[lbo-talk] Lynne Stewart speaks

[Lance Murdoch]

On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 21:24:16 -0500, Nathan Newman
<nathanne at nathannewman.org> wrote:
> And the whole line that Stewart just broke a minor rule is completely
> batshit.  Her client is possibly the most notorious prisoner in this
> country-- a bomber of the World Trade Center who is still alive -- and she
> gave him a chance to in some way communicate with his followers against all
> efforts to prevent that.  I can understand the "vigorous advocacy" behind
> her actions, but to almost every outside observer, it reasonably looks like
> collaboration with potential murder that goes far beyond what most people
> think the role of a lawyer should be.
> 
> And the bottom line, and this is not unimportant, is that there is no good
> politics behind her actions.  The Shiek represents terrible, horrible
> politics so there is no broader political meaning; it's just Voltarian
> fighting to defend unspeakable beliefs.  

Yaa, he's so horrible the CIA is who brought him to this country.  Now
the same government is prosecuting his lawyer, Grandma Stewart.  But
it's all her fault right?  Christ...Lenin was right about liberals.

Lance