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Radack on Chertoff

Jesselyn Radack, whistleblower and former legal advisor in the Justice Department's Professional Responsibility Section, who advised a federal prosecutor that "American Taliban" John Walker Lindh should not be questioned without a lawyer, writes this op-ed about Michael Chertoff in Friday's Los Angeles Times. She begins:

On Wednesday, in hearings on his nomination to be head of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff had this to say: "If you are dealing with something that makes you nervous, you'd better make sure that you are doing the right thing. And you'd better check it out…. You had better be very careful to make sure that whatever it is you decide to do falls well within what is required by the law."

I could hardly believe my ears.

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    Re: Radack on Chertoff (none / 0) (#1)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Feb 05, 2005 at 10:15:25 AM EST
    They have mastered the art of cognitive dissonance. They say the right thing with absolute conviction based on absolutely no interest or history in doing the right thing. Ossie Davis did not tell Spike Lee's character "say the right thing."

    Re: Radack on Chertoff (none / 0) (#2)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Feb 05, 2005 at 10:16:08 AM EST
    So did Orwell predict or create these monsters?

    Re: Radack on Chertoff (none / 0) (#3)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Feb 05, 2005 at 10:52:42 AM EST
    Is Jesselyn Radack off the "no fly" list yet? Looking at her site that's mentioned in the LA Times article here it looks like she has lawyer's bills and speaking engagements for a "job". Some "whistleblower" protections...I'm sure the DOJ employees take due note, especially with Chertoff being rewarded.