On Manning.

Post #384,311 by Another Scott 12/16/13 10:48:56 PM Reply	On Manning. http://www.npr.org/b...r-bradley-manning At a previous hearing last year, Manning's lawyer, David E. Coombs, described the treatment he received like that of a "zoo animal." Manning also took the stand during that hearing and described contemplating suicide and making a noose while being held in Kuwait. (See the original for embedded links.) Manning's treatment was excessively harsh. But he was on suicide watch for a reason. He was mistreated while in captivity, it was excessively harsh, and it was uncalled for. But the hyperbole about it ("worse than death row") was too often over the top. One doesn't "joke" about suicide in jail. No doubt I'm not expressing this well, but I hope you get my point. Snowden isn't going to be "tortured" or "disappeared" any more than Pollard or Walker or any of the other infamous US intelligence officers who gave up secrets. After his trial, if he's convicted, he'll probably be out in ~ 30 years like them, too. We'll have to agree to disagree about the rest. ;-) My $0.02. Cheers, Scott.
Post #384,312 by boxley 12/16/13 10:55:10 PM Reply	pollard is out? thats news to me Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 58 years. meep
Post #384,313 by Another Scott 12/16/13 11:00:51 PM Reply	He's approaching 30 years. http://en.wikipedia....and_incarceration He began his "life" sentence March 4, 1987. The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) projects his release date as November 21, 2015.[52] According to a Haaretz article by Amir Oren, if Pollard is released in 2015, he will be escorted by FBI agents to the gates of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. and transferred to Israeli custody.[53] However, a Jerusalem Post editorial states that if Pollard is paroled, the US government will still be legally able to place restrictions on his freedom of movement, travel, speech, employment, and domicile for 15 years.[54] HTH. Cheers, Scott.
Post #388,094 by Another Scott 3/31/14 10:19:49 PM Reply	Noises about him possibly being released soon. http://www.nytimes.c...ml?hpw&rref=world No decision has been made yet on Mr. Pollard, said one official, who asked not to be identified because the person was discussing private deliberations. A decision to release Mr. Pollard would be in the context of a broader agreement to extend the talks between the Israelis and Palestinians, officials said, and would require President ObamaÂs approval. But time and politics have coalesced to make his release more plausible this time. Intelligence officials are no longer likely to object as fiercely to freeing Mr. Pollard, who is 59, said to be ailing and would be eligible for parole in November 2015. And his release could provide the Obama administration with a way to coax additional concessions from Israel as it pursues a broader peace accord, which Mr. Kerry and Mr. Obama have made a centerpiece of their diplomacy. If it actually helps Bibi make a sensible agreement and ends settlement building so that negotiations can actually take place, then it would be a good trade. If it's just the first of a continuing set of demands from us for Israel to do what it must to have peace, well, ... Cheers, Scott.
Post #403,721 by Another Scott 7/28/15 2:50:22 PM Reply	Pollard to be out on parole in November. NYTimes: By MICHAEL D. SHEAR JULY 28, 2015 WASHINGTON — Jonathan J. Pollard, who was sentenced to life in prison in 1985 for passing classified documents to the Israeli government, will be released on parole in November after 30 years in prison, a government panel decided on Tuesday. Mr. Pollard’s lawyers announced the decision of the United States Parole Commission on Tuesday afternoon, and officials at the Department of Justice confirmed that Mr. Pollard had been granted parole. Mr. Pollard, 60, had been scheduled for mandatory parole in November, but could have been kept in prison for years longer if the United States government had objected to his release, citing concerns about an ongoing threat to national security. Last week, officials for the Department of Justice signaled that they would not object to Mr. Pollard’s release if the United States Parole Commission determined that he should leave the prison in North Carolina where he is being held. [...] Cheers, Scott.
Post #406,401 by Another Scott 11/20/15 10:09:30 PM Reply	Pollard released today. 5 years parole in US. NationalMemo: He was released early Friday from a federal prison in North Carolina and quickly headed to New York, where he was set up for electronic monitoring as required under his parole, according to spokesmen for the Federal Bureau of Prisons and U.S. Marshals Service. “I’m sorry, I can’t comment on anything today,” the 61-year-old Pollard told a swarm of reporters as he exited the courthouse in Manhattan after being fitted for the monitoring. His lawyers also declined comment. Pollard’s lawyers filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in federal court in New York on Friday, seeking to rescind the parole conditions, calling them “onerous and oppressive.” Pollard will be required to wear an electronic bracelet so his movements can be monitored at all times. His computers and those of his employer will be subjected to “unfettered monitoring and inspection,” his lawyers said. As part of his parole, Pollard must remain in the United States for five years, although his lawyers have asked President Barack Obama to allow him to go to Israel immediately. A U.S. official said Obama did not have any plans to alter the terms of his parole to allow Pollard leave the United States. Cheers, Scott.

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