Comments on: WTW: Oh, Those Silly Imams

By: Pros and Cons » Hard cases and the law, a post on legal ethics: Rendition/extradition, Asbestos litigation, Per capita mass tort settlements, Bankruptcy and Over-reliance on forensics in criminal cases.

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 23:33:16 +0000

[...] In closing out this point, I’d say that clearly, there are those that agree with my interlocutor. Hat tip, Basil. Maybe I’m still too European to get sufficiently excercised, but I’d argue that I’m too much the Green Mountain Boy type to look for salvation by others in my guild (lawyers). I still trust border guards and the guys runnign Guantanamo more than I do attorneys arguing procedure. There are also those generally, if not always elegantly or sensitively, on my side, twice even, in these sorts of arguments, also courtesy of Basil, as above. [...]

By: Leaning Straight Up

Leaning Straight Up — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 18:05:18 +0000

The Flying Imam investigation concludes everyone did their job correctly- except the Imams- Updated…

I have been saying it all along, and now three separate investigations confirm my contention: The Crew, the Marshalls and the Police did exactly what the circumstances demanded. The Washington Times via Hot Air:
Probes dismiss imams’ …

By: William Teach

William Teach — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 17:10:50 +0000

Personally, I do not find that remotely funny.

By: Jimbob

Jimbob — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 17:03:30 +0000

you left out the best part, where one of the Burlingame kids burned to death lol

By: Sister Toldjah

Sister Toldjah — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 15:16:27 +0000

Debra Burlingame on the six imams controversy…

Just scanned Memeorandum this morning and came across this piece from Debra Burlingame, who lost her brother – American Airlines Flight 77 pilot Charles F. “Chic” Burlingame III, whose plane was hijacked by terrorists and slammed into the P…