Spy vs. Spy
@cirby 18:18: "the operation was implemented completely by the FBI, and there's no indication at all that Israeli intelligence had anything to do with the breach."
Ah, but why did the FBI decide to run the operation, that's the question.
"He must have made some kind of attempt, which triggered the FBI's interest in him," Mr. Piernick said. "They cut in between him and whoever he was trying to work with and posed as an intelligence officer, agent or courier to handle the issue..." (Washington Times)
And the answer comes out of the man's own mouth - "I thought I was working for you already."
"I don’t get recruited by the Mossad every day. By the way, I knew this day would come." Questioned further by the undercover agent, Nozette said, "I thought I was working for you already. I mean, that’s what I always thought [the foreign company] was – just a front."
For a comprehensive background putting this particular incident in perspective:
http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2009/10/20/the-dark-side-of-the-special-relationship/