A general accounting office investigation referred to Israel as country A, and said,

quote, according to a U.S. intelligence agency, the government of country A conducts the

most aggressive espionage operation against the U.S. of any U.S. ally.

A defense intelligence report said Israel has a voracious appetite for information, and

quote, the Israelis are motivated by strong survival instincts which dictate every facet

of their political and economic policies.

It aggressively collects military and industrial technology, and the U.S. is a high priority

target.

The document concludes quote, Israel possesses the resources and technical capability to achieve

its collection objectives.

A spokesman for the U.S., if you excuse me, the Israeli embassy here in Washington, issued

a categorical denial saying any suggestion that Israelis are spying in or on the U.S. is

quote, simply not true.

There are other things to consider, and in the days ahead we will take a look at the

U.S. phone system and law enforcement's methods for wiretaps and an investigation into

the possibility that both have been compromised by our friends and allies overseas, Brett.

Carl, what about this question of advanced knowledge of what was going to happen on 9-11?

How clear are investigators that some Israeli agents may have known something?

Well, it's very explosive information, obviously, and there's a great deal of evidence

that they say they have collected, none of it necessarily conclusive.

It's more when they put it all together, a bigger question they say is, how could they

not have known, almost a direct quote, Brett?

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