I am thoroughly confused. Let me get this straight; sooter libby is in fact being convvicted for a crime he did not commit? And the reason is because he's jewish? And Libby's defense attorney is a good pick because he can leverage ethnic themes?
Aziz, he's being prosecuted (I am sure he and Ted Wells hope not convicted) for lying to a grand jury about what turned out not to be a crime, though the lying would be. The reason is not that he's Jewish, though some think it is the reason, and I do believe there are interesting ethnic issues afloat in the whole affair. And yes, Libby's defense attorney is a good pick because he can leverage ethnic themes, as well as do everything else a great defense attorney can do.
I do not think that Fitzgerald would agree that there was no crime in the original leak of Valerie Plame’s identity. No one has been charged with a crime yet, and no one may ever be charged with a crime, but that does not mean that no crime was committed.
OJ was acquitted by a jury, but that does not mean that murder of his wife was not a crime. It just means no suspect has ever been convicted of that crime. There are many crimes that are investigated, but no charges are ever filed, because the prosecutor does not feel he has a strong enough case to convict anyone. That doesn’t mean that no crime was committed.
You're right, Mike, but besides (perhaps) Fitzgerald and the True Believers, no one else believes a crime was committed either. You've heard of the "ham sandwich"? At least OJ was indicted.
1.24.2007 9:13pm
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see, I am still confused.
So, can you get him signed on as a contributor to Dean's World?
Arnold Harris
Mount Horeb WI
OJ was acquitted by a jury, but that does not mean that murder of his wife was not a crime. It just means no suspect has ever been convicted of that crime. There are many crimes that are investigated, but no charges are ever filed, because the prosecutor does not feel he has a strong enough case to convict anyone. That doesn’t mean that no crime was committed.
Of course we all lose our tempers now and then. Dean freely admits to being imperfect in this regard, which is why regulars to this establishment will generally be cut more slack than people who we don't know very well.
Still: behave like an adult, or go find somewhere else to play. Thanks.