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| Hamas Indictment last week used RICO |
| 2004-08-23 |
| 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 |
| #2 Clinton also signed legislation to lower capital gains taxes and also signed legislation on welfare reform that has been quite successful. He also signed a NAFTA agreement and the GATT. Also, while he was president Wisc went to the Rose Bowl twice and Northwestern went once. See B, nobody's all bad. |
| Posted by: mhw 2004-08-23 1:23:46 PM |
| #1 The fact that the lefties really do need Bill Clinton's stamp of approval before they feel free to be happy about the arrests of Hamas members is rich. Hamas is a group that is against everything that they "supposedly" stand for - women's rights, abortion rights, gay rights, peace, love and happiness, and forcing religion down everyone's throat. |
| Posted by: B 2004-08-23 1:15:42 PM |