Why Is Barry Bonds Such a Target?

Why Is Barry Bonds Such a Target?

The Nation‘s Dave Zirin explains why Barry Bonds case is the most public example of the abuses of the Bush-era Justice Department.

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He’s surly and unapproachable but brilliant and the delay of the trial against Barry Bonds reveals the cracks in the case built by a Justice Department run rampant. The Nation‘s Dave Zirin points out the hypocrisy in singling out players for steroid use and why the case of one sports superstar has implications beyond the stadium.

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