Radical New York attorney Lynne Stewart did much more more than represent the Blind Sheikh, Omar Abdel Rahman; she became his accomplice. The below puff piece by CNN does not do justice to her shameful actions. Stewart went way over the line of legal defense when she put herself at the service of a man who was behind the 1993 World Trade Center bombing in 1993 that killed 6 people. Now, once again, Eric Holder and his gang at DOJ have sprung someone from prison who should have served her full sentence.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/31/justice/lynne-stewart-compassionate-release/
For a more sober assessment of what Stewart has done, watch last night's interview of Debra Burlingame, widow of the murdered pilot of the plane flown into the Pentagon on 9-11. She was interviewed by Fox's Megyn Kelly.
http://video.foxnews.com/v/3003945826001/exclusive-debra-burlingame-blasts-lynne-stewarts-release-/
Dying or not, this woman is undeserving of compassion. This is a woman who knowingly facilitated communication between her "hero of the mujihadeen" and his terrorist accomplices in the Middle East. This is a woman who is unremorseful for what she has done.
Given this outrage, we can only thank God that the Egyptian military stepped in to remove Mohammed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood from power in Egypt. Don't forget that Morsi was scheduled to visit the US this year, where he had vowed to lobby for the release of Abdel Rahman. Is there much doubt now that his efforts would have been rewarded by this president and this attorney general?
Anyone dying is deserving of compassion. Further, while Stewart was stupid and conniving, its not at all clear that what she did actually caused substantial harm. I'd let almost anyone go if they were within six months of death, or even a year. Hey, her life is about over, and she served all that was left of it from trial until now in prison.
ReplyDeleteCompassionate release of Charles Manson would be a danger to society, because until his last breath he'd try to pull off another rampage. But Lynne Stewart isn't going to have access to her client. She'll go home, go to bed, and receive farwell visits from friends.
Compassion from whom??
ReplyDeleteJohn Gotti died in prison, or at least in a local hospital while doing time. Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.
Even if it may not be totally "clear" as to what "substantial" harm she may have caused, the intent was there to help cause far, far more deaths of innocents than Gotti ever dreamed of, and some no doubt occurred due to her efforts.
Hell with her.
ooops--meant FUDD--can't type good any more, I guess.
ReplyDeleteelwood, I thought Gary was quite explicit and specific as to who exercised compassion. Who else had the power to do so? Whose custody was the woman in?
ReplyDeleteI didn't shed any tears when she was convicted, mostly because her breach undermined the attorney-client privilege, and opened the door to intrusive monitoring on the ground that the attorney might be furthering the defendant's criminal activity. Such a remit could become quite broad very quickly and easily.
Should Gotti have been released when he was sick? No, some neighbor might have dented his car and provided an occasion for one more murder. Stewart is unlikely to be in a position to repeat her offense.