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Monday, November 21, 2016
On This Day In History Jonathan Pollard Was Arrested For Spying For Isreal
As History.com notes, on this day in 1985, called "The Year of the Spy," U.S. naval intelligence analyst Jonathan Pollard was arrested for spying for Israel.
You can read about the case via the below link:
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/israeli-spy-arrested-in-united-states?cmpid=email-hist-tdih-2016-1121-11212016&om_rid=de5e4076c942a595dbda53f758321d197499484f6d117f61b6ac5c08e0d6f0aa&om_mid=112309221&kx_EmailCampaignID=8195&kx_EmailCampaignName=email-hist-tdih-2016-1121-11212016&kx_EmailRecipientID=de5e4076c942a595dbda53f758321d197499484f6d117f61b6ac5c08e0d6f0aa%20&os_ehash=44@experian:de5e4076c942a595dbda53f758321d197499484f6d117f61b6ac5c08e0d6f0aa
You can also read more about the Pollard case via the below link:
http://www.pauldavisoncrime.com/2016/11/a-look-back-at-convicted-spy-jonathan.html
Note: History.com states that Pollard is in prison, but he has in fact been released.
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ReplyDeleteWant to know more about Pollard? Read my magazine piece, which I link to above.
As for John Walker, he was, in a way, released from federal prison. He died.
Paul