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IMO where Gonzo and a few others got off track is in 1) Not fully reviewing all the evidence before drawing a Conclusion & 2) applying a different evidentiary standard to the US Gov't than society would apply to a non-governmental organization.
EVIDENCE - A non-governmental organization or person that had 1) concealed evidence (like the airport video tape) 2) been caught lying and falsely denying any involvement in the aircraft access process 3) had a proven history of providing fake bombs to amateur 1rst time wannabe terrorists.....................would have several legal and public perception problems. CONCLUSION - A) Concealing evidence itself could subject the suspect(s) to charges of Obstruction of Justice, Tampering with Evidence, and a host of other charges, independent of the main charge. The suspect would not be rewarded with a free pass just because he refused to turn over the evidence. B) And the suspect would not be presumed innocent if he had a track record of lying and committing similar acts, both before and after the incident.
Yet for some reason, like dog owners and mothers of juvenile delinquents, IMO some citizens have an emotional attachment to their government. An emotional attachment that compels them to apply a more lenient Standard of Proof to their government than they would to an NGO. To a few, "their government" is always innocent until proven guilty, and no amount of evidence is ever persuasive to them. For that reason, a few criminals operating under the cover of "government employment" receive a misplaced patriotic loyalty, as well as legal immunity from their criminal acts. I'd like to see a Special Independent Prosecutor appointed to investigate (as they did in the Valerie Plame Wilson CIA leak case that convicted the VP's Chief of Staff, Scooter Libby). Then I want to see those missing airport surveillance tapes that the US Gov't/CIA doesn't want anybody to see.
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The Question - The most common PM and open post discussion question concerning Delta Flight 253 seems to be the issue of selecting and applying a Standard of Evidence. (i.e. - Is there enough evidence to prove that the CIA provided the bomb and/or helped the bomber to board Delta 253?)
IMO where Gonzo and a few others got off track is in 1) Not fully reviewing all the evidence before drawing a Conclusion & 2) applying a different evidentiary standard to the US Gov't than society would apply to a non-governmental organization.
EVIDENCE - A non-governmental organization or person that had 1) concealed evidence (like the airport video tape) 2) been caught lying and falsely denying any involvement in the aircraft access process 3) had a proven history of providing fake bombs to amateur 1rst time wannabe terrorists.....................would have several legal and public perception problems. CONCLUSION - A) Concealing evidence itself could subject the suspect(s) to charges of Obstruction of Justice, Tampering with Evidence, and a host of other charges, independent of the main charge. The suspect would not be rewarded with a free pass just because he refused to turn over the evidence. B) And the suspect would not be presumed innocent if he had a track record of lying and committing similar acts, both before and after the incident.
Yet for some reason, like dog owners and mothers of juvenile delinquents, IMO some citizens have an emotional attachment to their government. An emotional attachment that compels them to apply a more lenient Standard of Proof to their government than they would to an NGO. To a few, "their government" is always innocent until proven guilty, and no amount of evidence is ever persuasive to them. For that reason, a few criminals operating under the cover of "government employment" receive a misplaced patriotic loyalty, as well as legal immunity from their criminal acts. I'd like to see a Special Independent Prosecutor appointed to investigate (as they did in the Valerie Plame Wilson CIA leak case that convicted the VP's Chief of Staff, Scooter Libby). Then I want to see those missing airport surveillance tapes that the US Gov't/CIA doesn't want anybody to see.
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