Posted on 07/21/2002 9:22:07 AM PDT by Willie Green
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:02:31 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio
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Therre is no doubt that Traficant was "dirty" in some fashion.
There is also no doubt that he has fulfilled his role as a "useful idiot" and is now being set-up and hung out to dry by the powers-that-be.
The sad thing is, one cannot even trust the government prosecutors in this situation. The tentacles of organized crime are far-reaching and convoluted. Whoever replaces Traficant will likely be just another "useful idiot" no matter how squeaky-clean they appear on the surface.
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