| Hunting Horse: The Truth Behind the Jona Contributor(s): Goldenberg, Elliot (Author) |
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ISBN: 1573928542 ISBN-13: 9781573928540 Publisher: Prometheus Books OUR PRICE: $29.44 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2000 Annotation: The case of an American who passed classified information to American ally Israel is the subject of this intensively researched book, in which Goldenberg argues Pollard's sentence was too severe. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - True Crime | Espionage - History | United States - 20th Century - Political Science | American Government - General |
| Dewey: 327.125 |
| LCCN: 00041484 |
| Physical Information: 1.05" H x 6.27" W x 9.25" (1.33 lbs) 299 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1987, former Naval Intelligence officer Jonathan Jay Pollard was sentenced to life in prison for passing classified information to the Israelis -- the only person ever to be so severely punished for spying on behalf of an American ally. Why was his sentence so harsh? This fascinating, intensively researched book, by investigative journalist Elliot Goldenberg, finally reveals the whole story. After numerous interviews with top intelligence operatives and government insiders, Goldenberg is able to make a strong case that Pollard's sentence was not due to the severity of the damage he inflicted on the security of the United States. His greatest crime, Goldenberg insists, was that Pollard inadvertently stumbled upon and threatened to expose secret dealings between President Reagan's most-trusted advisors and Saddam Hussein. The Hunting Horse (the Israeli code name for Pollard) provides a rare glimpse into what may be the greatest cover-up in American history, a world of secret agendas and covert operations that is too often kept hidden from congressional oversight and public scrutiny. |