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Re: Jewish leader in U.S. assails bail denial

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From: J
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:27
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On Dec 25, 11:00 am, hp...@lycos.com wrote:
> On Dec 25, 10:40 am, "johnny@." <johnny@.> wrote:
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> > December 25, 2008
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> > A leader of one of the country's most prominent Jewish groups complained
> > to the U.S. attorney general Wednesday about the treatment of a former
> > Iowa meatpacking executive.
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> > The complaint centers on the government's decision to deny bail to
> > Sholom Rubashkin, the longtime leader of the Agriprocessors plant in
> > Postville.
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> > Abraham Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League, wrote a
> > letter about the case Wednesday to Attorney General Michael Mukasey.
> > Foxman complained about prosecutors' successful argument that Rubashkin
> > should be denied bail partly because as a Jew he is eligible for Israeli
> > citizenship. Prosecutors have noted that Israel has a "Law of Return,"
> > which allows Jews from around the world to settle in that country.
> > Advertisement
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> > Rubashkin is facing federal charges of bank fraud and conspiring to hire
> > undocumented workers at the plant, which was the site of a large
> > immigration raid in May.
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> > Foxman stressed that his organization has no position on the facts of
> > that case. But he asked Mukasey to "set clear policy" for federal
> > prosecutors, saying that they should not use the Law of Return as a
> > reason to deny bail to Jews.
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> > "The Law of Return is not 'de facto' citizenship for Jews in Israel, and
> > it should not be used to hold Jewish defendants who do not exhibit some
> > credible threat of flight to Israel," Foxman wrote. "It is
> > unconstitutional to argue in this - and in future cases - that Jewish
> > defendants are to be held to a different standard of detention than
> > non-Jewish defendants."
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> > Foxman said people of Irish or Indian ancestry also could seek
> > citizenship in their families' homelands. He said that fact should not
> > be held against them, either.
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> > Justice Department representatives were not available for comment
> > Wednesday afternoon. Federal prosecutors have denied that their argument
> > is unconstitutional. They say they have legitimate reasons to fear
> > Rubashkin could flee to Israel if released from jail. They note that two
> > other former Agriprocessors managers, one of whom is Jewish, are
> > believed to have done so.
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> > Federal Magistrate Jon Scoles agreed with prosecutors and has ordered
> > Rubashkin jailed until his trial, which is set for September.
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> >http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20081225/NEWS/812250365/-1/E...
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> Why do joos think they are entitled to special treatment?




Because Jooz are the Ubermenschen.




Why is
> Bernie Madoof, Wall
> Street swindler, just under house arrest? Oi, Oi!
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