Another Perspective
A Visit With Jonathan Pollard
The former Navy analyst, serving a life sentence for passing classified information to Israel, is interviewed at his “gated community” in Butner, North Carolina.
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Q.
Is any of the intelligence that passed
through your hands relevant today?
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A.
Absolutely not. The very definition of
intelligence must indicate that there is no longer one shred of
relevance today.
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Q.
Why did the National Security Agency
send an agent — who is sitting here with us — to monitor this
interview?
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A.
You’d have to ask him. [The U.S. intelligence
community] made a conscious decision to use me as a weapon against
the Jewish community and especially against AIPAC. These people
oppose the special relationship that historically bound America and
Israel together. My treatment was a means to an end, a way to end
the role of Israel as a natural ally to the U.S. Why? One must ask
who would want to challenge the special relationship. The answer
could range from traditional anti-Semites who disdain both American
Jews and Israel, to other interests that are players in American
foreign policy, be they Arab regimes or oil interests.
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