Is Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice an Israeli spy?

Lawyer: Rice Allegedly Leaked Defense Info
By MATTHEW BARAKAT
The Associated Press Saturday, April 22, 2006

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice leaked national defense information to a pro-Israel lobbyist in the same manner that landed a lower-level Pentagon official a 12-year prison sentence, the lobbyist's lawyer said Friday. Prosecutors disputed the claim. The allegations against Rice came as a federal judge granted a defense request to issue subpoenas sought by the defense for Rice and three other government officials in the trial of Steven Rosen and Keith Weissman. The two are former lobbyists with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee who are charged with receiving and disclosing national defense information.

The indictment against Rosen, of Silver Spring, Md., and Weissman, of Bethesda, Md., alleges that they conspired to obtain classified government reports on issues relevant to U.S. policy, including the al-Qaida terror network; the bombing of the Khobar Towers dormitory in Saudi Arabia, which killed 19 U.S. Air Force personnel and U.S. policy in Iran. /more/

Let The AIPAC Spy Trial Begin:
Why Prosecuting Weissman and Rosen Matters

Today Judge T.S. Ellis III offered a rare second opportunity to the Rosen and Weissman defense team. They again made their case that the indictment of the two former AIPAC lobbyists was "trampling on their 1st Amendment rights". Although Judge Ellis established an August, 2006 trial date he continues to consider a motion to dismiss charges altogether. /more/

So, did Rice commit a crime against the USA? According to Alan Dershowitz, the "Torture Professor": Spying, -- i.e. passing on valuable information between two friendly countries -- is no crime."