Government
Jan. 18, 2007
Defending the Despised
FORUM COLUMN - By Tony West - A lawyer for John Walker Lindh, the "American Taliban," knows something about defending prisoners in the war on terrorism and has some comments for the Pentagon official who called on clients to abandon lawyers who do this kind of work.
By Tony West
It's a time of national crisis: Americans fear attack from enemies lurking within their borders. With tensions running high, nine enemy combatants are entangled in an incident that leaves five Americans dead. The accused combatants are put on trial in an atmosphere inflamed with public outrage. Most favor execution with little or no due process. Who should represent...
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