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Old Seymour Hersh article in the New Yorker. Thought it was worth bringing up again, lest we forget. Technorati Tags: Iran

So there has been much ado about the arrest of Muslims related to terrorist charges. We all see the headlines. However, how many of them are actually holding up to close scrutiny? John Walker Lindh was plead out of the system. Jose Padilla was declared an enemy combatant once Ashcroft realized the evidence he had wouldn’t fly in the criminal justice system. Yaser Hamdi might be released after two years, with NO charges being brought against him. Brandon Mayfield was the latest Richard Jewel. Anybody know what’s going on with Lackawanna Six? Today’s news stories have to do with Michigan.…

To be fair, just because Indians might be more organized at the political level, doesn’t mean they are aware of the issues facing them in this country either. On a more positive note, Mayor Bloomberg does a good thing by reminding the NYPD that they are not immigration officers and they exist to protect and serve everyone.