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Kerry DidnÂŽt Know, But Signed Anyway; Brother Visits Yad Vashem
"If Kerry wants to learn about Pollard, it is not enough for him to say so; he must meet with Pollardâs lawyers and actually do so, as he has been invited to do in the past." So says Adi Ginzburg, an activist on behalf of Jonathan Pollard, referring to the U.S. Presidential candidateâs recent comments.In a conference call with Jewish leaders in Florida, the Democratic Partyâs about-to-be nominee was asked if he would pardon Pollard in the event that he was elected. Kerry responded that he is not sufficiently familiar with the matter, but that if he was elected, he would look into it more deeply. The Justice for Jonathan Pollard organization expressed surprise at this response, as Kerry was one of 60 signatories to the infamous "Senatorsâ Letter" against Pollard. If he is not familiar with the details, asked the organization, "then why did he sign a 1999 Senate letter condemning Jonathan Pollard and calling on then-President Bill Clinton not to release him?... If indeed Mr. Kerry knows so little about this case - which Appeals Court Justice Steven Williams described as âa fundamental miscarriage of justiceâ - why did he sign the letter?" Posted by: Mark Espinola 2004-07-15 |
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