DOD linguist charged with revealing intel to Hezbollah

A Department of Defense linguist was arrested last week on charges of providing top-secret information, including details on U.S. intelligence assets [aka spies], to a Lebanese individual with ties to Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Lebanese terrorist group.

Mariam Taha Thompson, 61, had a top-secret security clearance. She was arrested Thursday for espionage at a U.S. military facility in Erbil, Iraq.

Taha Thompson accessed dozens of files that had the names and photos of intelligence sources, and the intel they provided to the U.S. government.

Officials noticed, back in December, a "notable shift" in her computer activity after a U.S. airstrike on Iranian-backed forces in Iraq. They searched her living quarters and found a note under her mattress that had names of intelligence sources along with information regarding DOD computer systems.

In her computer searches, she accessed information about eight intelligence sources, putting their lives in danger.

The traitor was returned to the U.S. and appeared in court. She's being held without bond until March 11 and will then appear for a bond hearing. Hopefully, a bond will not be granted as she is probably a flight-risk.

Prosecutor John Cummings, at the initial hearing said that Taha Thompson poses “a grave and imminent threat to U.S. assets in a military zone.”

She is charged with transmitting highly sensitive classified national defense information to a foreign national with apparent connections to Hezbollah and unlawfully possessing government information.

If found guilty of these charges, the traitor could face either life in prison or the death penalty. The chances that the latter penalty would be imposed, is probably low however. She has not yet entered a plea.

“If true, this conduct is a disgrace, especially for someone serving as a contractor with the United States military. This betrayal of country and colleagues will be punished,” said Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers.

DOD officials say they are "taking all necessary precautions” to protect American forces and intelligence sources due to the security breach.

If any American is killed because of this intelligence breach, the death penalty should be imposed.

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