Leibowitz leaked the documents to the unnamed blogger in April 2009. The blogger — identified as “Recipient A” in court filings — then wrote a post based on the classified documents.
...The government does not allege that Leibowitz was paid for the documents. He pleaded guilty to violating a law prohibiting the unauthorized disclosure of classified information about “communication intelligence activities” — i.e., electronic spying.
Leibowitz, who holds dual citizenship, was employed as a contract Hebrew linguist for the FBI for only about three months before he leaked the documents
...Leibowitz is the grandson of Yeshayahu Leibowitz, a famous and well-respected philosopher, scientist and Torah scholar in Israel who died in 1994. The elder Leibowitz was recognized by some as the conscience of Israel for his controversial opposition to Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories.
His grandson continued along that path of controversy by working as a peace activist... [He has represented peace activists and has a blog, Pursuing Justice, in which he discusses morality and ethics.]
...more likely Leibowitz was behind the leaked news that Representative Jane Harman had allegedly been caught on an NSA wiretap engaging in a quid-pro-quo conversation with an Israeli agent. That information was published in April by Jeff Stein, a writer for Congressional Quarterly, on his SpyTalk blog, which was mirrored at CQ Homeland Security...
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