Subby fails at due process, rule of law, civilization.

Subby fails at making analogies.

Each of the first two comments would have been more succinct and accurate if they'd just ended after the first two words.

ZOMG!!11!! OH NOES! TEH MESSIAH HAS APPOINTED AN AMERICAN HATING MUSLIN DEFENDER!

THIS IS AN OUTRAGE WE MUST NOT ALLOW THE LIBURLS TO BRING THEIR "DUE PROCESS" IDEAS INTO THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OR THE TERRORISTS HAVE WON!

(1) You should pick your lawyer for skill, and even Mr. Lileks admits the guy is good.

(2) Lindh went abroad to fight in a foreign civil war. While that's not necessarily the smartest thing to do, I do agree with his lawyer that he wasn't setting out to be any sort of terrorist against the US.

Remember, the Taliban weren't branded Enemy No.1 of the US until after 9/11 - when women's groups were complaining of the regime around 1996 they were often laughed at as bleeding heart feminist liberals even.

Killing Afghans? Yeah. There was a war on. But it's not like (a) any big names in the US was all that concerned about them either (see above) and (b) the US kills in wars all the time (as do all other countries) so it's not as if war is some special terrible beyond the pale thing, on a grand scale, to the public. The US has had its share of proxy wars too.

Kid was crazy fervent new convert to religion in the WORST starry-eyed foamy way, went and fought in what was a local conflict that no one really gave a shiat about in the US, then oops! war with the US starts and he's fighting on the wrong side in that civil war. So he was fighting against a US ally, that became a US ally only AFTER he joined in the fight.

Clean cut Boy Scout? Hardly. But trrrst out to get the US? No.

Heck, I remember at the time there were suggestions to just strip his citizenship and let the Afghans have him, particularly when the Northern Alliance (with US help, of course) were winning. Honestly he'll probably live longer back in prison in the US, though...

/it's pretty hard to lose US citizenship ordinarily
//fighting in a foreign army is usually the one sure way
///but fighting in a foreign army that's on the wrong SIDE should really, really qualify

I don't fault the guy in the slightest for taking on a case and a client like that (taken at face value, anyway), but "Pol Pot's au pair" made me snicker.

You mean lawyers can do their jobs without actually approving of what their clients have done??!?!? SNOMGWTFBBQ!!

Nabb1: "Pol Pot's au pair" made me snicker.

He needed someone to watch the kids when he went on holiday.

/subtle?

kronicfeld: Nabb1: "Pol Pot's au pair" made me snicker.

He needed someone to watch the kids when he went on holiday.

/subtle?

Heh. I'm sure the au pair did what she was told.

Pocket Ninja: Each of the first two comments would have been more succinct and accurate if they'd just ended after the first two words.

Ironically, you could have made this same point by following your own recommendation. :)

kronicfeld: Nabb1: "Pol Pot's au pair" made me snicker.

He needed someone to watch the kids when he went on holiday.

/subtle?

I like the au pair line as well.

/don't forget to pack a wife!

/Wants you to go fark yourself.

Thorndyke Barnhard: Ironically, you could have made this same point by following your own recommendation. :)

But then I would have only typed "Each of."

You know what's totally awesome? Vilifying people for doing a Constitutionally required duty. That's awesome.

Pocket Ninja: Thorndyke Barnhard: Ironically, you could have made this same point by following your own recommendation. :)

But then I would have only typed "Each of."

Hah! Touché!

i suppose given the opportunity, a baseball team shouldn't ever recruit the opposing team's star player. that would ruin everything.

Yeah, Pol Pot and John Walker Lindh- two peas in a pod alright. *eye roll*

So, they appointed someone willing to do his job, regardless of how he may personally feel about the issue.

Two thumbs up for Obama.
subby gets a different finger.

what_now:
Picture of John Adams
/Wants you to go fark yourself.

He's the first person I thought of after hearing this as well.

Yeah, next thing you know, they'll be a reality show featuring the family of one of OJ's lawyers.

hillbillypharmacist: You mean lawyers can do their jobs without actually approving of what their clients have done??!?!? SNOMGWTFBBQ!!

This world is going to Hell in a handbasket, I tell you.

Straight.
to.
Hell.

The only people I hate more than defense attorneys are community organizers.

Did he do a good job?

Was he ethical?

DID HE PAY HIS FRICKIN' TAXES?

If so, I don't see a problem with this.

The stupid that will come of this from Malkin and the Fox News gaggle of retards is going to send me to the loony bin.

Thorndyke Barnhard: Subby fails at due process, rule of law, civilization.

Over in one. Though there's some good stuff that follows.

You are what you eat who your friends are.

+1 Subby, gotta love the double standards around here. Just imagine if that bastid went worked for the Bush administration..

subby: "Pol Pot's au pair"

+1

"Pol Pot's au pair" good for a +1.

Outrage du jour...

Queue up the "Peter and the Wolf" recording.

Car_Ramrod: The only people I hate more than defense attorneys are community organizers.

Until you need one, or the other, of course.

Car_Ramrod: The only people I hate more than defense attorneys are community organizers.


What about Illinois Nazis?

Blues_X: Car_Ramrod: The only people I hate more than defense attorneys are community organizers.


What about Illinois Nazis?

Or Muslim Socialists?

kronicfeld: Nabb1: "Pol Pot's au pair" made me snicker.

He needed someone to watch the kids when he went on holiday.

/subtle?

Well, he did have to pack a wife.

Frothing at the mouth so much you failed to recognize due process Subby?

Or is it some new F@cktardian logic of the right?

IXI Jim IXI:
Did he do a good job? DID HE PAY HIS FRICKIN' TAXES?


I'll settle for that.

/moves along


//was wondering how Johnny Taliban was doing

what_now: /Wants you to go fark yourself.

I see what you did there, though I suspect 90% of fark won't get it.

OtherLittleGuy: Yeah, next thing you know, they'll be a reality show featuring the family of one of OJ's lawyers.


Lulz.

obzerver: Frothing at the mouth so much you failed to recognize due process Subby?

Or is it some new F@cktardian logic of the right?

Yes, he was.

And was that second question really necessary? I mean, we all know the answer.

what_now, you do know that demonstrations of your obviously elitist education are frowned upon by the Party of Palin/Plumber?

Lileks is so Minnesotean(?) polite he keeps his screeds separate from his the other parts of his mostly very entertaining site.

Remind me again how many of the original charges did they convict Lindh on?

/there were shenanigans
//remove the gag order

They should have locked the defense attorney up for working to free a terrorist

Insertwitty Namehere: what_now:
Picture of John Adams
/Wants you to go fark yourself.

He's the first person I thought of after hearing this as well.

I'm glad I'm not the only one that knows history.

Blues_X: Car_Ramrod: The only people I hate more than defense attorneys are community organizers.


What about Illinois Nazis enema bandit?

/Lookin' for some rustic co-ed rump
That he just might wanna pump

kronicfeld: He needed someone to watch the kids when he went on holiday.

/subtle?

Nope. Now I want to use that joke in a Levi's commercial. ;)

I Said: They should have locked the defense attorney up for working to free a terrorist

Oooooo, someone will bite!