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Grant Freedom to Jonathan Pollard

Created by S.E. on April 11, 2014

Pollard is the only person in US history to receive a life sentence for spying for an ally, and the only American citizen convicted of such a crime to be sentenced to more than 10 years in prison. Currently, the punishment for such a crime is set at a maximum of ten years. Pollard has "expressed regret" for his actions. According to the CIA's 1987 damage assessment of Pollard's crimes, which was declassified on December 14, 2012, Pollard was not asked by his Israeli handlers to gather information on U.S. military activities, but rather to collect U.S. intelligence on Arab states, Pakistan and the Soviet Union, and especially their weapons systems. We ask for clemency to Pollard on humanitarian grounds due to his deteriorating health. As An American jew the only logic behind his detainment

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