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Report: Biden torpedoed Pollard's pardon
Yitzhak Benhorin
Published: 01.10.11, 23:32
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31. Free Vannunu
Robert ,   Australia   (10.02.11)
32. ...and he claims to be Israel's friend...
JBI   (10.02.11)
33. Attempting to re-attract Jewish votes, Obama attempts to
Jehudah Ben-Israel ,   Qatzrin, Israel   (10.02.11)
come out the nice guy, while Biden is the person to "pay the price", all for the sake of winning the reelections. P.S. Note, the final decision about Polard is not Biden's; it is rather that of Obama!!
34. "Biden said", yet Biden didn't say that Obama sent him...
Jehudah Ben-Israel ,   Qatzrin, Israel   (10.02.11)
...on this mission to appease the Jewish voters who are deserting Obama's camp in mass, taking upon the "blame" for Polard's lack of release. Yet, it is the President's, not that of the Vice President, to make a decision to let Polard go, and Obama being Obama has not made the decision to free Polard. P.S. Biden is not running for an office!!
35. pollard
moron ,   galut   (10.02.11)
other spies sentences were commuted--early release without pardon-what is biden's concern?obama not only bad democrat
36. Let him rot
fred ,   stockton usa   (10.02.11)
Whats wrong with those people in Israel. Have they got so spoiled that they think they can order who is released in our country for spying. This man did a lot of damage to our intelligence community and you have the gall to want him released. He cost the lives of agents that were later killed in the old Soviet Union and you want him released?? Isarel has still refused to hand over the information that Pollard stole from America. Let him rot in jail for the rest of his life. This will teach Israel a lesson in not even thinking about spying on my country again.
37. Pollard Release Scheduled
Mark of Lewiston ,   USA   (10.02.11)
Pollard's release is already scheduled for the Second Obama term. If he was worthy, wouldn't Reagan or Bush or Bush or Clinton have pardoned him? Reagan chose Elliott Abrams over Pollard for a pardon. And Abrams was a gun runner to Iran and drug lord financier. And Reagan found that more worthy.
38. He is lieying. wants to defend Obama and get him Jewish vote
(10.02.11)
39. Do not vote for Democrats
Alex ,   Fair lawn, nj   (10.02.11)
Do not vote for those who take your vote for granted. They can turn their back to Jews anytime.
40. I'd bet Biden is "taking one for the Gipper"
GZLives   (10.02.11)
41. Baden
Michael ,   Canada   (10.02.11)
After reading many comments who bought Baden act I want to scream:People!!! It is a game- GOOD COP v/s BAD COP.The goal to get suckers votes!!! Don't be IDIOTS.
42. let pollard stay
american boy ,   los angeles   (10.02.11)
way to go biden I like people who put country first this no matter what the political price I dont think it gonna cost him any jewish votes most jews are patriot american
43. Hypocrisy
Avramele   (10.02.11)
Is there one top republican that would call for the release of a convicted spy? Heck, Perry would call for the death penalty and you betcha Sarah palin would shoot him herself.
44. The post at No. 1 is not mine
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (10.02.11)
Although I pretty much agree with the sentiment, I know enough to use an upper-case "L" in the word "Let."
45. The amazing thing is ....
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (10.02.11)
... that Obama has pardoned drug dealers -- purveyers in death -- and any manner of insider traders and bank robbers, Pollard remains in prison. What does that say?
46. Biden takes the Rap for Refusal of Pollard Pardon
Joel ,   San Diego   (10.02.11)
I do not believe this story. Biden does not have a great future in public life, so he took the rap for President Obama, who has lots to lose. As a rule, politicians do not gratuitously take responsibility for unpopular actions. One need only think of the motive in order to surmise the motive and the subscript.
47. OVSERVER FOR ONCE YOU'RE RIGHT
BEN JABO ,   ISRAEL   (10.02.11)
Jews value life Muslims glory in death That's the difference between us
48. wrong. over my dead body would i ever support or vote democr
ralph   (10.02.11)
49. It beggars belief...
Vlad   (10.02.11)
Why Israel didn't keep any of the CIA spies it discovered and exchange them for Pollard. Yosef Amit and Andrjez Kielczynski were Israel's two Pollards, recruited by the CIA from within. Yitzhak Rabin once noted that every few years, Israel caught another American spy but didn't make it public and deported the offender. Israel could easily have rounded up all busted US spies, and demanded Pollard in exchange.
50. obumma fooled the Jews once, can't twice.
Bunnie Meyer ,   Los Angeles, CA USA   (10.02.11)
51. VOTE THEM OUT OF OFFICE
Daniel ,   USA   (10.02.11)
Make obama and his partner one timers
52. Pollard is a Traitor, He should have been Executed
Noah ,   USA   (10.02.11)
...he betrayed his country and spied for a FOREIGN country, Israel. He is lucky that he did not receive the death penalty!
53. Biden purposely taking the blame instead of Obama ?
Abraham ben Jacob ,   Canada   (10.02.11)
Who is the real bad guy here, Biden or Obama ? Biden trying to look worse or tougher than Obama ?
54. Every American Dual Loyalist Israeli Firster is a Jonathon
Edithann ,   USA   (10.02.11)
Of course Pollard didn't betray his country, his country was always Israel... Those that disagree with Israel and Zionism are smeard, openly shunned and persecuted unmercifully ... Jews are more afraid of other Jews then they are of Arabs.... Anti-Semitism are Jews who hate real Americans and all non Jews.. TATA...
55. Biden is a Papist
Brod ,   USA   (10.02.11)
Papism invented AntiSemitism.
56. Mr. Biden, dear Honorable Vice President Biden: You are
Rivkah   (10.02.11)
not in step with former US Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger at all who said the damage done was very minor by Mr. Pollard and he was appalled at the mistreatment of Jonathan Pollard since he did sign a plea bargain the the US government, not Mr. Pollard, renegged on. Paul Craig Roberts is a former Editor of the Wall Street Journal and he calls the US Justice System the US INjustice system.
57. Mr. Biden: Long ago, George Washington was going to execute
Rivkah   (10.02.11)
a soldier during the American Revolutionary War for treason. The prisoner's worst enemy came to General Washington and begged him to spare the life of the accused. Washington was astonished and asked him why he would want the life of his worst enemy spared. The man replied that his Saviour died for him and his sins. So he asked for the prisoner's life to be spared as his had been, even though he hated the prisoner and always would. General Washington spared the life of the prisoner. I guess the Saviour didn't die for Barack Obama or Joe Biden or they would be more concerned about Jonathan Pollard spending 25 years in prison when he signed a plea bargain the government did not honor to set him free long ago since he did so little harm that even former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger was appalled at Pollard's indefinite imprisonment. If you want to go after traitors, go for the big fish like Bill Clinton who gave the Chinese the Cray Supercomputer technology so they could more accurately aim their missiles at America. Go after Barack Obama who isn't even a legitimate U.S. natural born citizen and isn't even eligible to be a U.S. President. Go after the swine Bushes who impoverished America (Obama is doing the same thing and so did Clinton) by importing foreign oil instead of using our own natural resources. And spit on the grave of Ronnie the Red Reagan who set up a Gulag Archipelago of prison camps in America to enslave the country when the time is right. Go after the big fish, Mr. Biden. Pollard is a sardine in comparison to those sharks.
58. What a fool!!
Lila ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (10.02.11)
A spy for Saudi Arabia who was in the US Navy got a dishonorable discharge. Someone spying for China for 10 years got 3 months in jail. Biden, you are as big an idiot as you look - Pollard is almost finished serving 26 years for spying for Israel. Isn't that enough for you, fool?
59. Not Biden's decision but Obama's
ezra   (10.02.11)
He's just trying to take the heat for his master Obama. As with the Ramat Shofet housing permit "scandel", Biden the poodle is given the dirty work of blaming the Jews so voters won't notice that Obama is behind these decisions. Free Pollard. Send Obama back to wherever.
60. Obama
Joe ,   Israel   (10.02.11)
Just because Obama made an Israel-friendly speech in the UN, don't think for a minute that he has changed his ideas. A leopard cannot change its spots. Neither has Obama changed his views on Israel. He has done everything just short of murdering Israel. Just wait, if he gets another term in the White House, I pity both Israel and the US. The US Supreme court will be disbanded - or at least be made totally non-functional - and Shaharia law will rule.
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