Talk:Leonard Weinglass

message: The original version of this article was a piece of anti-Communist ideological bile.  If a Wikipedia editor is reading this I STRONGLY recommend that every article written by the author of this one should be checked for accuracy.
THere are inaccuracies, unsubstantiated statements and distortions throughout this article.  I've also visited some Wiki links within this article & recognize that the same author wrote articles about these linked individuals which also suffer from the same partisan slant.
I should add that I've edited out the most egregious portions to make the article more balanced.  To see an example of this author unedited, visit the Kathy BOudin WIki article.
Richard 08:44, 26 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Anti-Communist ideological bile

message: Looks as if this one's going to be a bit contentious... maybe we should start out by laying out the facts with some appropriate citations (WP:CITE)?  I think if we describe Weinglass's actions as dispassionately and as well-referencedly as possible, it shouldn't be too difficult to find a version all of us can be happy with.  
For now I've reverted to the previous version of the page, which looks to be a more neutrally-phrased presentation, but I'm looking over it now for individual remarks that should be restored.  I'd certainly agree that the ref to Kathy Boudin's great-uncle and his ethnicity seems to have little bearing on Weinglass's life; the final description of Weinglass's clients strikes me as needlessly inflammatory, too.  As for the individual cases he's covered (Davis, Fonda, etc.), instead of trying to summarize them one way or the other, can we find the specific crimes each was charged with?  That's probably the fairest way to sum it up, and the most relevant to Weinglass.  I'd like to see a reference for Weinglass's work in Cuba as well--I don't doubt it, I just want to make sure we summarize it as well as possible.
I've also pulled this sentence from the article, pending citation:
:Weinglass, Boudin, and Kuntsler have been characterized as lawyers who 'explode the law instead of buildings and people.'  While their clients are accused of crimes in support of revolutionary struggle, these lawyers believe in using the law both to protect their clients and to advance the cause of social justice within the U.S.
Both of these things are probably true, but I'd like to see a citation on that characterization instead of slipping it in via passive voice, and some kind of direct statement from Weinglass or one of his partners (surely something like this must exist in interviews).
So how's all that sound?  Fair?
Remember, we may disagree today, but we're all here for the same reason; I've no doubt we can put together a factual summary that covers everybody's position on Weinglass.  Spread the Wikilove... --Dvyost 05:44, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Let's head off an edit war before it begins... 

message: This article was automatically  assessed because at least one article was rated and this bot brought all the other ratings up to at least that level. BetacommandBot 23:06, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
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message: The article is somewhat unclear. Did he work on Saddam's trial? If not, the Saddam's trial bit seems irrelevant. It's fine to mention he worked with Ramsey Clark but it's a bit dumb and reeks of POV-pushing to say Ramsey Clark worked on Saddam's trial Nil Einne (talk) 15:25, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Did he work on Saddam's trial? 

message: From today's Guardian: "Weinglass's Wikipedia biography has apparently been written by a malign rightwinger. It suggests, falsely, that he was an adviser to the Hanoi government. "I think it's hilarious," he says. "I can't imagine anyone believing it as an honest source."" Link here (there's more there if anyone wants to expand the article). So I am removing the Hanoi comment. Telsa (talk) 09:31, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Hanoi adviser? Not according to the Guardian

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message: He may have been born in Belleville but grew up in Kearny. 2600:1004:B23F:937E:0:35:67B2:5C01 (talk) 12:57, 22 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hometown