Judge Ends Moussaoui's Stint as Lawyer

(LA Times - free subscription)

it is about time. This guy has dug himself a hole so deep that it will take every talent his appointed attorneys have just to hand him a rope.

while the court is making the pleadings confidential, some time ago I saw a list of his pleadings, which were sprinkled with colorful adjectives like 'dirty jew sympathizer' (probably referring to the judge).

I'm actually surprised that the judge let his attempt at 'lawyering' go on for so long. I guess you gotta give the guy a chance before you yank his privileges away. But seriously, this guy has so much contempt for the court, it is hardly fair to let him hang himself.

This guy is also lucky that the judge is being so nice. Any other judge would probably have slapped him with contempt charges or worse by now. but the ruling about dropping the death penalty for not having access to guantanamo prisoners is big points for this guy, he ought to appreciate how much her neck is stretched out for him.

but then again, his disposition before the court is damaging to his defense. it is going to be difficult for his attorneys to dress him up as a lover-of-america who harbors no ill will toward the west.