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| The Clinton Legacy: Coddling Terrorist Enablers |
| 2006-10-21 |
| I corrected this limp piece of crap: The Clinton Legacy: Coddling Lynne Stewart The sentencing of hyper-liberal lawyer Lynne Stewart to 28 months in prison -- federal guidelines suggest 30 years -- defines the Clinton legacy better than the former president's finger-wagging histrionics to re-write history. Ms. Stewart, who's represented radicals and mobsters, was convicted in 2005 of helping imprisoned terrorist Sheik Omar-Abdel Rahman communicate with his followers in the Middle East. The blind Muslim cleric plotted to assassinate Egypt's president and to blow up five New York landmarks. U.S. District Judge John Koeltl rightly concluded her actions constituted "extraordinarily severe criminal conduct" and material support for terrorism that could have caused "lethal consequences." But after noting her treason did not trigger violence, Judge Koeltl commended Stewart. Being an advocate for life's bottom feeders is a public service, he said. The judge also cited Stewart's breast cancer and diabetes, conditions that would make it difficult for her in prison. Well, yes it would. But so what? Stewart is free on bond pending appeal. President Bill Clinton nominated Koeltl for the district court. And Jo Ann Harris, an assistant attorney general during his presidency, was one of those begging the judge for leniency. Why anyone questions the Clinton administration's resolve to fight terrorism continues to mystify the serial finger-wagger. |
| Posted by:Ulock Theager1301 |