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Jan. 6, 2009

A Win-at-All-Costs Prosecution

For two years, attorneys for rock superstars Led Zeppelin and the Grateful Dead waged a legal war against a Minnesota entrepreneur who bought old memorabilia and concert footage from the estate of promoter Bill Graham.

Wajahat Ali

Email: lawdefense@gmail.com

FORUM COLUMN

By Wajahat Ali

The Bush administration's "war on terror" paraded a feather in its tattered cap with the Holy Land Foundation convictions delivered in late November. Most observers accurately characterized this legal charade as a witch hunt, using Muslims and Arabs, specifically Palestinians, as its targets. In doing so, the administration shamelessly abuses to advance its failed security measures and pro-Israel policy initiatives that s...

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