Let's give the microphone to Robert H. Jackson:
Posted by DeLong at January 13, 2004 03:12 PM | TrackBackOf one thing we may be sure. The future will never have to ask, with misgiving, what could the Nazis have said in their favor. History will know that whatever could be said, they were allowed to say. They have been given the kind of a Trial which they, in the days of their pomp and power, never gave to any man.
But fairness is not weakness. The extraordinary fairness of these hearings is an attribute of our strength. The Prosecution's case, at its close, seemed inherently unassailable because it rested so heavily on German documents of unquestioned authenticity. But it was the weeks upon weeks of pecking at this case, by one after another of the defendants, that has demonstrated its true strength. The fact is that the testimony of the defendants has removed any doubt of guilt which, because of the extraordinary nature and magnitude of these crimes, may have existed before they spoke. They have helped write their own judgment of condemnation.
Surely you do not mean George Bush?
Posted by: Leopold on January 13, 2004 04:02 PMSurely you do not mean George Bush?
Posted by: Leopold on January 13, 2004 04:02 PMNo, the reference is to proposals for secret trials for Hussein, his cohorts, and Osama and his cohorts.
Posted by: Ca on January 13, 2004 04:22 PMA public trial for our own criminals-in-chief, surely should not be out of the question ?!
Does the previous thread open for anybody? I get the Dresner title and that's it.
So don't mind if I chip in on that issue here.
deLong and Dresner need to pitch their personal battles on a different playing field.
I suggest a bar and a good measure of the local brew. I'd buy.
As an aside, I admire O'Neil's courage in coming forward with a well-documented case that removes all doubt about the person holding the office of The President of The United States.
Of course there will be great efforts to discredit O'Neil ( and Brad, we don't need your voice in on that score--have another brew). This action by O'Neil is a pivotal point. Together with mounting doubts about the economic "recovery" ( even Yahoo is 50/50!!), Dubya is all of a sudden not a shoo-in candidate. The King's clothes have been discovered and we should thank Mr O'Neil for pointing that out.