[af_vet_1981]

No, the Rosenbergs passed nuclear secrets to our enemies (the Communists). Pollard passed (very important) secrets to our allies. There is a difference, albeit he is as guilty as say, Paul Hill was guilty of murder. No question.

[JohnGalt]

It could be considered treason perhaps under traditional felony-murder cases, no?

Eric Margolis 1/141999

"According to CIA sources, Pollard provided Israeli intelligence with names of important American agents inside the former

Soviet Union and Russia who had supplied information on East Bloc weapons and war plans. How the agents' names were linked to the secrets they supplied - a major breach of basic intelligence security - remains a mystery.

Some of the enormously sensitive secrets stolen by Pollard may have been either sold, or bartered, by Israel to the Soviet Union.

A number of key CIA agents in the East Bloc were allegedly executed as a result of Pollard's spying. The KGB likely gained access to top-secret U.S. codes - either directly from Israel, or through spies in Israel's government. In short, Pollard's treachery caused one of the worst security disasters in modern U.S. history. "

[SauronOfMordor]

No, the Rosenbergs passed nuclear secrets to our enemies (the Communists). Pollard passed (very important) secrets to our allies.

At the time the Rosenbergs STARTED their espionage, during WW2, the USSR was the official ally of the United States. As a matter of fact, the USSR had a better claim to the status of ally than Israel, in that they were actively fighting against an enemy (Germany) that the US was at war with.

It didn't matter. The Rosenbergs were convicted of espionage (not treason) and executed (as Pollard should have been).