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Comments: New trial for Nacchio

to me, the whole point of this nacchio episode is that the bush administration -

i first typed "the government" before i deleted that phrase and typed "the bush administration"

in recognition of the fact that this admin is not an american government like any we have seen in our lifetimes.

it's use of harsh retribution against critics,

employing the american legal system to implement that retribution

marks it, essentially, as a soviet-style government -

went after nacchio after he refused to allow quest to co-operate in the admin's plans to indiscriminately listen in to millions of american phone calls and read millions of e-mails as part of its anti-terrorism strategy.

i'll post here a comment i made earlier

at the emptywheel chapter

of firedoglake

with a following comment by "bmaz" (an arizona based defense attorney).

[orionATL March 17th, 2008 at 3:19 pm 23

thanks for the coverage, ew.

i’m glad nacchio got a new trial.

he may well have broken some securities laws,i really have no idea, but it seems inescapable to me that he was targeted by the bush doj for not being cooperative in government eavesdropping.

i don’t know if his lawyers will dare make this point, or if they will just stick to securities law,

but i for one would love to know more about what the gov’t demanded of quest and others.

if the part of the house telecom bill that allows telecom companies to introduce govt docs and justifications into the court record stays in final bill,

maybe nacchio’s lawyers ill take the plunge into selective prosecution.

bmaz March 17th, 2008 at 3:27 pm 24

In response to orionATL @ 23
If the government indeed pursues the remanded case, there is no question but that Nacchio’s defense will make a run at that strategy. How far it will get is another matter and will be fascinating to watch.]

Posted by orionATL at March 17, 2008 07:13 PM

how neglectful of me.

i forgot to laud kagro X.

this guy has been educating me about how government works,

could work,

and how it should work,

for the last three years.

he either knows about, or researches, details of government

and then explains them in his posts in an extremely accessible way.

amidst the blather of the corporate media,

he has lead me thru congressional arcana and impeachment possibilities in an enlightening way no one else ever bothered to do.

thanks KX,

and by the way, where have you got to?

Posted by orionATL at March 17, 2008 07:31 PM

nerdoff,

from now on, i'm deleting your off-topic hillary bashing. take it elsewhere.

Posted by Turkana at March 17, 2008 08:26 PM

From Day 1 the Bush Regime has proven that it is radical (not conservative). They are seeking to turn the presidency into an "elected" dictator. Unitary Executive?!?!?

The Founding Fathers knew how to handle their King George.

Posted by Gay Veteran at March 18, 2008 06:13 AM