A former U.S. Navy intelligence analyst convicted of spying for Israel did not attend his father's funeral here today, despite requests from numerous Israeli officials that he be allowed out of prison to pay his respects.
The White House also had spurned Israeli appeals to let Jonathan Pollard visit his father before he died Saturday at the age of 95. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.
