Originally posted by plawrence:
That's why I'd like to see a program where we effecively control our borders and inspect more than the 5% or so of what comes into this country on container ships and the like.
Now that would go a long way towards helping to wage an effective war against terror.
I would also ask all of those who were so quick to condemn or defend him in this thread how much they really know about the case in the first place.
Bingo Plaw. That's exactly right. This administration's border policy SUCKS in plain english. I could never understand how they could be so lax on border patrol and advocate such support from the people in the war on terror.
I have to give you that one Plaw.
As for this case in particular, I followed it somewhat and yes it looks as though, IMO the prosecution may have faltered in their presentation of all those taped conversations, etc. According to what I've read, those conversations did not really support the prosecution's charges. However there are several charges that the jury remained deadlocked on. As I said above, if the prosecution feels that they have a solid case with solid evidence, then I'm sure they'll retry him on those charges. I also believe that if they don't retry him, then they know damn well that their charges against him were unfounded in the first place, and that they just added these charges, to make a long laundry list, the first time he was originally charged.
That's my take on this case.
Don Cardi
