermic needles. Kinda like the Muslims.. notorious for murdering women with impunity. Have to remember that Australia is an ideal 'convict settlement' and where a man can legally get away with murder. ( Like our own O.J. Simpson )
6. To # 1 : Action & Reaction
Abdel Karim Salim ,   Jerusalem   (02.24.13)
The proverb says " everything should have its limits " and this includes the task of serving one's homeland . Once you go too far too fast in using people to the point of abusing them the whole process starts backfiring. Think of the US servicemen who fought in Vietnam but later ran away to other countries simply because they no longer believed in their government's " brainwash " . The same applied to " Peter Wright " who wrote his book " Spy Catcher " in the late eighties ,and to the Israeli " Victor Ostrovsky " who wrote " By Way of Deception " in the same period . I read both books .
7. # 1 Anon the IF's
BUILD BABY BUILD ,   United States   (02.24.13)
of your statement says it all, if. For all we know, the author is writing fiction.
8. Mossad
john ,   toronto   (02.24.13)
Who runs Mossad and who sponsors it. If it is an independent agency above influence such abuses would not happen.Why should two countries work together against an agent and both are allied countries?
9. 1 -Discrace is an understatement of Mossad handling of
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this young Australian Zionist. It is good that other members discuss and share their opinion, Mossad should enjoy the protection of secrecy regarding its disgusting usage of his own.
10. GET FACTS RIGHT #5
Moshe ,   Israel   (02.24.13)
Please get your facts right Pistorious is from South Africa not Australia.
11. @#5 you are an imbecile.
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12. Disgraceful and disgusting
Fran Avishay ,   USA   (02.24.13)
Yes, it is both disgraceful and disgusting that this beloved young man, who had dedicated years to working for Israel, was treated so inhumanely. Suicide is the final act of hopelessness and despair. And this is what we wrought on one of our own? Shame, shame on Am Yisrael.
13. To All Commentators
Harold ,   USA   (02.24.13)
Where is Sarrah B. I read not a single word from Sarrah dealing with this headline. You did say "HE DESERVES WHAT HAPPEND TO HIM. Sarrah - Try to reply.
14. comment
Cipora Julianna Kohn ,   Z   (02.24.13)
there is little doubt that the australian secret services or parts of them outed zygier. there is a good chance that they were encouraged to do so by at least one other foreign intelligence agency. zygier was put in solitary confinement to prevent him from revealing national security secrets to other inmates and other unauthorised people such as guards. zygier was imprisoned precisely because he had revealed national security secrets to foreign agents. it might be the case that errors were made in either the recruitment or handling of zygier. however, he bears ultimate responsibility for his actions. the fact that australian secret services and counterparts thought that punishing israel was more important than spy operations against common, lethal enemies, is the most disturbing aspect of this case.
15. Mossad agent
Henry Tobias ,   Maale Adumim, Israel   (02.24.13)
Everyone wants their 15 minutes of fame. I thought secret agents were supposed to keep secrets.
16. #14 CJKZ, Security is logical, not a sickness.
Michael ,   California, USA   (02.24.13)
What else will your mind invent in this paranoia? So, this mumbler was going to make Israel secure? He was going to save the sick minds who see an enemy under every stone? Instill security by carrying out crazy "intelligence" instructions from mumblers not lesser than him? You called him an "elite" in one of earlier comments, now you say that "errors were made" by his Mossad operators. The truth is human life was wasted unnecessarily and cruelly. And I will tell you more, for your deep thought: you may have "lethal enemies" out there, but most of us do not.
17. 16 Michael, there is no doubt
Cipora Julianna Kohn ,   Z   (02.24.13)
california is the safest place on earth. zygier was the "elite," and he stopped being elite the minute he revealed secrets to foreign enemies.
18. Zygier was murdered whether physically or mentally
Mike Jones ,   Perth AUSTRALIA   (02.25.13)
How could a society threaten to incarcerate a person for decades on trumped up secret charges. He was either murdered or coerced into a mental state that would guarantee suicide. My belief: he was murdered as the only means of guaranteeing his silence.
19. #1 - totally agree
Rachel ,   Jlem, ISR   (02.26.13)
I totally agree with you that this should be kept as quiet as possible. As tragic as Zygiers death was... We still need to stop all of this from getting to mainstream media. And yes, this Canadian citizen that went and wrote a book about Mossad. He deserves to be jailed and investigated also. These people have made huge mistakes by breaking the rules of the Mossad and opening their mouths about everything. Extremely bad behaviour. They shouldn't have been in Mossad from the beginning. TOTAL TRAITORS.
20. john smith is a mossad agent!
sami ,   israel   (06.25.14)
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