Washington — A recent series of public statements and letters has landed the campaign for the release of convicted spy Jonathan Pollard its greatest achievement in 25 years: a powerful bipartisan roster demanding clemency for Pollard, the American convicted of spying for Israel and sentenced to a life term.

A Bipartisan Crowd, Helped by Bibi, Pleas for Pollard, the Convicted Spy
By Nathan Guttman
Published January 19, 2011

Washington — A recent series of public statements and letters has landed the campaign for the release of convicted spy Jonathan Pollard its greatest achievement in 25 years: a powerful bipartisan roster demanding clemency for Pollard, the American convicted of spying for Israel and sentenced to a life term.

Two former senior officials with Republican administrations — George Shultz, who served as secretary of state under President Reagan, and Michael Mukasey, George W. Bush’s attorney general — have sent letters to President Obama calling for Pollard’s release, thus providing the campaign to free Pollard with the conservative credentials it was previously lacking.

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