Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard to be released

A former U.S, intelligence agent sentenced to life in prison for spying on behalf of Israel against the United States will be released later this year, according to multiple reports on Tuesday.

Naval Investigative Service, more commonly referred to now as NCIS, Criminal added sometime in the Clinton or GWB years I think.

I'm not suggesting a backroom deal couldn't have been made with the judge. My point was that the Weinberger memo did provide him a basis to break the deal, if true. I have zero sympathy for Pollard, but given the fact that his sentence is nearly over, I think the important issue becomes what happened, and why. And no, the judge doesn't get a pass on that. But like even the attorney who "forgot" to file an appeal, they're not the important historical issue. That becomes what the memo said, and when did the powers at be know many of the charges alleged to be in the memo were false. If Pollard did out our agents in Europe, info he had no access to, should we be calling for the release of Ames (Pollard's investigator) and Hansen? They confessed to providing the names.

Personally I'd have shed no tears had Pollard died in prison, he's not guilty of treason, but in common usage of the word, he's a traitor. But I suspect there were more serious systemic issues underlying the 30 year Pollard saga.

You're correct, this was likely a 3 to 5 year crime. I'm not sure if you're correct about the declassification of the memorandum, but that could well have happened in the last couple years.

He spied on the USA to reap financial rewards. He was paid lots of money to undercut and sell out our intelligence system. He should have been executed on the spot. Actually he should have been water boarded first to find out who all was behind this and who helped him.

Had he been executed he would now be a long forgotten memory and others who might think about getting rich on our back for doing the same, might think twice. Obama is as bad as he.

Here is a link to Aaron Klein’s WND.com article from February, which he pretty much repeated on his radio show last Sunday. It hopefully will clarify some of the facts.

http://www.wnd.com/2015/02/exposed-secret-memo-reveals-pollard-sentence-a-sham/

Have you seen the explanation for Pollard’s release in New York media?

Federal life sentences come up for parole at 30 years, according to rules at the time. Standard practice has been to grant parole at that time unless there has been some kind of bad or uncooperative behavior.

One of the criticisms of Pollard’s treatment is his differential treatment compared to similar convicts. This parole is a return to typical treatment.

Or so goes the argument. IMHO, Pollard really should have nothing to complain about, but that’s just me.

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