Was Ethel Rosenberg Guilty of Spying?
Was Ethel Rosenberg Guilty of Spying? Monday September 15, 2008 In 1953, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were executed for espionage against the United States. Although there has been plenty of evidence to confirm that Julius Rosenberg was a spy, many have wondered exactly how involved Ethel had actually been. Two new sources made available last week further question Ethel’s role. Last week, the U.S. National Archives released grand jury transcripts relating to the Ethel and Julius Rosenberg trial. In these documents, it appears that the key piece of evidence used to convict Ethel (i.e. the statement which claimed that Ethel Rosenberg had typed up the secret information) was probably not true. Also last week, Morton Sobell, who had been tried and also found guilty of spying with the Rosenbergs, has finally broken his long-standing claim of innocence and admitted to being a spy. In an
Was Ethel Rosenberg Guilty of Spying? Monday September 15, 2008#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3)In 1953, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were executed for espionage against the United States. Although there has been plenty of evidence to confirm that Julius Rosenberg was a spy, many have wondered exactly how involved Ethel had actually been. Two new sources made available last week further question Ethel’s role. Last week, the U.S. National Archives released grand jury transcripts relating to the Ethel and Julius Rosenberg trial. In these documents, it appears that the key piece of evidence used to convict Ethel (i.e. the statement which claimed that Ethel Rosenberg had typed up the secret information) was probably not true. Also last week, Morton Sobell, who had been tried and also found guilty of spying with the Rosenbergs, has finally broken his long-standing claim of innocence and admitted to bei
Was Ethel Rosenberg Guilty of Spying? Monday September 15, 2008#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3)In 1953, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were executed for espionage against the United States. Although there has been plenty of evidence to confirm that Julius Rosenberg was a spy, many have wondered exactly how involved Ethel had actually been. Two new sources made available last week further question Ethel’s role. Last week, the U.S. National Archives released grand jury transcripts relating to the Ethel and Julius Rosenberg trial. In these documents, it appears that the key piece of evidence used to convict Ethel (i.e. the statement which claimed that Ethel Rosenberg had typed up the secret information) was probably not true. Also last week, Morton Sobell, who had been tried and also found guilty of spying with the Rosenbergs, has finally broken his long-standing claim of innocence and admitted to bei
