[norcalvet]

I did read about the connection to the Portland 7. Apparently he was defending Jeffery Leon Battle in a child custody case. Although it sounds like the Spanish felt that his military background and their idea that he fit the profile of a controller or trainer of sorts indicated that he may have had a very significant, perhaps leadership role.

With all these details slowly filtering out, I get the same old familiar feeling I get with a lot of these questionable characters. "Oh, by the way, he's muslim...and he's linked to the Portland 7...and he was the lawyer for one of them...and he was in the miltary...and at Ft. Lewis...and his wife is from Egypt...and he was already under investigation by the FBI for another matter...and..." Jeez, what else is going to pop up? Is the press afraid of what it will imply if they put all this info in the same place where it is easier to connect the dots? (please excuse yet one more rhetorical question)

[Grampa Dave]

I believe that the editors don't want everything in one story.

This way they can spread it out and say that they covered the story.

[blam]

"With all these details slowly filtering out, I get the same old familiar feeling I get with a lot of these questionable characters. "Oh, by the way, he's muslim...and he's linked to the Portland 7...and he was the lawyer for one of them...and he was in the miltary...and at Ft. Lewis...and his wife is from Egypt...and he was already under investigation by the FBI for another matter...and..." Jeez, what else is going to pop up? Is the press afraid of what it will imply if they put all this info in the same place where it is easier to connect the dots? (please excuse yet one more rhetorical question)"

You get it. (I think most people do...but, the press won't say it.)

All they want to say is what a 'sweet boy' he is and bad ol' Ashcroft and Bush are out of control.