Posted 11:38 AM by Robert

Unindicted [Vast] Co-Conspirators

It appears that a consistent, or "cross-county," adherence to belief in the vast Enron conspiracy being marketed by much of the media, and some of the more opportunistic politicians, requires one to accept that at least the following entities knew about much of the alleged Enron (or Enroid, in the case of Enron-like products or partnerships created by or for, or marketed to, companies other than Enron) nastiness, but kept quiet (the list does not include the many individuals included in each entity whose lives will likely be wrecked by their involvement):

Enron
Alliance Capital
Vinson & Elkins
Kirkland & Ellis
Milbank Tweed Hadley McCloy
Shearman & Sterling
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette
Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown
Goldman, Sachs
Merrill Lynch & Co.
First Union (now Wachovia)
Lehman Bros.
Credit Suisse First Boston Corp.
Citigroup Inc.
Deutsche Bank AG
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
CIBC World Markets unit of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
El Paso Corporation
Williams Companies
TXU Corporation
Arthur Andersen
All other accounting firms, investment banks and law firms
representing anybody in any Enron or Enroid transaction

And this after Gitmo has filled up! What will the Feds DO with the bodies?