After 9/11 Trial Plan, Holder Hones Political Ear

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/15/us/politics/15holder.html?scp=2&sq=eric-holder&st=cse

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From: barry levine <levinebar@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 10:37 PM
Subject: re: After 9/11 Trial Plan, Holder Hones Political Ear
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To the Editor:

   We now know that men were waterboarded while U.S. custody, that waterboarding is torture and that torture is illegal. Let Attorney General Holder enforce this law. We know that the FISA statute of 1979 requires a court warrant for a domestic wiretap, that this was the controlling statute in 2001 and 2002, and that such illegal wiretaps were made on U.S. citizens. Let Attorney General Holder enforce this law. If Mr. Holder will not enforce these laws, let him hold his tongue and take legitimate criticism with dignity. We, the people have an interest in seeing that our public servants faithfully enforce these laws. We have no interest in Mr. Holders displays of wounded ego.

Barry Levine