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Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: DMaA who wrote (14654)	11/12/1998 3:00:00 PM
From: mrknowitall	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

David - Netanyahu knows how badly Clinton wants to create a legacy. The Prime Minister could ask for anything and our President would have to consider it seriously in balancing his need for personal edification against the cost in moral outrage of the nation. When it comes to moral outrage issues, I think we know where Clinton is going to go. Mr. K.

To: DMaA who wrote (14654)	11/12/1998 3:07:00 PM
From: Daniel Schuh	Respond to of 67261

C.I.A. Chief Vowed to Quit if Clinton Freed Israeli Spy nytimes.com There's one of your biased headlines for you, eh, David? You don't seem to understand much about Israeli politics. Not that it seems you particularly want to. But, hoping against hope, an articles from the dreaded liberal mainstream media. U.S. intelligence and law enforcement circles insist that the American spy should never be freed and dismiss the fact that he acted on behalf of a friendly nation. But the far right in Israel has made Pollard's release a celebrated cause -- and Netanyahu has raised it with the president virtually every time they have met. During the recent talks, Netanyahu told Clinton that he needed Pollard's release in order to win over the right wing of his coalition to the peace agreement, according to senior American officials. Clinton was open to what Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, said they needed to help sell the peace agreement to their constituencies, these officials said. The president was considering Pollard's release, they officials said, when Tenet spoke up. "It was clearly on the table," said one U.S. official. While a White House spokesman, David C. Leavy, refused to comment on whether Tenet threatened to resign over Pollard, he did say, "At no time did the president make a decision to release Mr. Pollard." During the conference, at Wye Mills, Md., Clinton had been "impressed by the force of Netanyahu's arguments" on the Pollard matter, Leavy said. The president then went back to consult with his advisers, including Tenet and national security adviser Sandy Berger, and eventually decided that he could not agree to Netanyahu's demand, Leavy added. Ultimately, the opposition to releasing Pollard was persuasive, administration officials said. Clinton, who twice before denied Netanyahu's calls for releasing the spy, agreed only to review the case again, for the third time in five years. So, another review. If something comes out of it, get back to us. Given what the intelligence guys are quoted as saying in this article, I'd guess the review will be like a parole hearing for Charles Manson. Meanwhile, I'll continue to be skeptical of the news as reported in the Washington Times. A step above Drudge, no doubt, but that's not saying much.