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No punishment is too harsh for Lynne Stewart.

Louis claims "Soros...is a political actor who uses his money to advance a political agenda, namely to move politics to the center." I barely know who Soros is, so I can't comment on that assessment in general, but the fact that he gives money to independent media organizations is something that we should be thankful for.

He also says: "In order to legitimize his interventions, he also funds relatively innocuous outfits like Human Rights Watch as well as "cutting edge" causes like Attorney Lynne Stewart who was victimized by Ashcroft and company. Her website includes the notice: "This website is made possible by the generous support of the Open Society Institute." This is savvy PR, but the left would be better if Soros just went away."

'Democracy Now' + Lynne Stewart

Prosecutor: Lawyer passed on sheik's terrorist urgings FR 6-22-04

The Lynne Stewart-Bin Laden Connection Front Page FR 6-25-04

FROM DEATH ROW: MUMIA ABU-JAMAL CONDUCTS HIS FIRST INTERVIEW IN 22 YEARS, WITH INDICTED HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER LYNNE STEWART

Counter–Intelligent: The Surveillance and Indictment of Lynne Stewart

Fed judge dismisses terror case against lawyer Lynne Stewart

New Charges Lodged Against Lynne Stewart

JULY 17, 2002 : (HAMAS & HEZBOLLAH SUPPORTERS ANNOUNCE A LAWSUIT AGAINST BUSH, POWELL & ISRAELI LEADERS - THE SUIT IS LED BY LAWYER STANLEY COHEN, PARTNER OF LYNNE STEWART - See Sheik Abdel Rahman & the 1993 WTC bombing; Kathy Boudin & Weather Underground & May 19 Communist Organization; Castro & NLG & SLA; CCR) Supporters of the Hamas and Hezbollah terrorist movements announced a lawsuit today that names President George W. Bush and Secretary of State Colin Powell among the defendants. The suit, aimed at Israeli leaders whom it alleges committed "war crimes," is led by New York-based lawyer Stanley Cohen, an attorney for members of the terrorist group Hamas and other radical causes. Militant activist Abdurahman Alamoudi, a founder and longtime leader of the American Muslim Council (AMC) who describes himself as a supporter of Hamas and Hezbollah, joined Cohen at the news conference announcing the suit and made a statement in Arabic that was not translated into English.
Alamoudi told reporters that the suit "sends a message to the American Muslim community" that they need not be afraid of the U.S. government any more, and that they can now "challenge the system" through the courts. "We've been doing it politically and now we're going to do it legally," he said.
Cohen added that by filing the lawsuit, "We're trying to bring to the Palestinian struggle an avenue in the United States."
Attending the news conference but not openly part of the lawsuit was Sami Al-Arian, the controversial University of South Florida professor who was suspended after it was revealed that he occupies a significant position with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
The suit's anonymous plaintiffs focus their complaints on Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and the leaders of the Israeli military and security services, whom Cohen accuses of "genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, racketeering, acts of murder and torture, bodily harm, arson, kidnapping," and other crimes. They target Bush and Powell for allegedly failing to comply with federal laws requiring the executive branch to certify to Congress if U.S.-made weapons exported abroad were used to commit human rights abuses. In this regard, the suit also targets American arms manufacturers, including Boeing, McConnell-Douglas, and Textron-Bell Helicopter. The plaintiffs also accuse American Jewish and Christian groups, including a Lutheran church, of crimes because they sent aid to an Israeli settlement in the West Bank.
Cohen wants the State Department to serve Sharon and the Israeli security chiefs with their papers so they can be sued in U.S. courts. Some of the anonymous plaintiffs are said to have American citizenship or residency, thus giving grounds for filing the suit in the United States.
The New York lawyer says he isn't worried about defending himself from criticism. His controversial statements include protestations that John Walker Lindh, who recently pleaded guilty for crimes relating to his service as a Taliban combatant, was innocent. Alamoudi, for his part, does show concern: "I'm worried. I know they will come after me." He says he expects "smear campaigns" and legal action from opponents of his cause.
-- "Supporters of Hamas and Hezbollah File Suit Against Bush," by Michael Waller, Insight on the News, July 17, 2002 J. Waller, Insight on the News, July 17, 2002