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Making Fiction Of Facts In The Israeli Spy Case, Kenneth Lasson, Angelo Codevilla, Lawrence J. Korb, John Loftus
Making Fiction Of Facts In The Israeli Spy Case, Kenneth Lasson, Angelo Codevilla, Lawrence J. Korb, John Loftus
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The authors make the case that Jonathan Pollard, the man convicted of spying for Israel, is again being condemned by new allegations by Martin Peretz in a New Republic article, and by retired Navy Capt. M. E. Bowman. The authors of these new assertions may not know more of the particulars than others in high places who have already publicly supported commuting Pollard's sentence to time served.
No More 'Sha Still', Kenneth Lasson
No More 'Sha Still', Kenneth Lasson
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This op-ed laments the consequences of staying quiet in light of recent national and international events. It takes President Obama to task for blaming Israel for lack of progress in Middle East peace negotiations, as well as Congress for its ineptitude during the recent national debt ceiling negotiations.
Let My People Go!, Kenneth Lasson
Let My People Go!, Kenneth Lasson
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This short article discusses the continued imprisonment of Jonathan Pollard for spying for Israel, as well as that of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, imprisoned by Hamas. Also discussed are the inequalities of the negotiations for their release, leaving Israel and the U.S. in a bad light.
Jews In Jail, Kenneth Lasson
Pollard Languishes, Kenneth Lasson
Passover And Jonathan Pollard, Kenneth Lasson
Passover And Jonathan Pollard, Kenneth Lasson
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Sounds Of Silence, Kenneth Lasson
It's Time To Be Fair To Jonathan Pollard, Kenneth Lasson
It's Time To Be Fair To Jonathan Pollard, Kenneth Lasson
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The Demonization Of Jonathan Pollard, Kenneth Lasson
The Demonization Of Jonathan Pollard, Kenneth Lasson
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This article discusses the case of Jonathan Pollard, and the issues surrounding his conviction of spying for Israel while acting as a U.S. naval intelligence analyst. Cited are the writer's view of the inequities of his conviction, and possible political motivations for his sentence.
Pollard Treated Unfairly, Kenneth Lasson
Pollard Treated Unfairly, Kenneth Lasson
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Justice And Jonathan Pollard, Angelo Codevilla, Irwin Cotler, Alan Dershowitz, Kenneth Lasson
Justice And Jonathan Pollard, Angelo Codevilla, Irwin Cotler, Alan Dershowitz, Kenneth Lasson
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Why Clinton Should Pardon Pollard – Now, Kenneth Lasson
Why Clinton Should Pardon Pollard – Now, Kenneth Lasson
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Pollard Case Is One For The Legal Books, Kenneth Lasson
Pollard Case Is One For The Legal Books, Kenneth Lasson
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Jonathan Pollard, the former Navy intelligence analyst who was convicted of passing classified information to Israel, has been behind bars for more than 12 years now. His life sentence - by far the harshest ever meted out for a similar offense - continues to make "equal justice under law" seem like little more than a palsied proverb.
Pollard's actions were clearly misguided and rightly punishable, but should he languish for life in prison while others obviously more perfidious have been set free? Americans who expect fairness in their judicial system should be sorely disillusioned at how grossly disproportionate Pollard's treatment …
Ax-Grinding Politics Leads To Unequal Justice, Kenneth Lasson
Ax-Grinding Politics Leads To Unequal Justice, Kenneth Lasson
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Pollard And Priorities, Kenneth Lasson
Long Overdue, Kenneth Lasson
Jonathan Pollard: A More Genuine Notion Of Justice, Kenneth Lasson
Jonathan Pollard: A More Genuine Notion Of Justice, Kenneth Lasson
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Perhaps the president, visibly moved by the film, would sympathize with the moral impulse that drove [Jonathan Pollard] to give vital defense information to Israel. Perhaps he'd likewise equate Nazi Germany with demonic Iraq. Perhaps Mr. [Clinton], currently compiling his own list of presidential pardons, would see to it that the horrendous life sentence handed Pollard in 1985 be commuted to time served.
Particularly galling, though, are the potshots from two former Justice Department prosecutors - the politically ambitious Joseph DiGenova and his former assistant David Geneson - who effectively bargained Pollard out of a trial by promising not to …