[RFEngineer]

” stressed that the US doesn’t need to spy on Israel. “

LOL. What a putz.

I’m a big supporter of Israel.

But Israel is one of our greatest intelligence threats. They not only put lots of effort spying on us, but they are very good at it.

We not only need to spy on Israel, it is an imperative.

Here’s one example: in the 1973 war, when Israel was nearly overrun by their neighbors - our spying and surveillance of Israel quite likely resulted in their belligerent neighbors NOT being nuked.

I don’t blame Israel for wanting Pollard released - but to pretend it’s for anything but their own intelligence reasons (abandoning a spy that’s been caught has a depressing effect on recruitment) is ludicrous.

It’s disingenuous to say it’s because he’s Jewish, and they know it. But it’s all they have because he was busted hard, and his impact was quantifiable in lives lost. So they try to engender racial guilt, which is their best shot at getting him released. I hope it doesn’t work.

Ok Woolsey, are you getting paid to have this opinion? Full disclosure would first and foremost be in order before you declare your country - the BEST country in the world to be a Jew, and practice Judaism (even better than Israel) - to be antisemitic, prove you aren’t conflicted. Given the veracity of our intelligence apparatus, I won’t believe him anyway, but still, he should at least have to courtesy to lie to us about being objective before asking us to release a notorious spy like Pollard.

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[Alberta's Child]

Woolsey is an opportunistic hack and an @sshole, and you're right to question his motives and speculate about who is paying his salary now. When he was the CIA director he was adamantly opposed to Pollard's release, and he doesn't know anything about the Pollard case today that he didn't know back then.