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Bush pardons man who helped Jewish resistance in 1940s
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Published: 23.12.08, 22:40
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1. BUSH lets Jewish Pollard rot while pardoning Protestant Hero
GET REAL ,   USA   (12.23.08)
Jonathan Pollard is in his 23rd year of imprisonment because of a Plea Bargain for 2 to 4 years which the US government violated and the Major Jewish groups and Israel does nothing for his release. If Pollard was Black, Hispanic, or an arab ALL the major Jewish groups and Israel would be demanding his Pardon!
2. Palestinian Terrorists/Jewish Resistance
PunditRich ,   Wisconsin, USA   (12.23.08)
Unhelpful to our Israel cause to always refer to "Jewish Resistance" versus "Palestinian/Arab/Muslim Terrorism" for similar activities and dogma. Whew, "Hero"? Blatant political spin that undermines credibility in the loong run.
3. Pardons a dead man but not Pollard ?
Marcel ,   Florida   (12.23.08)
He fooled so many fools ,especially Israel with his fake peace scam. What a rat this texas turd has turned out to be.
4. PunditRich #2
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (12.24.08)
Since Mr. Winters never murdered a civilian nor even attempted such an act the term terrorist is wrong. The Arabs have always targeted civilians as a matter of course, whereas we have targeted the terrorists. But you are much too racist and stupid to figure out the difference
5. Pollard
Wise Man ,   USA   (12.24.08)
No one will touch Pollard. After all he is responsible for the collaps of the Russian agents for the USA in Russia and the death of many good Russian agents. He will be in jail for the rest of his life
6. POLLARD? he is alive! Let him go. No one convicted on helpin
Jae ,   Lynn US   (12.24.08)
an allie has served even remotely as long. This will make many people look like anti semites and thats why no one wants to be JUST. "But justice- justice shall you pursue-" The Torah Write or call the white house requesting Pollards pardon
7. Undoubtedly, this man, Charles Winters
GUH   (12.24.08)
Contributed to the military machine of the Zionist gangs during the 1948 war, thus contributing only to the bloodletting and suffering of the Palestinian people that could have ended then rather than drag on for the greater of the 20th century and the first decade of the 21st century... and Mr. Bush, undoubtedly the worst president, a man with Arabic Palestinian blood on his hands, has only cemented his legacy by pardoning this dead and buried criminal...
8. pardons dont help dead men but it could help pollard
zionist forever   (12.24.08)
I am sure Charles Winters would be very happy if he hadn't died 28 years ago but there is another man who worked for Israel who is currently alive, in an American prison and would like a pardon his name is Jonathan Pollard. Pollard has now been in prison for nearly 32 years, when he was sentenced it was recomended he be given parrol which he has not recieved. Clinton was willing to release Pollard as part of the 1998 Wye River interim peace agreement but then George Tennant threatened to resign as CIA director if he was and so Clinton changed his mind. That was ten years ago. Time for a president to stand up to the inteligence community who are bitter because they got duped and just relese Pollard he has done his time. Come on Bush do something right dont pardon dead men pardon the living we dont need Pollard to die in prison before some future president decides that he deserves a pardon.
9. #7, You had Glubb Pasha
Jake   (12.24.08)
commander of the Jordanian Arab Legion, and officer of the British Army, that turned the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem into a smouldering heap. The Palestine Arabs had the armies of Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, and others on their side. Whom did the Jews have? Charles Winters is the exception that proves the rule, that the Jews did not get help from outside, including America, which convicted him.
10. What about pollard?
George ,   Kfar Saba   (12.24.08)
11. Too little too late
Ariel Ben Yochanan ,   Kfar Tapuah   (12.24.08)
B"H We Want Pollard. Bush, Free Pollard Now!
12. If Obama releases Pollard, he would win my support.
Tahl ,   Israel   (12.24.08)
It was Republicans of the worst kind (Weinberger) that locked Pollard for life - it would take only a liberal Democrat to release him. If Obama does what Clinton promised to do but failed to deliever, I would definitely see him in a new light. I think this would be a nice payback by Obama to US Jews for their ardent support. Not many people in America, other than a few Jew-haters (who didn't vote for Obama anyway), would object.
13. Shameful Pardons
Gideon Reader   (12.24.08)
Corruptly convicted Border Patrol Agents Ramos and Compean (and of course Jonathon Pollard) are NOT DEAD, but living in a never ending nightmare. Bush's pardons to the dead mean nothing; are insulting, as long as unjustly convicted and serving prisoner/victims are not pardoned.
14. 7
zionist forever   (12.24.08)
What your trying to say is that its unfortunate that he supplied jews with weapons so that in 1948 they didn't get driven into the sea by the invading arab armies and allow a second holocaust to take place. If the palestinians didn't want bloodletting then why didnt they just agree to partition in 1947 they could have had a state in even larger borders than it would be today even f they recieved every inch of territory Israel liberated in 1967. Today the land inside the so called green line includes around a quarter of the state that the palestinians didn't want without bloodletting when they got the chance . If it hadn't been for arab aggresion and unwillingness to share a tiny piece of land when they already own between the about 90% of the Middle East then heros like this would have never been needed. The palestinians created all their problems themselves so why should anybody feel any pitty for them?
15. When I See A Photo Of Bush I Have
Lawrence Tendler ,   Safed Israel   (12.24.08)
My shoes at the ready,and with the U.S. economy the way it is I bet many people in the United States feel the same way...
16. #14, myths, lies, distortions
GUH   (12.24.08)
((What your trying to say is that its unfortunate that he supplied jews with weapons so that in 1948 they didn't get driven into the sea by the invading arab armies and allow a second holocaust to take place.)) Yeah, yeah, you poor things. Everybody is out to get you. ((If the palestinians didn't want bloodletting then why didnt they just agree to partition in 1947 they could have had a state in even larger borders than it would be today even f they recieved every inch of territory Israel liberated in 1967.)) Because every inch of Palestine, with the exception of 6% previously owned by Jews belongs to them, rather than 45% given by the arbitrary resolution. Liberated in 1967? Check the definition of liberation my friend and see for yourself what the conditions of the people were in these invaded and occupied territories. ((Today the land inside the so called green line includes around a quarter of the state that the palestinians didn't want without bloodletting when they got the chance.)) Oh, now we're talking about Barak's "generous offer" which included no continuity of land, no resolution to the settlements, no open borders, mere pockets in Jerusalem, no right of return for refugees, and no guarantee of water resources. Palestinians did not accept this, conclusion: they want violence and bloodletting. ((If it hadn't been for arab aggresion and unwillingness to share a tiny piece of land when they already own between the about 90% of the Middle East then heros like this would have never been needed)) If you had chosen to build your state in Argentina, what would this term "Arab aggression" mean to you? You'd replace it with "Spanish." This "tiny peace of land" belonged to the Palestinians, and still does. ((The palestinians created all their problems themselves so why should anybody feel any pitty for them?)) Just being evasive and having nothing to do with their suffering, eh? Pathetic. You are primarily the one to blame for their suffering today. You don't have pity for them, because you are responsible and because it benefits you.
17. 1 & 3 Pollard must nevere be pardoned
USA Patriot   (12.24.08)
He is a traitor. He must never leave prison. If one of you did the crimes he was convicted of, I would say the same thing about you. He is lucky he is still alive, be thankful about that ok.
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