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    Image of Astigmatism Astigmatism
    11/18/09

    In reply to Activist Judges Affirm Activist Attorney's Conviction
    You're right: Clinton-appointed, Sonya Sotomayor-endorsing former Yale Law dean Guido Calabresi and Clinton-appointed, Ricci v. Destefano-serving, press-defending Robert Sack are obviously conservative activists hellbent on subverting our first amendment rights. And smuggling a message from a terrorist organization into a lockdown facility to be read by the convicted head of said terrorist organization, then helping to convey a message back to said terrorist organization that "permission is given to fight, because they are wronged ... and verily God is most powerful for their aid", after signing statements acknowledging restrictions (put in place under Clinton) against conveying communications designed to prevent exactly this sort of message, then lying about it, under oath, should absolutely be protected first amendment speech. This is just like what Hitler did, that one time.
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    Image of Atilla the Bun Atilla the Bun
    11/18/09

    @Astigmatism: Yeah, I'm all "power to the people," and as a lawyer myself, don't like the thought of lawyers being sent to jail for specious reasons. But she blatantly violated government restrictions on her representation and then lied about it. Any lawyer that has ever represented anyone in federal court, criminal or civil, knows you do not fuck with the feds like that. She wasn't naive; she was stupid.
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    Image of econdave econdave
    11/18/09

    In reply to Activist Judges Affirm Activist Attorney's Conviction
    Can you name one other lawyer in a terrorist case who's been sent to jail?

    For some reason, Stewart thought she was above the law. She has no one but herself to blame.
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    11/18/09

    @econdave: From a 2007 NYTimes article: Her main regret was having been unaware that the government was secretly taping her conversations with Mr. Rahman, she said.

    That's only slightly less stupid than saying her main regret was getting caught.

    [www.nytimes.com]
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    Image of TheUptightMidwesterner TheUptightMidwesterner
    11/18/09

    In reply to Activist Judges Affirm Activist Attorney's Conviction
    I really thought that this Stewart business would be dropped once Bush was out of office.
    Maybe the JD is thinking that they would be better off with Stewart in jail rather than allowing her to open a big ol' can of lititgation whoop-ass on them for trampling on everyone's civil rights for short of 8 years.
    She is a pain in the ass, but certainly not one to abet terrorists.
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    Image of Mediahohoho Mediahohoho
    11/11/09

    In reply to No, That Is Not Anthrax
    America runs on fear. #anthrax
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    Image of daveyjonesisdead daveyjonesisdead
    11/11/09

    In reply to No, That Is Not Anthrax
    You're missing the point - it was bleached flour. Whole wheat only, people! #anthrax
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    Image of BettyCrocker BettyCrocker
    11/11/09

    In reply to No, That Is Not Anthrax
    We should make cookies with it. Snickerdoodles for one and all! #anthrax
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    Image of ms_priestypants ms_priestypants
    11/10/09

    In reply to Faux-Anthrax Terrorists Gunning For Vulnerable Media Agencies?
    And it is apparently late 2001 all over again. What is going on? #terror
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    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    11/05/09

    In reply to Italian Court Holds Mock Trial For CIA
    Sadly, mock trials are what Italy has specialized in since Berlusconi was elected. #italy
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    Image of misha trotsky misha trotsky
    11/04/09

    In reply to Italian Court Holds Mock Trial For CIA
    In other news, "Canada," has own government, laws. Why, I don't know.

    BTW, if he was interrogated in Italy, it would have just been slapping each other. #italy
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    Image of topsy topsy
    11/04/09

    In reply to Italian Court Holds Mock Trial For CIA
    Since Italy elected a racist buffoon to run the country, who really cares? #italy
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    Image of pmarble pmarble
    11/04/09

    In reply to Italian Court Holds Mock Trial For CIA
    Last I looked, we had full diplomatic relations with Italy and in fact are their allies -- so how do you justify Anericans violating their laws? The slippery slope problems of what the CIA operatives did in this case are enormous, and the appartent slurs on Italian "law" and its intelligence organization -- with no citation whatsoever -- seems like a lazy "all Italians are mafiosi" argument. #italy
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    Image of Uncle_Billy_Slumming Uncle_Billy_Slumming
    11/04/09

    @pmarble: Here here! #italy
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    Image of Uncle_Billy_Slumming Uncle_Billy_Slumming
    11/04/09

    @Uncle_Billy_Slumming:

    Make that: "Hear, hear!"

    [unbecominglevity.blogharbor.com]

    (I lost editing privileges?) #italy
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    11/04/09

    @pmarble:

    btw... Leon Panetta would agree with you wholeheartedly.

    (And if Mr. Panetta was a friend o' the mob, he would probably agree with you even more.)

    I get a very Michael D. Brown vibe from this fellow. Maybe it's his interest in ocean water and affinity for seahorses?

    "Panetta has long been an advocate for the health of the world's oceans. As a member of Congress from California’s 16th District, he wrote numerous successful acts of Congress to protect the California coast, including legislation creating the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.[19][20][21] In 2003, Panetta was named chairman and commissioner of the Pew Oceans Commission, which in 2005 combined with the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy to establish the Joint Ocean Commission Initiative. Panetta now co-chairs the Joint Ocean Commission Initiative with Admiral James D. Watkins, U.S. Navy (Ret.).[22] Panetta continues to pursue his commitment to ocean and marine life issues, serving as a resource for legislators and the media, advocating for ocean reform on behalf of the Joint Ocean Commission Initiative as well as other ocean organizations, including the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation[23] and the Monterey Bay Aquarium.[24]
    In 2006 he was part of the Iraq Study Group, also known as the Baker Commission"

    [en.wikipedia.org] #italy
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    Image of Jes St.Lawrence Jes St.Lawrence
    11/04/09

    In reply to Italian Court Holds Mock Trial For CIA
    Well, the US kidnapped a doctor in Mexico who supposedly participated in the torture of an FDA agent. As I recall, the trial didn't go well, though.

    These 22 guys won't be able to travel to much of anywhere in Europe, since intra-European extradition is a breeze. #italy
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    Image of Uncle_Billy_Slumming Uncle_Billy_Slumming
    11/04/09

    In reply to Italian Court Holds Mock Trial For CIA
    " their own lawless and unchecked international intelligence organization"

    Links, please. #italy
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    Image of shostakobitch shostakobitch
    11/04/09

    @Uncle_Billy_Slumming: [en.wikipedia.org] #italy
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    Image of Uncle_Billy_Slumming Uncle_Billy_Slumming
    11/04/09

    @shostakobitch:

    Grazie, I was looking for links that would validate the claim that Italian spies are incompetent. This could also be done with a movie about a viagra-popping Clouseau-like character, codenamed "Beppo De Gennaro." Is Marcello Mastroianni still around?

    ************

    This looks like more fun than Dante's Inferno, and a much quicker read. Any up for translating 9 pages of butt-gusting Italian?

    [www.sicurezzanazionale.gov.it] #italy
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    Image of iplaudius iplaudius
    11/04/09

    In reply to Italian Court Holds Mock Trial For CIA
    Italian law would appear to be for everyone but the Italians. #italy
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    Image of Beau Nerd Beau Nerd
    11/04/09

    @iplaudius: If you gonna be a square, you ain't a-gonna go nowhere. #italy
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    Image of Swifter Swifter
    11/04/09

    In reply to Italian Court Holds Mock Trial For CIA
    Everybody knows that Italian law is whatever the Supreme Court of the United States says it is. #italy
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