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Paul Burka on the Todd Willingham Case

By "Persian Cowboy"

President Lyndon Johnson, speaking about the Vietnam War, once remarked to an aide, ?If I?ve lost Cronkite, I?ve lost America.? Paul Burka, who writes for Texas Monthly, may be no Walter Cronkite (and who is these days?), but his take on the Todd Willingham case in his column on July 27 is an indication that more and more middle of the road Texans are coming around to the realization that Texas executed an innocent person.From the BurkaBlog:The integrity of the Texas Forensic Science Commission has been compromised ever since Rick Perry reorganized the commission, installed his longtime politically ally, Williamson County D.A. John Bradley, as chairman, and replaced other members of the commission investigating the Cameron Todd Willingham case...continue to full post

Full post as published by Texas Death Penalty Blog on August 03, 2010 (boomark / email).