Justice Rubinstein: U.S. should free convicted spy Pollard

http://www.haaretz.com/ ^ | Jack

[MplsSteve]

Exactly.

Pollard may have truly felt that he was acting in Israel's best intrests.

Pollard may have truly felt that he didn't compromise any US intelligence-gathering methods or personnel.

But he did commit espionage. For that fact, he deserves jail time.

[Cindy]

Free a "convicted spy?"

No.

[CdMGuy]

Rubinstein says that 20 years is more than enough. Hell, 20 times 20 years isn't nearly enough.

[Natural Law]

How about we just turn over his body. If Rubenstein is in a hurry I am OK with that. I'll chip in for the rope too.

[bmwcyle]

Kill him and throw his body in the street.

[steel_resolve]

High Court Justice Eliyakim Rubinstein

uh-huh. No bias here. Nice impartiality judge. Release him to Guantanamo.

[gaijin]

We should cut off his limbs.

[Continental Soldier]

Pardon him? Excuse me, but wasn't he convicted of espionage? I don't know if he should be released or not, but I know he should not be pardoned!

[beckett]

Every couple of years this case comes up, and every time Pollard's defenders just make it worse for him. Had Pollard and his partisans not made such a public issue of his imprisonment soon after his trial, and for years afterwards, he might be a free man today.

As it is, Pollard can expect no leniency ever from either the court system or the American people. Over and above his original crimes, his subsequent verbal attacks on this country have left deep wounds.

Let him rot in jail.

[bvw]

Such lovely respondents we have here today. All real men. Probably all wearing their wife's undergarments for the thrill of it.

[Talking_Mouse]

Pollard should be and will be released when his body assumes room temperature.

Absolutely.

[H. Paul Pressler IV]

Your Honor:

Mr. Pollard Can Leave Prison only if he is in a Pine Box.

[freedomdefender]

Could someone explain why the venom against this particular fellow? He's served 20 years. And he didn't give secrets to an enemy state.

[bvw]

Just for the record, Pollard has served *far* more time than in any comparable case. He spied for an ally, not an enemy. That makes this not Treason. The Consitution is specific in defining Treason -- it can only be charged for those who spy for an enemy.

To the irrational, the record doesn't matter.

[Citizen Tom Paine]

Not only did Israel give the technical information, that Pollard supplied, to the Soviet Union (so Jews could leave there) the Soviet really wanted the technical information.

To repair the damage that Pollard did to the US required hundred of millions of dollars and hundred of thousands of technical man hours (assuming that the damage could be repaired).

That man should remain in prison until he meets his maker and receives his final sentence for violating the trust that was placed in him by all of us.

[MinuteGal]

Justice Rubenstein should resign and go back to selling face cream.

Leni

[H. Paul Pressler IV]

I was not aware that the USSR was one of out allys.

[bvw]

Pollard spied for Israel. Israel IS our ally.

[bvw]

What is your opinion of our support for Saddam, should we jail all our agents and diplomats who aided Saddam during his war with Iran? Or those who invented trades with Iran in order to secure the release of our citizens held hostage? Or those who worked with the Afghan mujadeen who later turned to war with us?

Pollard spied for Israel, an ally. If indeed the story you claim is true, which is not, afaik, publicly verifiable then what that ally, Israel, did with that info was similiar in effect and morality to what we did in all the cases mentioned above. We dealt with those who were our mortal enemies directly and indirectly to provide for our safety, and the lives and freedom of our citizens.

[Nachum]

Ignoring the irregularities in the case, ignoring the fact that the US used secret evidence and went back on its own plea bargain agreement even Caspar Weinberger has publicly said about the same thing as this Israeli judge. Pollard has served enough time.

Nomatter, no amount of arguing will convice the hardcore here at FR. They want him to serve life in prison or be executed.