Bernie Ward and the U.S. Attorney purge ... a connection? [View All]

[Newsjock]

Here's an interesting hypothesis being floated over in ba.broadcast. I won't vouch for or against it, but it's certainly interesting and might benefit from some research.

http://groups.google.com/group/ba.broadcast/browse_frm/thread/ec0da5ff0965fa78#cb58a9793baed081

Here's what happened (I can almost guarantee this).

1. Bernie got nailed downloading the pornography by the Feds. -- Late 2004
2. His computer was confiscated and he have his "Book" defense. -- Early 2005
3. Case went on hold. -- Early 2005
4. Kevin Ryan was replaced as US Attorney for Northern California. -- Feb 2007
5. New NCA US Attorney, Scott Schools, reviewed all non-closed cases of his predecessor. -- March 2007
6. Bernie couldn't back up his "Book" explanation with any evidence. -- Est. August 2007
7. Indictment Filed. -- December 2007
All makes perfect sense given the timeline and the change of US Attorneys.

... Bernie's Agent is blaming the Bush Administration for the indictment.
Note that Kevin Ryan was one of the US Attorneys fired by the Bush administration in the fiasco earlier this year.
Could the new Attorney, Schools, be a Bush Hack, and be more inclined to indict political enemies, such as Bernie Ward?
Legitimate question.