Friday, January 02, 2004

MORE REASONS TO DISTRUST
THE NEW SPECIAL PROSECUTOR


From Common Dreams via J. Orlin Grabbe:

Even the Times, in its “Right Thing” editorial, notes that “there are still serious questions about the investigation,” namely, will Fitzgerald have “true operational independence.” The odds are strongly against it.

Let not yesterday’s maneuver obscure the fact that in naming Fitzgerald, who remains under the authority of Ashcroft’s deputy, the Bush administration has rejected the only appropriate course—naming a complete outsider to be special counsel.


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