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April 30, 2009

Now that our all-powerful federal government, in my eyes, has earned a D-minus in controlling our southern border, where illegal immigrants stream in and drug-laden 18-wheelers cross over undetected, we finally found an issue that the government seems to be able to handle.

In the Cleveland suburb of Seven Hills lives 89-year-old retired autoworker, John Demjanjuk. The way I understand it, John emigrated to the United States after World War II, but was not fully truthful about his military service during the war. Because of this, he later lost his U.S. citizenship.

At some point in time, Demjanjuk was accused of having been a concentration camp guard who was responsible for the death of thousands of Jews. For this allegation he was extradited to Israel where, after a long trial, he was acquitted by the Israeli Supreme Court.

Now, I've heard news reports that Germany wants Demjanjuk extradited to try him in connection with the murder of 29,000 Jews. Our federal officials seem only too happy to oblige. The television image of burly agents "overpowering" an 89-year-old wheelchair-bound man like he was Public Enemy No. 1 is forever going to be remembered.

It seems to me the drug dealers, illegal aliens, terrorists and white collar criminals are safe from the wrath of the government, but no 89-year-old, wheelchair-bound man who worked at an honest job and paid his taxes all his life, will escape the attention of the federal bureaucracy.

With that knowledge, we can all sleep more securely tonight.

Leslie M. Nagyoszy Sr.

Northfield Center




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