I try to avoid politics, but...

...two recent columns in the LAT Op-Ed page make a stunning 1-2 punch.

First, this letter allegedly written by one of the 700 plus detainees at Gitmo who are being systematically denied their legal rights. This letter literally made Michelle and I nearly cry at breakfast. (Hint: If you need a password to read this page at LAT but don't want to register check out bugmenot.

Second, this morning they lead with an editorial opinion on the recent statement by Dept. Asst. Secretary of Defense that lawyers representing GITMO detainees are basically terrorists and sympathizers.

I leave you to connect the dots. I will simply say I find this a terrible tragedy of US History and it is especially depressing in light of yesterday's celebration of the great Martin Luther King, Jr.