[harmonium]

Pollard was never indicted for treason.
He was never accused of formal damage to the US.

He acknowledged guilt, and was indicted for 1 count of passing classified info to an alley - which they were entitled to, according to a Memorandum of Understanding.

[BykrBayb]

He was convicted of spying. Life in prison is too good for him.

[trebb]

Pollard was never indicted for treason. He was never accused of formal damage to the US. He acknowledged guilt, and was indicted for 1 count of passing classified info to an alley - which they were entitled to, according to a Memorandum of Understanding.

We will never know the whole background or how it was prosecuted. I would keep an open mind that it is possible he made a deal and agreed to lesser charges that did not include the death penalty. The fact that he plead guilty and went quietly speaks volumes.

[rabidralph]

What was Pollard doing in an alley? Bowling? “Entitled to.” Nice.

[Magnatron]

harmonium wrote: "Pollard was never indicted for treason. He was never accused of formal damage to the US. He acknowledged guilt, and was indicted for 1 count of passing classified info to an alley - which they were entitled to, according to a Memorandum of Understanding."

What he was convicted of - and what the totality of his actual actions were - are two completely different animals.

Just like Manning, there's a simple understanding when you are in the business of working with intelligence: You don't pass that intelligence to ANYONE who isn't cleared to receive that information through a structured process of approval. If you violate that, you go to prison.

Period.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

He acknowledged guilt, and was indicted for 1 count of passing classified info to an alley

Was it the same alley in which we see Bill Ayers wiping his feet on a US flag?