Disparity In Spies' Sentences
- From: "Richard H. Shulman" <richardshulman5@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 07:28:32 -0700 (PDT)
DISPARITY IN SPIES’ SENTENCES 15874 – Shulman
BUSH’S SELF-CONTRADICTION
Britain claims that not having an Arab state in the P.A. causes the
Mideast wars. En route to Britain, Pres. Bush told a British
newspaper that no, the cause of the Mideast wars (now, that is) is
Iran. Iran is fueling several proxy wars or war buildups, including
the P.A. war. In addition, Iran is developing nuclear weapons for war
and intimidation.
What does Bush propose to do about Iran? Not much. He supports some
mild European sanctions (that Iran already rejected). He says he
favors Europe’s approach, which is to deal with Iran diplomatically
and through the UNO. He more or less rules out force and even
overthrowing the Iranian regime. Without US support, the Iranian
people are not likely to revolt.
Iran confronts the US in Iraq and elsewhere. It is getting everything
its own way. Nevertheless, the US military oppose a US raid on the
Iranian camps that train jihadists to fight against the US in Iraq,
lest it lead to a confrontation with Iran.
Although Hizbullah now dominates Lebanon, and dictated to the Lebanese
Army, Pres. Bush offered military aid to the Lebanese Army.
Although Bush admits that Lebanon has made a proxy out of the P.A., he
supports the P.A. against Israel in various ways. Fatah has become a
diplomatic cover for Hamas [since both share the same jihad], so Bush
administration support for Fatah amounts to support for Hamas.
Bush’s rhetoric is disconnected from his policies (Caroline Glick,
IMRA, 6/17). Actually, the cause of Mideast wars aside from
imperialism is Islam.
DISPARITY IN SPIES’ SENTENCES
Jonathan Pollard was not indicted for causing the US harm or for
profiting from his espionage in the US. Meng, a Canadian of Chinese
birth was convicted of profiting from his espionage in the US and of
harming US national security, by selling fighter plane pilot training
software to China. Meng could have been sentenced to 25 years.
According to revised sentencing standards, Pollard’s crime now would
incur a maximum sentence of 10 years.
Meng was fined and sentenced to two years in prison. Pollard was not
fined but was sentenced to life and already has served 22 years. This
discrimination is an affront to the Jewish people (IMRA, 6/19)
The reduction in the sentence for Pollard’s type of crime to less than
half of what he already served would, itself, justify clemency by
Pres. bush.
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