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To: general_re
You know exactly what Pollard was attempting to do by going to the press but consider it innuendo and speculation what Weinberger, et. al. were attempting to do by going to the press and the judge.

You yourself admitted that he received an unusually harsh sentence for the crime he was charged and convicted of. The unique aspect of his case, which infuriates certain people to this day, is that he is an American Jew that spied for Israel.

83 posted on 09/08/2003 1:28:11 PM PDT by af_vet_1981
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To: af_vet_1981
You know exactly what Pollard was attempting to do by going to the press but consider it innuendo and speculation what Weinberger, et. al. were attempting to do by going to the press and the judge.

A) Weinberger never went to the press during the sentencing process. B) Weinberger never went to the judge. Instead, as part of the sentencing process, the judge went to Weinberger and asked for an assessment of the damage done by Pollard, which Weinberger provided. I don't consider this "innuendo", nor have I suggested same, contrary to your portrayal of my posts - these are the actual facts. What I do consider innuendo, and have all along, is your repeated vague, unsupported, baseless accusations of anti-Semitism against a mysteriously unnamed person or persons - allegations which you have repeatedly been invited to support, and have repeatedly avoided so doing. With your statements about Weinberger, it is obvious that you are simply unaware of the actual facts of the case. Unfortunately, as my posts are right here in front of you, I can hardly be so generous as to ascribe your distortions on that point to simple ignorance - it is clear that you are actively and willfully distorting what I have said.

The unique aspect of his case, which infuriates certain people to this day, is that he is an American Jew that spied for Israel.

The only unique aspect that I can see is the behavior his actions have engendered in his supporters - rarely are traitors the subject of an active campaign to portray them as martyrs, as Pollard's supporters have done. Pollard himself may have opened the door to smearing all Jews with the charge of untrustworthiness due to competing loyalties - unfortunately, it is his supporters who will insure that such a charge will continue to dog Jews indefinitely.

While you are certainly entitled to your opinion that Pollard was done wrong, and no one here will begrudge you that, what you are not entitled to are your own facts. Until you fully acquaint yourself with the actual facts of the case, and are able to rationally discuss them without resorting to distorting what others are saying, there is very little point in continuing this discussion. Feel free to have the last word.

84 posted on 09/08/2003 4:35:43 PM PDT by general_re (Today is a day for firm decisions! Or is it?)
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