American IPA

A rare litigation-oriented post August 27, 2009

I don’t know what to think about Sibel Edmonds.  If it weren’t for the gag orders and the assertions of “state secret privilege” by the DoJ, I would be inclined to place her in the same category of imaginative and entertaining storytellers such as Danny Casolaro or Delmart Vreeland.   Her recent deposition doesn’t sell me on her allegations.  But its transcript is an interesting learning tool.  Bruce Fein led off with awkward and strident speaking objections until he got shot down hard by former Marine JAG attorney Daniel Marino.    Fein’s later cross-examination was inartful, to put it lightly, and Marino set forth clear objections that were on-point.   That Marine Corps JAG training must be as tough and thorough intellectually as basic is physically.