Terrorism expert or a 'Doogie Howser'?

Arizona Daily Star - South Florida Sun-Sentinel ^ | Vanessa Blum

[SandRat]

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Defense lawyers in a major South Florida terror case want to make sure jurors never hear from witness Evan Kohlmann.

The proposed government expert on al-Qaida is simply no expert, lawyers say.

He has no Ph.D., no faculty position and no real-life experience in the Middle East. Plus there's the age thing.

Kohlmann, who has testified five times for the government already, is just 27. He's been called the "Doogie Howser" of terrorism.

One critic cracked that prosecutors have been using Kohlmann "since he was a zygote."

Kohlmann has fought off such attacks before. The Fort Lauderdale high school graduate doesn't take it personally. "It's a fairly common tactic to try to disqualify me," he said. "I would do the same thing if I were in their position."

Prosecutors want Kohlmann — who started his own terror-related Web site and wrote a book about al-Qaida by age 25 — to explain the complex world of Islamic terrorism to jurors at a Miami trial of an alleged terror cell.

[SandRat]

Sounds like Age and Degree Disrimination to me.

[operation clinton cleanup]

Wasn't Bill Clinton running for Congress by the time he was 27? They make this man sound like he is still in High School.

[Triggerhippie]

Well, maybel. But it could be that he has no qualifications either. If he hasn't proven his knowledge in some venue, how can he claim to be an expert?

[headstamp]

This is the guy you see on Fox all the time. He does look very young but hey, if he is qualified, more power to him. He sounds very knowledgeable whenever I've seen him interviewed.

[jigsaw]

Evan Kohlmann

[SandRat]

but BJ Clinton went to college....elitism, age bias and degree bias rampant among the RATS.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

Its simple,the defense will get its ass handed to themselves by this kid er guy.If he had a Phd or was part of some faculty then I would be worried. Thank God he is free from both.

[FairOpinion]

"Prosecutors want Kohlmann — who started his own terror-related Web site and wrote a book about al-Qaida by age 25 — to explain the complex world of Islamic terrorism to jurors at a Miami trial of an alleged terror cell."

Interesting -- PING.

Do you happen to have more info on this guy?

[SandRat]

I remember what my Platoon Sergeant in Basic said: "Just kause you got some fancy Kolleege Degree sure don't mean you got any schmartz!"

[Oorang]

I've read Kohlmann's book "Al-Qaida’s Jihad in Europe: the Afghan-Bosnian network" and he sure knows his terrorism. The book was extremely thorough and well researched. A wealth of information.

He may be "only" 27 but I can understand why the defense doesn't want him to testify. I hope they (the defense) don't get their way.

[operation clinton cleanup]

I guess if the defense lawyers cant refute his testimony, they resort to name calling.

[Oorang]

Here's his website:

http://www.globalterroralert.com/

[SandRat]

A certain Authress said the same thing in her book "Slander!"

[FairOpinion]

I found his website:



http://www.globalterroralert.com/

[operation clinton cleanup]

LOL, yep! Shes smart and purty.

[gaijin]

Lemme guess...he's "an alarmist", right?

And he thinks we should REALLY go after the bad guys...?

[Riley]

It's the meritocracy of the Internet Age:

Who cares what your qualifications are- as long as you are consistantly right?

[RedRover]

The beard does help make him look older.

[jigsaw]

I guess if the defense lawyers can't refute his testimony, they resort to name calling.

Just like Democrats.