There is a lot of conflicting information re Jonathan Pollard, but a man
does not get such a severe sentence unless there were catatrosphic
results.
Some blame the deaths of many Iraqis on thiis man, as at the time a
peaceful agreement was in process with Sadaam Hussein - Hussein claimed
all along he did not want war, he offered cheap oil and somebody, does
not want USA citizens to have cheap oil.
So this is another typical Clinton manipulaltion.....see Lieberman wants
Pollard kept in jail....and now Hilliary wants to assist this man rather
than let due process take its course.
Under law, this woman is guilty of influence peddling and without a
doubt has taken a few contributions for "street money"......that is
money like this one councilwoman in Columbus used to call money she did
not record amounting to thousands of dollars......which was a corrupt
way of just stealing money?
So......we have Lieberman for those who want Pollard in jail, and we
have Hilliary who wants to help this near mass murderer? Both sides
appeased.
I can not forget the death of the CIA Agent Robert Welch who served his
country overseas; Henry Kissinger permitted a secret list of CIA agents
to be photographed and he got caught by CIA Agent Bob Pope, who ran
National Enquirer at the time......Kissinger left this list open on a
table before him, and high powered lense used to take
picture......Enquirer knew Kissing, Soviet Agent KGB Code Name Bor, was
a traitor and the Number 1 Enemy Within.....Robert Welch was one who was
then returned home in a coffin, but the CIA made sure it was a US Flag,
not UN flag, that draped his coffin.
All in the family? Release Pollard? Why.....how long do you think he
would last on outside......this man was like Henry Kissinger and maybe
Joe Lieberman? For do we have two enemies within.
Remember the USS Liberty.....always.
Lieberman does not want this man released - so see again, does his
alleged dual citizenshpi and dedication to Zionism prefent him from fair
and impartial dealings for all? I think not.
Saba
Research Paper #1: Jonathan Pollard Spy Case
By Carl Tashian
As a result of a massive failure in U.S. counterintelligence, Jonathan
Pollard was able to spend 18 months collecting and selling classified
American intelligence to Israel from his position in U.S. Naval
Intelligence. The FBI arrested Pollard in November of 1985, and he is
currently serving a life sentence for espionage. But the damage has
already been done: In the history of U.S. intelligence, no one has
stolen so much classified information so quickly.
Pollard had originally applied to work for the CIA in 1977, but after a
polygraphed interview that revealed possible security and drug problems,
he was denied the job. Naval Intelligence hired him two years later,
with no knowledge of the CIA's previous findings.
He worked for seven years as an analyst for Naval Intelligence. He was
granted access to some classified data after two years at the job, but
his access was later suspended when his superiors gave him a polygraph
test that had troubling results. By the suggestion of his superiors, he
received some psychiatric help.
Later, after a shift in management, Pollard was moved to a new division.
Through a major administrative oversight, his new bosses never learned
of the polygraph test, and he was granted an even higher level of access
to intelligence than before. He was eventually allowed to remove and
transport very sensitive documents, putting him in an ideal position for
espionage.
During the 18 months before his arrest, he leaked thousands of pages of
classified documents to the Israeli government.
The documents Pollard sold were raw intelligence material, rather than
analyzed data.
The information was classified not only for its subject matter, but also
because it revealed many sources and methods used for U.S. intelligence
collection. By analyzing these sources, the Israeli government could
learn specifics about the capabilities of the American intelligence
infrastructure, including the locations of facilities and identities of
agents.
For a mere $50,000, they bought an enormous amount of this sensitive
data from Pollard.
At the time, Israel and the U.S. had an inveterate agreement to share
many secrets, but the discovery and arrest of Pollard strained
relations. These relations had been further eroded by Israel's
participation in the Iran-Contra scandal. Worried about losing their
billions of dollars in annual aid from the U.S., the Israeli government
denied any sanctioned affiliation with Pollard, stating that the matter
was a "rouge operation."
In fact, shortly after Pollard's arrest, and in the eyes of an already
suspicious Washington, Israel promoted two of the four government
officials who had dealt with Pollard. Most notably, Col. Aviem Sella,
Pollard's primary contact, was given full control of a major Israeli Air
Force base. Israel continued to deny any connection with Pollard, and
Washington became more outraged.
When he heard that Israel would not assist him, Pollard began
cooperating with authorities and revealing his Israeli contacts and
handlers. Through a plea bargain, he was eventually convinced to plead
guilty to spying for an ally.
But the U.S. government betrayed Pollard, and the promise of a softer
punishment was later broken. Pollard received a life sentence for his
crimes, the maximum allowed by law.
There are a number of issues surrounding Pollard's indictment which in
recent years have gained him the support of many mainstream American
Jewish organizations, Israeli politicians, and even one of his original
judges.
His supporters feel that, for humanitarian reasons, he should be
released. He has already served more time than anyone previously
imprisoned for spying on an ally, and they say that, thinking only of
helping Israel, he did not realize the extent of damage he was doing to
the U.S.
In a formal statement in May 1998, twelve years later, Israel finally
acknowledged that Pollard was an Israeli agent and now assumes a
responsibility for helping him return to Israel. He has been granted
Israeli citizenship and is frequently visited by Israeli cabinet
members.
Many right-wing Israeli politicians support his freedom in order to
boost their campaigns.
But the U.S. intelligence community does not want him to be
free�especially considering the sensitivity of the intelligence that
he is aware of.
Presidents Bush and Clinton have rejected Israel's continued requests to
commute his sentence. The U.S. government hopes to curb further
espionage attempts by making an example of Pollard.
His espionage took place during "The Year of the Spy," when nearly 15
Americans were prosecuted for spying. These cases especially
demonstrated a serious problem in America's handling of its intelligence
data. The failure to protect raw intelligence secrets jeopardizes a
country's reputation for maintaining a trusted relationship with its
sources. If an agency cannot take appropriate security measures for
keeping sources secret, those sources will not provide as much
intelligence in the future.
References:
Hillel Kuttler, "PM to Pollard: We will work tirelessly to bring you
home", The Jerusalem Post 17 May 1998.
Jacob V. Lamar Jr., "Two Not-So-Perfect Spies; Ronald Pelton is
convicted of espionage as Jonathan Pollard pleads guilty", Time 16 June
1986.
Kenneth Lasson, "Pollard case is one for the legal books", The Baltimore
Sun 6 May 1998
Steward Powell and Robert Rosenberg,
"Spying between friends: Pollard case simmers on", U.S. News & World
Report 16 Mar. 1987.
How man people have been murdered or died because of this man, this
traitor Jonathan Pollard who sold his country out pretty cheap, if that
is all he received.......30 pieces of silver for a Judas, a Brutus, and
a Spy? Pretty cheap.
A. Saba
Dare To Call It Conspiracy
A. Saba
Dare To Call It Conspiracy
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