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| December 16, 2012
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CIA Releases New Details – Pollard did not spy on U.S.

Pollard was asked to provide information on Arab states, Pakistan & the Soviet Union and not on the United States.

Pollard was to collect intel on Pakistan’s nuclear program, Egyptian missile programs, and Iraqi & Syrian chemical warfare production capabilities.

By Itamar Eichner

 

The US administration has allowed the release of secret documents pertaining to the case of convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard, Yedioth Ahronoth reported Sunday.

Jonathan Pollard – Photo: AP

The main document is a 160-page “damage assessment” report by the Pentagon and the CIA issued after Pollard’s apprehension. A small segment of the report was released in 2006 but the main bulk remained secret until the National Security Archive petitioned for its disclosure. Continue Reading »

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| December 14, 2012
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Released Documents show Pollard Sought Intel on Arab Nations

Recently declassified CIA documents reveal former Israeli agent foremost sought intel on Arab countries, & not the U.S.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Former Israeli agent Jonathan Pollard primarily sought information about Arab nations and not the United States, AFP, citing newly declassified CIA documents, reported Friday.

Jonathan Pollard red, white and blue - Photo: Courtesy

Jonathan Pollard red, white and blue – Photo: Courtesy

Pollard, who is serving a life sentence in a US prison for spying for Israel, told investigators he had been asked foremost for information on Arab or Pakistani nuclear programs and “Arab exotic weaponry,” AFP cited the top secret CIA documents as saying.

The documents also said that Israel “did not request or receive from Pollard intelligence concerning some of the most sensitive US national security resources.”

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| October 29, 2012
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Report: Petraeus says US not involved in Khartoum attack

Sudanese newspaper reported CIA chief called Sudan officials shortly after attack on arms factory, denied reports indicating his country had early knowledge of ‘Israeli strike’

By Roi Kais

 

The closure of the US embassy in Khartoum, shortly after Sudan accused Israel of launching an attack on an arms factory, has raised speculation that the US knew the Jewish state was behind the strike and feared it would be targeted by angry protesters.

CIA Director David Petraeus – Photo: Reuters

Despite this notion, a local Sudanese newspaper “al-Intiba” reported Monday that CIA Director David Petraeus called Sudanese deputy intelligence head Saleh A-Tayeb, shortly after the alleged Israeli attack in Khartoum. Continue Reading »

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