She is a second cousin to Bush's Chief of Staff, accordin to one news article which also clarified the charges: Lindauer is not charged with espionage. She was charged with conspiring with Raed Al-Anbuke and Wisam Al-Anbuke to violate a law that requires agents of foreign governments who are in the USA to register with the attorney general. The Al-Anbukes are sons of Iraq's former liaison to the U.N. weapons inspectors.

Good for Kerry for telling the truth and sticking by it. If anyone doubts, be sure to read this breaking article at Salon, in which an Air Force veteran officer explains how the shrubites cooked the books when it came to WMD's, as we all *knew:* click here.

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