A Spy's Homecoming
The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 29, 2015
J.J. Goldberg, editor-at-large of the Forward, where he served as editor in chief for seven years, discusses the impending parole of Jonathan J. Pollard, who was sentenced to life in prison in 1985 for directing classified documents to the Israeli government.
People in the intelligence system commonly say #JonathanPollard gave away more info than any spy in US history, @jj_goldberg reminds us.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) July 29, 2015
It’s unconstitutional + utterly illegal to use the legal system as a pedagogic device, but in effect that’s what this was. @jj_goldberg
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) July 29, 2015
.@jj_goldberg: "There’s a tremendous amount of weird conspiracy theory spinning" on Pollard release - no ulterior political motivations.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) July 29, 2015
