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Thanks for the datapoint.

My spook buddy may have exaggerated.

It is possible that the NSA only transferred people known to associate with Pollard or those who behaved suspiciously.

The problem in detecting espionage by sayonim is that they don’t do it for money most of the time.

The moral of this story is that Israel may be a close ally, but that does mean that they will not cross the USA.

I remain a strong supporter of Israel, but we need to be realistic about the world.

THIS JUST IN Obama is conferring the prestigious US Presidential Medal of Freedom on Israeli president Shimon Peres. This is touted as a major opportunity to gain Pollard's release. News reports say Israel at first refused to acknowledge Pollard's spying---but in 1995 Pollard was made a citizen of Israel by then-prime minister Netanyahu (now the current PM).

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DARTH POSTED I remain a strong supporter of Israel, but we need to be realistic......The moral of the Pollard story is that Israel may be a close ally, but that does not mean that they will not cross the USA.

It's possible the super-secret NSA only transferred people known to associate with spymaster Pollard, or those who behaved suspiciously. The problem in detecting espionage by sayonim (Yiddish term for thousands of "Israel's helpers" with citizenship in the US, and elsewhere)---is that they are idealogues. Their espionage, money transfers, and the like, are reimbursed for expenses only......so goes the legend.

COMMENTS Those hate-filled (yuck) anti-Semites would claim that the "helpers" use "the good cop/bad cop" routine---to throw others off the scent.

The "helpers" may not get paid overtly but there are ways: In 1995 (year Newt Gingrich became powerful Speaker of the House), his then-wife Marianne Gingrich landed a plum job with the Israel Export Development Company (IEDC).

Marianne had previously been employed as an “image consultant” for a beauty cosmetics company....and was now IEDC’s Vice President.

IEDC was the brainchild of Larry Silverstein---developer of the WTC.....infamous 9/11 bombing target.

Two of Marianne's tasks were (1) to develop Americans to relocate jobs and businesses to Israel and (2) to get jobs for Israeli interns in Congressional offices.

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(Snicker) Sure would like to see the paper trail of financial bombs "The Interns" planted in US govt agencies that jetstream zillions to Israel without oversight.....over and above the billions in US foreign aid ceremoniously announced each year.