Criminal
Feb. 28, 2002
Every Lynch Mob Needs Its Scapegoat
Forum Column - By Steve Baughman - Given the frenzied calls to string John Walker Lindh up by his thumbs and the almost complete absence of voices questioning his prosecution, one could be forgiven for assuming that Lindh must have done something truly atrocious. Time magazine's "Person of the Year" wants him dead, and the dean of a prominent Catholic law school is clamoring for treason charges to be filed.
Forum Column
By Steve Baughman
Given the frenzied calls to string John Walker Lindh up by his thumbs and the almost complete absence of voices questioning his prosecution, one could be forgiven for assuming that Lindh must have done something tr...
By Steve Baughman
Given the frenzied calls to string John Walker Lindh up by his thumbs and the almost complete absence of voices questioning his prosecution, one could be forgiven for assuming that Lindh must have done something tr...
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