Yeah, and they'd better take this seriously. Can you belive sending Chong for nine months in jail for selling bongs? Even CNN Crossfire from the "right" - Tucker Carlson - was unhappy: "So, to recap, members of al Qaeda are roaming free tonight, some of them on American soil. Meanwhile, a senior citizen is behind bars for a nonviolent crime, selling a bong. Feel safer? I don't think so."

Re: Mr. Drogin's 6-18-04 report on the 9/11 Commission investigation. Mr. Drogin, why would you use the 9/11 report as proof there's no connection between Hussein and Al Qada??? Sadly biased I'd say. The 9/11 Commission's work was investigating a connection between Hussein and the 9/11 attack, PERIOD, not connections between Hussein and Al Qaeda. I'm ticked...politics must be the answer. I would suggest you get out on the web and do some searching regarding connections/contacts between Hussein and Al Qaeda. Your article today, is just another reason why many of my business associates, friends, and myself, beleive absolutely nothing that's written in the L.A.Times. We know that the whole story and the actual events have been manipulated is such a way to slant the data. It must be sad to live in a country you hate. You and your Democommunist friends must really hate that the Bush administration wants us to be more responsible for ourselves rather than have your people force us to take care of the have nots... Oh, and by the way, I didn't vote for President Bush last time, but I will be this time.. Rich Case