Investigative journalist Craig Unger is working on a major piece about the Don Siegelman prosecution for a fall issue of Vanity Fair.
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If you are interested in the many ills plaguing America's justice system, ills that sprang roots in Alabama, you won't want to miss the early fall issues of Vanity Fair magazine.
Acclaimed investigative journalist Craig Unger is working on a major piece about the Don Siegelman prosecution and related issues in Alabama. Glynn Wilson, of
Locust Fork News, writes that
the piece is due to run in the September or October issue of Vanity Fair.
Unger recently spent a week in Alabama, interviewing people from one end of the state to the other. Your humble blogger is among the folks Unger has interviewed, and it looks like our
Legal Schnauzer tale will play some role in the
Vanity Fair piece.
Who is Craig Unger? Consider
Unger's resume and
check out his Web site. He is the author of two highly regarded books on the George W. Bush administration:
House of Bush, House of Saud and
Fall of the House of Bush.
In November 2007, Scott Horton of
Harper's presented an excellent interview with Unger. You can check that out
here.
A seminal moment in the evolving Bush Justice Department scandal came when
60 Minutes reported on the Siegelman case. It appears the upcoming
Vanity Fair piece, coming just before the November presidential election, could have an impact that is just as strong--maybe stronger.
I live in Birmingham, Alabama, and work in higher education. I became interested in justice-related issues after experiencing gross judicial corruption in Alabama state courts. This corruption has a strong political component. The corrupt judges are all Republicans, and the attorney who filed a fraudulent lawsuit against me has strong family ties to the Alabama Republican Party, with indirect connections to national figures such as Karl Rove. In fact, a number of Republican operatives who have played a central role in the prosecution of former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman (a Democrat) also have connections to my case.
I am married, with no kids and two Siamese cats. I am the author of the blog Legal Schnauzer. The blog is written in honor of Murphy, our miniature schnauzer (1993-2004)who did so much to help my wife and me survive our nightmarish experience with corrupt judges.
I grew up in Springfield, Missouri, and I am pretty much a lifelong St. Louis Cardinal baseball fan. I've lived in Birmingham for almost 30 years and have adopted the UAB Blazers as my Southern college football and basketball team to follow. Also, follow East Tennessee State basketball.
An avid reader, both fiction and non-fiction. Influential writers on public affairs are Kevin Phillips, Michael Lind, Thomas Edsall, E.J. Dionne, Molly Ivins, and Scott Horton.