Why Obama Will Free Jonathan Pollard

War in Context ^ | June 9, 2012 | Grant Smith

[pavlova]

The US Department of Justice has released new files about convicted spy Jonathan Pollard’s bid for presidential clemency. Pollard was sentenced to life in prison in 1987 after passing more than a million highly classified documents to Israel while working as an intelligence analyst for the US Navy. Documents in the Freedom of Information Act response (PDF) reference 32 pages of government agency deliberative communications and 37 pages of new communications between Pardon Attorney Ronald Rogers and Pollard’s legal team — all produced since July of 2011. While the contents have been withheld, their existence signals that the Pollard commutation request may be nearing a conclusion within the Obama administration. June 18 could mark the culmination of a massive lobbying campaign for release. Obama’s dismal record on Israeli accountability suggests Pollard will soon walk free.

[darth]

One of my goals in life is to bring enlightenment to my naive and innocent Freeper Brethren.

Are you so young that you do not remember the scandal? It was over 20 years ago, but I remember it was whispered about in Aviation Week (which we called Aviation Secrets Weekly). When I say they fired them, I mean that they downgraded their clearances and sent them to less sensitive jobs in the fedgov. I remember that the move decimated the capabilities of the photo analyst ranks.

Did you expect the government to have a press conference? The very name of the NSA was classified at that time. We called it No Such Agency. I visited in the early 1990s to brief them on an invention of mine and my lofty security clearance only allowed me to go into the LOBBY.

My source is an old retired spook.

[darth]

Have you seen the responses I got on this thread? Some of our friends have not had the experiences that I have.

In my years working in aerospace it was like the X Files without the aliens.

At least, I never saw any aliens.

What I did see was that the story in the media was NEVER CORRECT. Indeed, the most earth-shaking things never saw any ink.

I have tried to record, for posterity, the parts that I can disclose.

All modesty aside, my management was always astounded when I would show up at the Proposal Team with our competitor’s Org Chart, Technical Approach, and, sometimes, their price. I obtained this info through legal means and analysis.

[Condor51]

If I was Barry I wouldn't be counting on any help from Rahmbo anytime soon. The Rahmfather of Chicago is up to his a$$___ in alligators right now with all the carnage that his 'Amish' residents leave behind every weekend:

'Eight dead, 43 wounded in weekend shootings' Chicago Sun-Times

And that doesn't include all the Flashmob Attacks by more Amish Yutes on the silly white folks who thought they could go to the (free) Chicago Blues Fest held over the weekend in Grant Park then leave in safety. [The MSM in Chi won't touch these stories, only a Chi Cop Blog had all the gory details. (and I wanted to go this year -- ha!)]

Anywho, the people are getting fed up fast with the Rahmfather and he may be packing his bags and scooting out of town in the middle of night before the Torches and Pitchforks come for him and won't be around to help Barry. So Rahmbo will need any cash he's got stashed away in his 'other home country'.

And per that Cop Blog I read yesterday afternoon -- The Chi PD had such a busy Fri and Sat night that they were literally rushing from one violent crime scene to another. Many times having to leave their own district to assist cops in other districts. And that takes approval on a Command Level (Statistically, Kabul Afghanistan is actually safer than Chicago!).

So Rahm's screwed, big time, and so is his new Police Superintendent. Everything they try to stem the carnage turns into a Chinese fire drill - but they're trying to stop it the PC way so natch it'll fail.

[Liz]

Jonathan and Anne Pollard on their wedding day. They
divorced after they got caught spying. She lives in
Israel after her release from jail. He remarried in prison.

Pollard is an evil, evil person. He's in jail this long b/c he greatly undermined US ntl security for the benefit of our "best friend in the Mideast."

Pollard said he only spied on the US b/c of idealogy. Yet, he was paid to do the dirty work and his then-wife got paid w/ expensive jewelry. She went to jail but was released when she faked illness.

One of the terms for Israel getting trillion in US tax dollars is that they are supposed to share their Mideast intel with us. I guess they never got wind of 9/11---and dozens of other bombings---which were planned in their backyard (/snix).

"To you stupid Americans, Pollard is a criminal.
In Isreal we consider him a hero."

[Liz]

When Chicagoans tar and feather Mayor Rahm, do not stress——he has a place to go (/sob).

Rahm chairs Obama’s reelection team-—and appeared on Fareed Zacariah’s GPS cable program recently outlining how Obama will win the election.

[allmendream]

Do you also believe Jewish people were warned to stay out of the World Trade Center that day?

Do you actually think that if Israel had intelligence on the 9-11 plot that they would not have informed the U.S.A., when they have most certainly given us treasure troves of invaluable intel of lesser import?

[Ax]

Granted I spent most of my 33 years working there deployed abroad but I think I would have heard of it. I started in 1964 and this is the first I’d ever heard of it, and I know some Jewish guys that spent their whole careers there and a couple that are still working.

[darth]

Thanks for the datapoint.

My spook buddy may have exaggerated.

It is possible that the NSA only transferred people known to associate with Pollard or those who behaved suspiciously.

The problem in detecting espionage by sayonim is that they don’t do it for money most of the time.

The moral of this story is that Israel may be a close ally, but that does mean that they will not cross the USA.

I remain a strong supporter of Israel, but we need to be realistic about the world.

[Liz]

THIS JUST IN Obama is conferring the prestigious US Presidential Medal of Freedom on Israeli president Shimon Peres. This is touted as a major opportunity to gain Pollard's release. News reports say Israel at first refused to acknowledge Pollard's spying---but in 1995 Pollard was made a citizen of Israel by then-prime minister Netanyahu (now the current PM).

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DARTH POSTED I remain a strong supporter of Israel, but we need to be realistic......The moral of the Pollard story is that Israel may be a close ally, but that does not mean that they will not cross the USA.

It's possible the super-secret NSA only transferred people known to associate with spymaster Pollard, or those who behaved suspiciously. The problem in detecting espionage by sayonim (Yiddish term for thousands of "Israel's helpers" with citizenship in the US, and elsewhere)---is that they are idealogues. Their espionage, money transfers, and the like, are reimbursed for expenses only......so goes the legend.

COMMENTS Those hate-filled (yuck) anti-Semites would claim that the "helpers" use "the good cop/bad cop" routine---to throw others off the scent.

The "helpers" may not get paid overtly but there are ways: In 1995 (year Newt Gingrich became powerful Speaker of the House), his then-wife Marianne Gingrich landed a plum job with the Israel Export Development Company (IEDC).

Marianne had previously been employed as an “image consultant” for a beauty cosmetics company....and was now IEDC’s Vice President.

IEDC was the brainchild of Larry Silverstein---developer of the WTC.....infamous 9/11 bombing target.

Two of Marianne's tasks were (1) to develop Americans to relocate jobs and businesses to Israel and (2) to get jobs for Israeli interns in Congressional offices.

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(Snicker) Sure would like to see the paper trail of financial bombs "The Interns" planted in US govt agencies that jetstream zillions to Israel without oversight.....over and above the billions in US foreign aid ceremoniously announced each year.