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Hamas Indictment last week used RICO
This is a .pdf file of the 44 page indictment.

Of especial note is that the indictment used the RICO provisions by defining HAMAS as an enterprise (about page 10 of the indictment) which it unquestioningly is, and showing that the actions of the enterprise constitute a racketeering conspiracy. This allows actions before 1995(when HAMAS was declared a terrorist organization) to be used in evidence.

Clinton fans can note:
1. Bill Clinton was the one who issued the exec order declaring HAMAS a terrorist org
2. The HAMAS people are also charged with making false statements and obstruction of justice in a civil suit (which is what Bill was charged with - the civil suit being the Paula Jones suit). This is on page 33. I spoke with the attorney who was suing the HAMAS guys for killing an American citizen in Israel (this latter suit was filed in 2000).


Posted by: mhw 2004-08-23
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