So let me see...
You find out an informant spilled the beans on your client.
You contact him and let him know that he can either make a dramatic show of insanity, or you will light him on fire somewhere that nobody with a fire extinguisher will be.
I would not put this past the lawyers...
BUMP
BS...
First I've heard about this connection. It sounds very unfortunate. Let's hope they have other witnesses or evidence, because this guy has certainly undermined his credibility.
while I don't condone the actions of the lawyers of the terror suspects...if this guy who set himself on fire was truly valuable, the FBI should have taken better care of him. I don't suspect misconduct, but we need all the informants we can get, and cooperating informants deserve treatment in kind with the risks they take and benefits they offer. Hell, if the FBI cozied up to Gravano just to get Gotti, when Gravano probably killed more people than anyone in the Gambino family's history.
I realize this guy had his own terror ties, but plenty of those we take into custody don't cooperate, and those are the ones who should get the shaft. If we finally snag someone who can help us against these punks, let's make sure to keep him happy enough to give us the goods. It's just cost/benefit analysis for me. Sometimes you have to hold these guys feet to the fire (no pun intended), but I think it would have been fair to get his dying wife over here. Am I wrong?
It sounds like he was burning his candle at both ends.
He was raising funds fror "The United Arab Jihad Fund". a match is a terrible thing to waste...