Open Threads

For you blog addicts who need a little something to the left, check out Ted Barlow and Matthew Yglesias.

They AintNoBadDude’s, though.

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Rich Galen has a great idea what to do with the ‘detainees’ in Cuba:

Here’s a great plan: In order to guarantee that the thugs in Cuba and Alexandria are treated properly they should all be turned over to civilian authorities

The New York City Fire Department.

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The scandal that will get no mainstream attention (other than this Will Op-Ed): the massive voting irregularities in Missouri in Nov. 2000. We expect no outrage from Mary Frances Berry and the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

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The WaPo Editorial Page heeds the NY Times call for Campaign Finance Reform in the shadow of Enron.

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From the Good Grief file:

Drudge has a link to a Houston Chronicle article that is reporting that the Rev. Jesse is heading to Houston to lead a rally for Enron workers.

Sayeth the Philanthropic Philanderer:

“The government was neutralized because they were in collusion with Enron and could not protect the interest of the workers.”

He is also requesting a meeting with Ken Lay and President Bush. What Jesse is probably most upset about is that his group did not get to shake down Enron for various civil rights violations before it collapsed.

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I have not seen this covered any where else, but along with the fruity former Attorney General Ramsey Clark, one of the point men in the legal maneuvering regarding the Cuban detainees is Stephen Yagman. Among Mr. Yagman’s other accomplishments are:

– Filing a lawsuit against the LAPD, claiming an armed bank robber was allowed to’ bleed to death.’ You remember this one. This is the one that looked like scenes from Heat.

– He also was involved in flaming racial tensions in a police brutality case that was also very high-profile. This was the one, if you remember, in which all of the aliens jumped from a car and fled. Some were apprehended and beaten, although I do not recall what the outcome was.

– He has been involved in the prosecution of a federal sniper from the infamous Ruby Ridge episode.

– Also noted here in a column by Jack Dunphy in NRO.

– He is also very involved with the RICO charges brought against LAPD.

– His website is http://yagmanlaw.net

Come to your own conclusions about this guy. I think he is just out to be his normal obnoxious self and is just trying to get his name in the headlines again. But then again, if hating lawyers was a crime, a lot of us would be behind bars (except we love one lawyer).

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My former Regimental Commander, A. James Bacevich, who was my leader when I was in the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, discusses the Philippines.

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