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1985 was the 'Year of the Spy'. A dozen high profile espionage cases dominated news headlines in the United States as the Cold War entered its final phase.
One of the spies outted in that year stood out from among his peers. Jonathan 'Jay' Pollard was a Jewish American civilian intelligence analyst stationed at the US Navy's Anti-Terrorist Alert Center (ATAC).
Over a period of 18 months, Pollard supplied an estimated 30 cubic feet worth of claassifid and top secret material, not to the Soviet Union or another of the USA's enemies, but to one of its closest allies - Israel.
The revelation of his betrayal sent shockwaves through the inlelligence community and the public at large, and threatened to caused the USA and Israel to teeter on the brink of a diplomatic criss.
His life sentence following a plea deal only served to fan the flames of controversry, with some regarding Pollard's punishment as a grave miscarriage of justice, while others believe he got exactly what he deserved.
Primary sources (afiiliate links):
📕 Capturing Jonathan Pollard: How One of the Most Notorious Spies in American History Was Brought to Justice, Ronald J. Olive - amzn.to/47Ms53Q
📕 Miscarriage of Justice: The Jonathan Pollard Story, Mark Shaw - amzn.to/4b6pQLu
📕 The Hunting Horse: The Truth Behind the Jonathan Pollard Spy Case, Elliot Goldenberg - amzn.to/4b4g3Wm
Further reading:
🌐 historyofspies.com/jonathan-p...
🌐 archive.org/details/territory...
🌐 amc.sas.upenn.edu/sites/defau...
🌐 www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/...
🌐 aish.com/48900367/
🌐 www.cbsnews.com/news/jonathan...
🌐 www.archives.gov/files/declas...
🌐 www.archives.gov/files/declas...
🌐 cryptome.org/jya/traitor.htm
🌐 www.washingtonpost.com/archiv...
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[@oaka7616]

Pollard has a classic case of "if you don't agree with me you must be antisemitic"

[@niallcarr9253]

The knee-jerk reaction more popular even than the laughable 'human-shield' defence

[@davidc3839]

Further to that, If you don't agree with our mass murder of Palestinian civilians then you must be antisemitic.

[@giovannidibravato5576]

Israelis control the American government

[@shoegazer5451]

they breastfeed them paranoia since a very early age, the old generation passing the trauma to the newer ones, everything and everyone is antisemitic

[@Brandon-nq7ys]

​@@niallcarr9253Even though there is countless evidence of Hamas cowards hiding behind their human shields?

[@xftjlas8296]

With "allies" like these why have enemies.

[@holdinmcgroin8639]

Pollard comes across as a spoiled child that never grew up. Astonishing that he got so far in the intelligence business when there were huge red flags going up aroun him all the time.

[@TinkerTaylor-zv1ml]

Sometimes people are so obviously "wrong" that people tend to think "naaaah, not him, he is too obvious"

[@user-io6pj8bz8h]

He would fit right in to all govt agencies

[@CatskillsGrrl]

Not astonishing. So many mediocre white men manage to fall up.

[@naswiipp]

GTBW

[@dshe8637]

Because of his Israel allegiance, he was given priority

[@-Siwel-]

The real voiceovers are so much more listenable than the AI voices! Find myself much more willing to watch videos with authentic voices narrating. Beyond that, another fascinating and grabbing story you put together for us, thank you!

[@WonderDerek]

I turn the AI voiced videos off immediately. So lazy and sounds too stupid.

[@starrycrown]

Absolutely! Good comment to make on the human-voiced documentaries. I am going to follow suit.

[@theresachung703]

Agree. I can’t listen to ai

[@Trav81888]

Couldn’t agree more. I just feel like people who use Ai don’t care about their loyal followers wishes and demands. We love Philip Thompson docs because Philip Thompson narrates them, not some goofy computer. No disrespect just saying…

[@davidc3839]

Exactly it is like listening to a robot...hang on it is a robot. AI will take your job soon. Truck drivers will be out of work along with all driving jobs. Waiters etc. You name it and soon AI will be able to replicate it.

[@JPriz416]

How the hell did this guy get a job like this. The navy runs on reckless abandon they had every chance to get rid of him and he gets a promotion. Our intelligence agency are run by a chain of fools.

[@ButterBallTheOpossum]

Because he has the required education and those jobs dont pay well and are boring as hell. Also being jewish and accusing anyone who denies you something of being Antisemitic helped too

[@heijimikata7181]

And “the CIA, citing privacy concerns”….When was the last time the CIA gave a shit about privacy? Probably just lazy.

[@Strong9731]

They run as designed

[@LordRhysDestroyer]

bruh😓

[@giovannidibravato5576]

Well JAmerica loves its diversity

[@user-xc6wd3hb4s]

The Pollard case, like the USS Liberty Attack is one of the incidents that Washington and the media prefer to sweep under the rug since they involve "our ally, Israel".

[@zerocool5395]

It's deeply disturbing the shit you can get away with if you're an ally of the US.

[@thejuice8325]

I'm not saying this is right by any means, but given the geopolitical and economic value Israel has brought in the middle east (and especially for the US) it makes sense to work past this like they did. America would have a lot more to lose than gain if they stopped being allies with Israel because of this event. Although let's not forget that relations were very tense between Israel and America for a couple of years. They by no means just "got away with it"

[@edwardolson8996]

@@thejuice8325 For many decades many Americans and Israelis declared that Israel was America's greatest friend and ally, and implying, and sometimes outright stating, that the relationship was equally beneficial. This was preposterous. America could have gotten along very well without Israel, but the reverse wasn't remotely true. More recently Israel has become more useful as an ally, but the relationship is still far from equal. The outrage of Israel trying to sink our spy ship, the Liberty, which they came very near achieving, with the loss of many American lives, in the 1967 war, has been covered up, and very few Americans know anything about it. If the truth became widely known among Americans the shock would severely damage the relationship, as well it should. Israel will do anything it can get away with, and then some.

[@kenwaltson7113]

And 911

[@PrezVeto]

​​@@thejuice8325You mean the geopolitical value that Israel provides in a region of hostility caused primarily by our relationship with it? No flaw in that logic! There is only one ultimate reason we have the relationship that we do with Israel: the influence of the pro-Israel lobby in American politics.

[@evangelinehoke5512]

This guy’s story is insane!!!! Got promoted/moved when he should have been fired and blacklisted immediately- several times!!! The corruption and incompetence here is staggering.

[@jayay5943]

Its no mistake. He and his type own our government

[@briangallagher1704]

Well...he is a dual citizen. "God's Chosen" can do whatever they want

[@rayfalciola6163]

Almost as if his hiring & access to classified information despite repeatedly showing he was a loon then promotions was enabled and greased along from within the USA, perhaps with a little prodding & nudging by "dual" loyalty actors, because you know, Antisemitism (the term "dual loyalty" is used for cover, but you know what it means). And then by golly after years of Israel trying to get his release he retires to Israel as a hero with a Israel-supplied pension because you know, they are our good friends and ally". To believe other wise makes you ... well you know what it makes you. It makes you someone prone to stepping on 3rd rails

[@armandopinedamd2869]

Who are God's Chosen?????

[@briangallagher1704]

@@armandopinedamd2869 do you mean the people who claim to be?? The people who claim that are of Pollard's tribe

[@aurriusthepure7323]

behold our greatest ally in its natural habitat

[@2006gtobob]

Zero red flags here, move along. Zero red flags here, move along....I said MOVE ALONG!

[@heinzriemann3213]

I smell anti-schemeitism.

[@JohmScriv]

Pollard obviously had helpers on the inside covering for him.

[@thejuice8325]

Actually, knowing a couple people who worked in that field, it's sadly very believable especially in the 80s

[@Cjephunneh]

Don't need a Genuis to figure this out.

[@MBHenriksen]

A minor correction: Dachau was not a death camp but the oldest concentration camp in Germany. While many died there (41500) it was not the industrial killing operation we know as "death camps" These we located in Poland, such as Treblinka, Sobibor and Auschwitz. Of these only Auschwitz also had an "industrial division" (slave labor at factories) .

[@PhilipThompson]

Thank you for clarifying.

[@tylermathis-kx7pu]

They were dumb as shit for treating him with kid gloves…

[@kenwaltson7113]

With goyim gloves

[@GaryPritchard]

Wow Philip. Of all your previous videos this may be the best one yet. So impressive. Not only do I agree with the comments about using your own voice being the best way to narrate your videos, the level of your research is unbelievable. I am so impressed and cannot wait for your next production. Unbelievably good. Please keep it going. I can’t wait for the next one

[@Chungus581]

Our greatest ally™️ strikes again

[@davidb2206]

USS Liberty.

[@alfabravo80]

In a “Times of Israel” article, Pollard said, Jews will always have dual loyalties.

[@moderateswag69]

Imagine if he wasn't so sloppy

[@mrcarr9890]

I'm a religious Jew and a USAF vet. I had high security clearances as i was involved with the START 1 treaty implementation team, working on Minuteman 2 ICBM LCFs. If any foreign power, including Israel asked me about sensitive information (which no one ever did), I would honor my oath and tell them NOTHING! I THINK POLLARD IS AN EMBARRASSMENT TO AMERICAN JEWS AND NO HERO AT ALL.

[@f_pie]

Yeah, sure, we know you slept with the Mossad

[@bensmith8682]

Nice signposting, but we know what you are.

[@dashingeduardosuarez]

No sale, Ike.

[@PrezVeto]

Thank you for your loyal service. Sorry you have to put up with closed-minded crap like that above.

[@m3abdi]

Sure buddy 😂

[@alexanderspear9464]

Oh here we go again. If you object to me being a traitor, you're anti - Semitic.

[@heinzriemann3213]

I'm just anti-schemeitist

[@beerdrinker6452]

The use of the term double agent in this video is incorrect. Pollard was not an agent and he certainly was not a double agent. Pollard was an analyst and a traitor.

[@Son_of_Mandalore]

A masterpiece as always Philip and I'm a huge fan of ditching the AI commentary for a more personal and nuanced narration. Fascinating as always and in awe of the research and time it must take just to write the script. It's comforting to know that as soon as I click on the link I'm guaranteed a fascinating factual story.

[@PhilipThompson]

Your stamp of approval always does mean a lot to me, thank you! I'm enjoying narrating my videos, and am really happy to have ditched the AI.

[@JohnWick-jq1bc]

i really liked the AI voice like alot so im kinda sad but the quality is still good

[@Tate70444]

Disgusting that he was freed

[@williamhoffer9277]

The incompetence of the U.S. Intelligence agency is very troubling!

[@zerocool5395]

Remember when intelligence told us about WMDs, and then baby Bush lied us into a war?

[@HandyMan657]

Allies? Isreal has no "allies" only agreements of convenience.

[@hudsonv1962]

America has been Israel’s main ally, and our sole ally in the Middle East, since 1949. Yes, it’s been an agreement of convenience for Israel, but it’s ridiculous to think they’ve become the “international force” that they currently are on their own. The international police (the US) have counted them as their own for 75+ years.

[@desertdetroiter428]

@@hudsonv1962funny how before 1948, nearly everyone in the Middle East was our friend.

[@hudsonv1962]

​ @desertdetroiter428 I'm not knowledgeable on much regarding the history of US relations with the Middle East (or on anything at all) especially prior to WW2, but it seems we've always wanted a good friend in the region - at least one. Once Israel was created as an adversary of their neighboring countries, it makes strategic sense that the US would leverage this position to build a lasting relationship in order to support the existence of this otherwise unsupported nation. We provide critical support to fight off any legitimate or imagined threats; they provide "stability" by not allowing the entire region to be adversarial towards us. It's an ugly unspoken agreement that entirely goes against the mantra of "we don't negotiate with terrorists," but I suppose this relationship existed before that unofficial policy became unofficial

[@desertdetroiter428]

@@hudsonv1962 but again, the United States had nothing BUT friends in the Middle East before 1948. We were respected and seen as a fair arbiter over the Europeans who’d traditionally run roughshod over the region. Every Arab nation admired us, and so did Turkey and Iran. I’m not blaming Israel for our poor standing in the Middle East and we certainly did a lot of stupid shit to put ourselves in this position. Our actions in Iran in 1953 are the REAL source and the beginning of our trouble in the region. But our unqualified support of Israel no matter what certainly doesn’t make things better.

[@giovannidibravato5576]

Agreements from Shekels (Rothschild own Federal Reserve)

[@zzzanon]

Great video. Shocking betrayal from this spy

[@troublesomecreek9932]

I love a good Spa Story! Lol. Nice work. Enjoyable.

[@c3920]

Another great video. Appreciate the authentic narration.

[@niallcarr9253]

$2,500 per month - now that's stingy

[@UnstableEquilibrium]

Devil's advocate: that wasn't adjusted for inflation.

[@nawles1]

😂

[@christopheklinger3217]

Obviously, he is not the only one

[@fds7476]

This guy's a full-blown Walter Mitty! Unbelievable that one can still become a double agent while being clearly insane.

[@jacquesmertens3369]

Indeed. According to Wiki he is currently supporting the move from Gaza's Arabs to Ireland.

[@miku5773]

being insane is the best cover

[@ausguitarist]

Just discovered your channel after the RH video. really like these stories. well read, well conducted. keep it up mate great work!

[@brettbbalin_1631]

Amazing video as always keep up the great work !

[@BorrisBackyardigan]

Another greatly written and produced video. I look forward to the next, keep it up!

[@EJ-V8Bikes]

What an amazing documentary! Love the video including the voice! Thank you! ❤

[@mancroft]

Excellent as usual, Mr Thompson. Thank you.

[@knawledgemann]

He was welcomed as a hero in Israel? Wtf man

[@stevensica5918]

Are you really surprised at the immense treachery of that country?

[@PrezVeto]

Why would you expect him not to be? (Serious Q.)

[@0therun1t21]

Is it normal for an ally to do this? Should Israel have denied him or turmed him in?

[@cori11ian]

I stumbled across your channel a few days ago, and have found your videos fascinating! Keep it up

[@mistyblues6762]

Thanks for another interesting video!

[@dshe8637]

3:32 how can he 'return' to Israel if he'd never been there?

[@phillip5505]

Part of their whole "God's chosen people" schlock

[@anthonychristian4807]

They're all duel citizens. A lot of them commit crimes then flee to Israel where they can't be extradited.

[@mrcarr9890]

​@@anthonychristian4807not true. I only know a few dual citizens but I know many Jews. America would never have won the Revolutionary War without Jewish money, Haim Solomon loaned the money to George Washington to get the supplies for Valley Forge. The Jewish contributions to America are many and substantial. No other ethnic group has done more for this country than the Jews.

[@PrezVeto]

​@@phillip5505 *schtick

[@alexandercharehjoo7744]

Excellent documentary 👏

[@abdellahchaaibi]

A new video = evening saved.

[@flufwix]

I have to ask the question “What the hell were the navy thinking on multiple occasions?” Wow!

[@JuliaAlexandra180]

Such terrific content and with a SA accent too! Love it. I was struck by how poorly paid these workers were with clearances for top secret access. $1000 a month? So a greedy POS like Pollard wanted the 80s cliches of coke and fine dining.. Disgusting.

[@klearmynd]

As a South African I feel so much of pride ! LoL love it

[@TheDavidlloydjones]

In 1967, $1,000 a month was a very good salary for a new college graduate. I lived in that neighborhood, Dupont Circle, on a salary of $80 a week at the age of 24 back then.

[@PrezVeto]

Did you forget inflation?

[@SKF358]

Because Israelis are a great American ally.

[@sunnymoondog]

He seems like a legit narcissist

[@79TROUBLESHOOTER]

I don't know what the Israeli lobby was like during the 70s & 80s when this fantasist was operating, but it sure seems to have a powerful influence nowadays. It seems to be the same here in the UK. Our government was practically doing cartwheels recently about the RAF assisting Israel, meanwhile, over 10,000 undocumented migrants have broke into our country by crossing the unprotected English Channel. Great video and channel. I always enjoy listening to historical accounts like this

[@heinzriemann3213]

UK is fully subservient to their empire.

[@harrylime8412]

Sordid person as these people often prove to be.

[@gorillagrip27]

He was treated as a hero when he was sent back Israel

[@anthonyzheng7274]

these stories are really entertaining to watch

[@mikeballard8404]

What a joke, my little brother was booted out of the Navy in 1983 for testing positive for marijuana, and this guy is looking at sensitive material.

[@TheCastedone]

Gotta be Jewish for them privileges

[@Joseph-on7nf]

Having grown up not even hearing of this man and in the past few months reading many of the polard books although exclusive in the pro Pollard camp - this video has given me a lot to think about. First time here but i like this channel.

[@johnryan2193]

Absolutely crazy that an intelligence organization is afraid to share vital information incase it breach's a privacy law . How can you protect yourself under those conditions.

[@Caleb_Mandrake872]

33:12 - This is wrong. Pollard's handler, Rafi Eitan, stated in a 2014 interview that Pollard had been warned that he was exposed and that Eitan had given Pollard a prearranged signal to leave the United States, but instead Pollard "wandered around for three days with FBI following him. He had many opportunities to do what I told him and he didn't do it." Eitan claimed that he had given the order to evict Pollard from the embassy.

[@zaper2904]

I mean that's rather unsurprising. Eitan was one of the most legendary spymasters of the cold war, of course he had a prepared contingency for him being burned.

[@MA-go7ee]

That's his claim

[@antonietadeoliveira4900]

Thanks again for such quality. I really enjoyed your narration and South African accent👌🌟

[@KP-wu5bg]

Excellent work as always. Funnily enough, I was thinking of suggesting Pollard to you during the compilation video. If you are open to suggestions Anna Montes might be a good subject. Thank you, again.

[@PhilipThompson]

Thanks for the suggestion! 😊

[@theresachung703]

You’re gonna blow up. Shocked you haven’t already. Such awesome content and I don’t even care about spies!

[@iq-ride9329]

So Bizarre!

[@likejimi5845]

Just found this channel over the weekend and have been binging. Now I'm first comment on the next video🤓

[@PhilipThompson]

A warm welcome to you! Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment.

[@Son_of_Mandalore]

You could not be in better hands. As a historian dedicated to accuracy and clarity you won't find a better content creator on KZbin. The back catalogue is superb with some wonderful imagery, especially for the WW2 episodes (my favourite). Have fun binging, sometimes I wish I hadn't seen them all just so I could watch them again for the first time.

[@spazzypengin]

He should have danced the Tyburn jig.

[@micchachi]

insane how the navy gave this guy even a chance wtf

[@calebmorgan6939]

"For whom he delivered it", not "For whom he delivered it to", but better is informal "who he was giving it to"

[@peterwakili8575]

couldn't have come at a better time when I just finished watching FX's The Americans tv show

[@calibaba2739]

Seems there’s an invisible band guiding his promotion

[@RenoReborn]

"Wahhh, you're oppressing me cause I'm Jewish" "Ah shit, just give him what he wants before this turns into a PR nightmare" Things haven't changed much in the past 40 years have they

[@oaka7616]

35:54 This is a good question for now especially

[@Mikey-Moto]

Good story telling. Please do an episode on Ana Montes. She was released from prison last year.

[@PhilipThompson]

Thanks for the suggestion. I definitely plan to cover her story in the not too distant future!

[@__mehran]

Refuse to believe it was mere coincidence that he kept on surviving. We all know why he didn’t get fired when he should’ve

[@limeadel303]

mhm. it’s no coincidence he’s not directly contradicting americas political beliefs. if he was say an anarchist? he would’ve been fired long ago.

[@SteveYates-uo4dq]

Surely if you’re idealistic you CANT get swayed by greed!! Right!!

[@lmb888]

Look what happened... No surprise there.

[@generalmarkmilleyisbenedic8895]

LOL a very awkward and weird spy movie could be made from this. Hollywood would never allow it though

[@silverXnoise]

Statements like this are killing the entire concept of “irony”. It’s impossible to satirize because it is already such a caricature of antisemitism.

[@zerocool5395]

Oy vey!

[@PrezVeto]

​@@silverXnoise what?

[@stateofkansass]

Loving this channel! Just found it #subscribed

[@lmb888]

Im cracking up😂😂😂😂

[@dougleclaire9424]

A US citizen who was a traitor. Even if he provided secret info to an ally it could have been shared and stolen by agents and used anyway. This traitor should not be lionized.. Disgraceful.

[@goingoutonmyshield2811]

Excellent! The only thing else the KZbinamentery needs is a bowl of buttery popcorn to go with it.

[@jasonmurdoc9533]

30:14 damnit Ann you had one job!

[@F_Tim1961]

The story of what Ann did is murky. She allegedly in the original version took a suitcase of "valuables" to a retired Nav officer in the same building , someone they knew slightly and asked him to hold it until she returned in a few days. Whe she did not return , he grew suspicious and opened it and found materials stamped to secret. He then knew where to phone. The business of accidentally leaving compromising material in the house is a later development. TEF

[@F_Tim1961]

I found the story of the suitcase - as per a NYT copy of the government's case - HTML document -text-of-the-government-s-summary-of-its-espionage-case-against-pollard The suitcase which Anne Henderson Pollard had asked her neighbor to retrieve from its hidden location on Monday, Nov. 18, 1985, was subsequently turned over by the neighbor to F.B.I. and N.I.S. agents who searched it pursuant to warrant. The suitcase was found to contain United States classified documents relating to the national defense, many of which, the Government's evidence would show, had been delivered to the Israelis, copied and returned to Mr. Pollard........ Earlier on there is an explanation of how she left the suitcase under a stairwell in the residential building and asked a neighbour to retrieve it . He did so but then , because it all seemed cloak and dagger , did not forward it to a hotel where she was staying. "She then went to a neighbor and requested that the neighbor retrieve the suitcase and deliver it to her at a local hotel. The neighbor retrieved the suitcase but did not make the delivery." - It's pretty clear there's an issue right - the neighbour is going to say to himself - why is she not willing to take this out of the building herself ? Realistically Anne got a pretty small sentence for this (everyone knows that if you get 5 years as a first offender and behave well it likely will be 2.5 years ). Just observations - no dog in the fight.

[@user-xc6wd3hb4s]

Close ally? ? ? !

[@chadczternastek]

1985: marijuana was the devil and gateway drug. 2024: you can buy weed at any convenience store or smoke shop.

[@scattau41]

Delta-8 is not weed

[@memy4460]

In my opinion it is obvious that his career was "helped" by either the local jewish "mafia" or directly moszad. They must have known that this guy was going to be useful some day

[@orourkeda]

Here's a thought that I imagined would have been obvious to intelligence agencies with this level of investment. Hire good staff and monitor them properly.

[@aineahmed9963]

Israeli …nice ally

[@hrvojehajdic2729]

Its good to know that US learned a lot from the Pollard Affaire sepecially when it comes to loyalty of dual citizens. Thats why now we have people born in Israel snd serving in the IDF getting positions in State department defending national interests of US all over the globe...😂

[@memy4460]

It is shocking that the woman wasn't prosecuted. She was an accomplice

[@prasadrao2895]

Most likely someone else was working for Mossad in this, helped Pollard.

[@oldgoat8861]

A 1/2 mental case from day one....?.....only in time would he have been mined by foreign interests. A 1000 flags was raised.

[@Sawdust5764]

At this point nobody can act dumbfounded as to how the Nuremberg Laws were found be to essential

[@kenwaltson7113]

Mossad has been notified you will be arrested and sent to Israel for punishment

[@American-BadAss732]

How would he not be under contract to be subject to non warrent searches and whatever else the government wanted while working with classified documents

[@beagleman123456789]

A great man ‘

[@briangallagher1704]

How is Tel Aviv? Dirty Rat

[@readytogo99]

Loyalties?

[@lukasgestrine]

This shit bussin’

[@helpyourcattodrive]

Ridiculous! Great video! Omg.

[@brianally1531]

I thought that I knew this story but ... The red flags this guy was waving -- for many years -- were pretty damned obvious. There mustn't have been much of a background check on him -- ever. Would you mind telling me what the source was for the brief overhead shots of Central Park at around 15:00?

[@hypnophonz]

Why did a 1980 Mustang look like a Dodge Dart ? Clever disguise....

[@Dunmerdog]

While both Pollard’s accusers and his supporters have their own incentives to characterise him according to their respective stories, I believe way he divorced his wife with no warning tells you a lot about his character. Jonathan Pollard’s actions, espionage aside, paint him as a peculiar and narcissistic man with a very weak moral conscience. He seems to be extremely impulsive and short-sighted, with a strong drive to be important, even if the method of achieving notoriety will inevitably backfire.

[@PhilipThompson]

Well said.

[@disabledghostie314]

I recently showed spook dad an article with this guy bc Pollard was running his mouth about killing hostages. Dad was naval intel/NSA during peak cold war. he says, oh, that Jack a** 😂 LOL he feels the same about pelton, walker, etc. just a mess. but that was the funniest response I've gotten out of him.

[@conzmoleman]

I don’t like Pollard one bit but he’s absolutely correct on this count. The IDF tank gunners and helicopter pilots have openly confirmed this. The articles are in Haaretz.

[@user-vr6io5xb9e]

Someone or some organizations got his back considering his unstoppable climb the bureaucratic ladder and his constant promotion in the organization despite all the visible red flags and obvious deception signs

[@Jonathan_Doe_]

He really thought he’d shake the fbi tail by driving around in his own car then pulling into the embassy gates in it, that’s hilarious. No wonder they turfed him back out the gates to face the music.

[@orangejjay]

I apologize if I've missed it but have you done Jim Nicholson yet? The guy who was convicted not once but TWICE for spying and received that second conviction after manipulating his son into spying for Russia and also told thr judge that he'd rather serve Russia than ever show any remorse for his actions? It's a wild story covered by others but something tells me you'd tell this story better and with more depth than anyone else out there. ❤❤

[@PhilipThompson]

Thanks for the suggestion. Sounds like I need to read up on his story, sounds intriguing!

[@floridaboiwoody]

Absolutely typical behavior.

[@michaelsmith9102]

The Walker spy ring is widely regarded as the most damaging to the U.S. Navy.

[@wingedchickadee4909]

It would be a very short video, but in vein of this story you could do a video on the Toebbes. The husband was in the U.S. navy and arrested like two years ago I think for conspiracy to commit treason, same with his wife (who was a teacher). Dunno if it would be a long video, might be interesting though.

[@GH-oi2jf]

It is an espionage case, not treason.

[@user-vh5lm7ny9u]

Shocker