[for-q-clinton]

The problem is that we don't want a lot of those people to testify. We screwed up when we decided to try this in a civil court. If this were a military court, he would have been sentenced by now (life in prison or even execution).

I hate to say this, but this lays at the doorstep of Bush, because I think he's the one that gave final okay to try him as a civilian (I think).

But the good news is that reporter didn't have to testify. I think he may have been a gov't agent and that's why we gave Johnny Boy an easy plea bargain.

[steve-b]

We screwed up when we decided to try this in a civil court.

How so? According to the story they got the guy to flip (not surprising, given that he is, by all accounts, an over-privileged flakeout case who suddenly found himself confronting some harsh consequences).