I ask for "something to hang my hat on" to give Maher the benefit of the doubt, and instead of cold, hard sourced facts, I get posts like yours berating me for not blindly jumping on the 'save Ted' bandwagon.
I agree that the whole situation stinks to high heaven, and Monaco has done nothing to lend itself any credibility, but Monaco is not the United States, and to expect that place to do things the way we do is naive. Ted definitely did not choose a very excellent adventure when he decided to go be a nurse for some foreign millionaire. Well, we shall see how it pans out. In the meantime, I won't be contacting George Bush to look into the matter.
Regards,
LH
Now, see? I know you're fibbing on this one, Mr. Howard. I'm a smart-alek on most of my replies at FR. I cain't hep it. It's jes' my nature. Haven't you ever noticed that half the people here would like to strangle me? :-)
You are a tad touchy on this subject, no? I don't think I ever declared myself one way or the other
Oh, please spare me the melodramatics. I'm not touchy; this is just my normal "wench mode" kicking in. This place is so saturated with kooks, dingbats and loons nowaday, I can no longer stay any length of time without getting irritated. (It takes way too much time to wade through the cheese/shower/moose jokes, and too many people freak out every time Abu Zubaydah passes gas.)
Look, this isn't even about "declaring" whether Ted Maher is innocent or not; it's about whether or not an American citizen is entitled to a fair and speedy trial.
I agree that the whole situation stinks to high heaven, and Monaco has done nothing to lend itself any credibility, but Monaco is not the United States, and to expect that place to do things the way we do is naive.
Maybe I just have an affinity for taking up for the underdogs of the world, but I still say that an American Green Beret has a right to a fair trial no matter where he is. I'm not expecting them to "do things the way we do." I'm just expecting them to allow Ted the use of all the evidence.