[Z2]

I had no idea the bill was going to be so high.

Jim,

Did you receive the following correspondence from Clarity on February 16, 2001?

----- Original Message -----
From: Brian L. Buckley
To: Jim Robinson
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 11:56 AM
Subject: FR v. Aldridge

Jim: Unless we are prepared to incur very substantial attorneys' fees (possibly as much as $75-100 M) and participate in legitimate discovery while vigorously opposing abusive discovery, it is pointless to continue the Aldridge matter. The pros and cons of proceeding or not have been pretty well discussed by now, so no need to repeat them here.

Let me know what to tell W&S.

-BLB

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[Howlin]

Wow. That looks *really* original. / sarcasm off.

[Jeff Head]

You know what ... if that is indeed an actual email from Buckley to Jim, it would seem to me that it would be priveleged and confidential lawyer/client information.

How would you, whomever you are, come by it?

More to the point, what on earth are you posting it on an public forum like this? It seems your intentions are very far from honorable to me, and if it is an actual email from a lawyer to his client, I hope Jim uses every means at his disposal to find out how you came to have it and to exact whatever remedy is available for posting it on a public forum.

Sorry to hone in here, and I will back right out, but I have read this entire thread and your questions, online mannerisms and actions throughout appear more interested in laying the gorund work for action against Jim and FR than anything else ... but that is just my opinion.

[Jim Robinson]

Well, I am very grateful for all the hard work and sacrifices that Brian put in for me and Free Republic over the last several years and the very last thing in this world that I want to do is get into a fight with him. On this issue you will just have to remain in the dark. Sorry.

[Jim Robinson]

Yes, I believe I did. And I've seen some of the stuff that is floating around and claimed to be released by Brian. I would be shocked if it was actually Brian that released these communications. Brian has way too much class to be involved in anything like this. Something's really strange about this.