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If convicted of murder, conspiracy to commit it, racketeering, violent crime in aid of racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, distribution of cocaine, and/or conspiracy to distribute it, he faces up to life in prison.
Charges against him were fabricated. At issue is suppressing hard truths, convicting lawyers trying to expose them, and intimidating others not to try.
In November 2009, he said:
"This virtual nightmare has destroyed everything I worked my heart and soul out for, including my family. What hurts me the most is I am not guilty and totally innocent."
"I was about to change the course of history that I had affirmative proof that President Bush, VP Cheney, Defense Secretary Rumsfeld, Assist. Secy. of (Defense) Wolfowitz, Carbone and White House Counsel, (Alberto) Gonzales (later US Attorney General) had lied, deliberately and intentionally when they denied knowledge of the torture techniques at Abu Ghraib."
He never got a chance to prove it. Instead, he was bogusly charged, jailed awaiting trial, convicted in the court of public opinion, and now in the dock defending himself in the trial of his life for exoneration and vindication.
Under ordinary conditions, cases like these are challenging. Given court-ordered restrictions and fabricated charges, his formidable skills will be tested like never before.
Four federal marshals monitor him, two behind, one on either side. Judge William Martini limited his courtroom movements. He's prohibited from approaching jurors, handing documents to witnesses, and effectively doing his job. He also can't participate in sidebar conferences where prosecutors and defense attorneys argue issues at the bench.
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