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    Image of gawkimo gawkimo
    12/08/09

    In reply to Link Between Homicidal Cartoon Rage and Psycho Terrorist Status Grows Stronger
    The same people who go ape shit over Muhammad cartoons cheer Arab-language editorials saying Jews use the blood of Muslim babies as an ingredient in matzo soup.
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    Image of Eureka Street Eureka Street
    12/07/09

    In reply to Link Between Homicidal Cartoon Rage and Psycho Terrorist Status Grows Stronger
    Last year, when I was teaching English in a sort-of Arab country, I said the word "Denmark" in class without thinking and my students uniformly flipped out. They gasped and told me that their parents did not even allow them to refer to the country by name.

    They were 10.
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    Image of AquaticApe AquaticApe
    12/07/09

    @Eureka Street: You were teaching English in London?
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    12/08/09

    @AquaticApe: You'd be surprised at how much they need it.
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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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    Edited by Atilla the Bun at 11/18/09 5:18 PM Atilla the Bun was starred Atilla the Bun was unstarred
    Image of no I said no I won't no no I said no I won't no
    11/18/09

    In reply to Activist Judges Affirm Activist Attorney's Conviction
    It is incredible for anyone to suggest that she is "naive." She is a longtime activist and attorney; she knows what she can and cannot do. She was allowed to meet with this client specifically conditioned on not passing messages to anyone, including media (uh, ya think maybe the point of giving it to the media was to get it to those who'd be waiting to hear?). The message in question was an exhortation to his followers to resume terrorist operations. She was the conduit for direction from a leader to his troops.

    Her sentencing was delayed for over a year (back in 2005!) due to her illness and the need for treatment of it, so your comment with respect to that is purely disingenuous.
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    Seeräuber Jenny promoted this comment no I said no I won't no was starred no I said no I won't no was unstarred
    Image of Seeräuber Jenny Seeräuber Jenny
    11/19/09

    @no I said no I won't no:

    Now I feel like an idiot for promoting a comment above. I should stay out of controversial threads where I haven't closely followed the story.
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    Image of bboston88 bboston88
    11/18/09

    In reply to Activist Judges Affirm Activist Attorney's Conviction
    Ok, ok. Let's be real here. She didn't exactly pass on her client's "thoughts" on the cease fire, she relayed to a reporter that he was withdrawing his support, a bit different and it indicated his political position. Also, the real issue here is that they felt she lied under oath. The Federal Government is not tolerant of one thing..being lied to (see Martha Stewart). She lied or played dumb about not knowing the restrictions on contact..I have to call some BS on this. Why she would think it is okay to speak with reports about an ongoing case like this in the first place is beyond me.
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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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    Image of friend_of_a_friend friend_of_a_friend
    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 jimstoic jimstoic
    11/18/09

    In reply to Activist Judges Affirm Activist Attorney's Conviction
    I don't see how this relates to attorney-client privilege. There's no privilege for information made public.
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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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