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Woolsey may well be pro-Israel, but he's hardly anti-Saudi, to the best of my knowledge. What this article implies is that Saudi petrodollars may well have bought far more influence in Washington than our leaders, particularly the "oil cabal" of the GOP, is willing to reveal.

I still tend to believe Pollard's guilt, though I don't discount the possibility of politicization of his case.

His lawyer, who this is by, has been trying to play conspiracy games for years, if you follow his ramblings, and get between the subtleys, over all these years, he will, wind up blaming either Ronald Reagan or to some extent, Bush sr (and now by default GWB).

Clinton, to help Hillary get the jewish vote, was ready to pardon him, but Pollard would have been far more controversial then any of the other pardons, and he knew he would, in essence, possibly ruin Hillary, if Tenet resigned, and start yacking.

What this article implies is that Saudi petrodollars may well have bought far more influence in Washington than our leaders, particularly the "oil cabal" of the GOP, is willing to reveal.

Influence? Its a matter of commonsense politics really. Israel produces nothing which keeps the economy humming (excepting humbug like this perhaps), Saudi produces tons of it. When oil prices rise, its the regular folks back home complaining to congress, not the Saudi's or their registered agents. Saudi has revealed its power twice - 1973 and 1979. Do we really need another 4 year recession to remind us of it? Most people think not.

In any case, I fail to see the connection that would make the Saudi's gravely interested in getting Pollard behind bars. Or does he have the explosive proof of Saudi guilt for everything ... if only he could be freed to tell it. I've heard of a lot of prisoners with explosive proofs of this or that if only you would free them. You believe that tripe?