Larry Klayman, my hero

By Joseph Farah

People sometimes ask me who my heroes are. After all, I’d be
hard-pressed to name any contemporary politicians I trust or look to for
leadership and courage.

There is such a man. He’s not a politician. He is an activist. But he
is one who has integrity — enough to prevent him from blind loyalty to
party or ideology and keep him focused on principle.

His name is Larry Klayman and he founded the organization known as
Judicial Watch.

Some people have asked me if Larry is crazy, if he’s a zealot, or if
he has all of his oars in the water. If you don’t know Larry personally,
it might be easy to confuse him with a loose cannon. That’s because he
is fearless and relentless in the pursuit of justice. That’s a rare
commodity today in America. It wasn’t always like that. There were other
men like Larry early in American history. Their names were Washington,
Jefferson, Madison and Henry. They don’t make ’em like that any more. At
least not many. Larry is an exception.

So, why am I telling you all about my friend and my attorney, Larry
Klayman?

A couple of reasons. I believe that in the next several weeks you
will see an intensification of the establishment political attacks on
him. I’m not sure what form they will take. They might be physical
attacks. They might be character assaults. All I can tell you is Larry
Klayman is a dangerous man if you are a corrupt politician. And this
country is a breeding ground of corrupt politicians.

The Democratic National Committee is investigating Larry the way they
once investigated me — running the Lexis-Nexis searches, collecting
dossiers and preparing a muckraking report for “journalists” eager to do
the bidding of partisan hatchet wielders.

Just know this: No matter what you hear, no matter what you read, no
matter what you see about Larry Klayman in the coming weeks and months,
let it not be filtered through any lens but the truth. And the truth is
Larry Klayman is an American hero.

I don’t make that statement lightly. I don’t make that statement
frequently. But I make it without any reservations about Larry Klayman.

One thing about these Clintonistas: When you expose them, they come
after you. There’s nothing subtle about the way this administration goes
after its enemies.

Klayman’s been a target before, and he will be a target again. I
remember when they came after him the last time with an orchestrated
smear campaign in the media.

You can bet the White House’s team of “private investigators” (they
were called “plumbers” in another disgraced administration) dug up the
“dirt.”

Just a week or so ago, Clinton himself referenced Larry Klayman by
name as a source of irritation so great it forced him to rethink his
illegal deal to purchase a home with a loan that could only be
characterized as a bribe from a major political contributor.

Why are they coming after Larry now? Because, in many ways, Larry and
Judicial Watch represent the only game in town. The independent counsel
is gone. The Justice Department is thoroughly corrupt. The Congress is
hopelessly compromised and fearful. The media, by and large, are sitting
this one out.

Everyone is just waiting for Clinton’s term to expire — except Larry
Klayman.

And he’s got some important cases on his plate. He’s in the thick of
exposing virtually every major scandal involving the White House — and
some most people have never even heard about. He’ll be taking some
critical depositions in the coming weeks. And the Clinton forces are
preparing, as James Carville would say, ” for war.”

Don’t worry about Larry Klayman backing down in the face of such
pressures. They will only serve to embolden him. Larry Klayman will do
what is right — no matter who is involved. Klayman is a guy who never
shrinks from his standards of ethics and morality. He’s a man who looks
to no one but God for guidance and direction. He’s just the kind of
person we need in times like this.

Which is why I am also pleased to tell you the next piece of news: I
am happy to report that Judicial Watch’s Larry Klayman will be joining
WorldNetDaily as a regular weekly columnist next week. I am honored that
he would choose this forum to share his keen insights with the American
public. Look for his column each Tuesday.

Joseph Farah

Joseph Farah is founder, editor and chief executive officer of WND. He is the author or co-author of 13 books that have sold more than 5 million copies, including his latest, "The Gospel in Every Book of the Old Testament." Before launching WND as the first independent online news outlet in 1997, he served as editor in chief of major market dailies including the legendary Sacramento Union. Read more of Joseph Farah's articles here.