  By STEVE WEIZMAN, Associated Press Writer JERUSALEM - Israeli police have begun a criminal investigation against nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu over interviews he gave to foreign media in an apparent breach of a court order, Israeli officials said Thursday. The Justice Ministry said in a statement that Israel's security services believe that during the interviews with the British Broadcasting Corp. and the London Sunday Times, given shortly after his release from prison in April, Vanunu made references to secret material he was forbidden to discuss. The statement gave no further details about Vanunu's alleged violations. It is possible Vanunu might face new charges that could eventually result in another prison sentence, but this could not be determined at the start of the inquiry. Vanunu served an 18-year sentence for espionage and treason for divulging information about Israel's Dimona nuclear plant, where he worked as a technician.
The details led experts to conclude that Israel a large nuclear weapons stockpile, though it has never acknowledged having one. As a condition of his release, Vanunu was barred from speaking to foreign journalists. -- He couldn't just keep his yapper shut. He had to talk to someone about his "problems". This guy needs a psychologist not a journalist. You think he would know the difference. Andrew B. 
