“There is now more disappointing news for survivors who for years have clung to the hope that cold cases from the civil rights era would be solved and assailants brought to justice. Last year, in a much-ballyhooed news conference, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and FBI Director Robert Mueller promised to make these unsolved murder cases a major priority. That has turned out to be nothing but a public relations gimmick. Gonzales made the commitment in the midst of the furor over his management of the Bush Justice Department that ultimately led to his resignation. The department has just admitted that there are no cold-case prosecutions under way and little, if any, work has been done at all. One lesson here is to be suspicious of the promises to act made by embattled government officials, particularly when they have previously ignored the problem.” [editor’s note: Funny, the title could have been used for pretty much ANY subject! - SAT] (10/07/08)