מה שלא ידענו על יונתן פולארד, וגם לא ידענו לשאול: כמה אמת, כמה בדייה?

Pollard’s crimes continued from jail

A recent letter called for a presidential pardon of Israeli spy Jonathan Jay Pollard (“Obama should man up, pardon Pollard,” Sunday).

I knew Pollard and had him to my home quite a few times. I have also followed the case closely, and there are several key facts that have rarely been reported and which most people don’t understand.

Jay Pollard was selling secrets to East Germany, Pakistan, Israel, and his wife tried to take plans for a French weapons system to the Red Chinese when she sought asylum.

Pollard sold code books and the intelligence-gathering methods, which did more harm than simply giving information.

While in prison, Jay repeatedly tried to give secrets to other governments, but his letters were intercepted by the prison mail system.

Pollard did all this not for the glory of Israel but because he was a coke addict and used most of the money he got for drugs.

Life in prison is a fair punishment for the unrepentant betrayal of a nation.

THOMAS P. MASTY