The Strange Case of Jonathan Pollard and the Two Decade Battle to Win his FreedomWinstonChurchill’sdescriptionofStalinistRussiain1939–hecalleditariddle,wrappedinamystery,insideanenigma –easilycouldhavebeensaidaboutthecaseofJonathanJayPollard,theU.S.NavalIntelligenceanalystwho,inMarch of1987,receivedamystifyinglifesentenceforpassingclassifiedsecretstoan Americanally,Israel.Now,twenty-seven years later, the debate over America’s most controversial spy has apparently once again been rekindled.SpyofDavidisanattempttoshedabrightlightoveradarkstainonboththeAmericanjudicialsystemandour intelligencecommunity,while,atthesametime,solveadecadesoldpuzzle–knowingthat,forwaytoolong,thetruth surrounding this most gut-wrenching spy case has remained hidden, blurred and obscured.
About the Author
ElliotGoldenbergistheauthorofTheHuntingHorseandTheSpyWhoKnewTooMuch.Hehaswrittenthousandsof publishedarticlesandhasintervieweddozensofnationalandworldleaders;hascultivatednumerouscontactsinthe intelligencecommunity.Hehasreceivedmanyprestigiousawards,includingtheFloridaPressClubAward,for InvestigativeReportingandthenationalSimonRockowerAward,alsoforInvestigativeReporting.Eliotisapublic speaker who has often appeared on radio and TV, including CNN.