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November 19, 2008
Cheney, Gonzales Indicted?
THA
AP has reported on a case that is nothing less than bizarre from South Texas. Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales have been "indicted" on state charges involving alleged abuse of prisoners in federal prisons. Although it has been made public, the indictment has not yet been signed by the presiding judge. According to AP, "Cheney is charged with engaging in an organized criminal activity related to the vice president's investment in the Vanguard Group, which holds financial interests in the private prison companies running the federal detention centers."
For more on this story, see here.
I cannot tell from the news reports (and I have not seen the indictment) but it would not be surprising (given the location of the "prisons") if the detention facilities detained immigrants. This article (THANKS CAPPY WHITE!) offers some background on the federal prison industry in Willacy County and states that ICE detainees are held there. See also this article.
It is hard seeing this case going anywhere. The case to nowhere?
KJ
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Comments
"It is also hard seeing this case going anywhere."
Then why did you post the article dumbass!
No wonder this blog has no serious following (as judged from the number and quality of comments).
Posted by: Thomas Lillich | Nov 19, 2008 10:42:45 AM
It is difficult to miss the unintended and sardonic irony of the last comment's denigration of "the quality of comments" on the ImmigrationProf blog.
Posted by: KJ | Nov 19, 2008 1:47:49 PM
It was not unintended dumbass!
Posted by: Thomas Lillich | Nov 19, 2008 2:15:20 PM
The irony wasn't lost on me. The Lillich comments, (and I use the term loosely), have deteriorated, and that is saying something, which is more than I can say for Lillich. They've gone from nasty and irrelevent to extremely rude and obnoxious, not to mention immature. Dissenting opinion is welcome, snide remarks and profanity have no place here.
Posted by: Robert Gittelson | Nov 19, 2008 4:00:16 PM
