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To: JohnM who wrote (9401)	9/25/2003 3:03:44 PM
From: Rollcast...	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793731

Edward Said is dead... guardian.co.uk No doubt his lies will live on (in academia)...

To: JohnM who wrote (9401)	9/25/2003 3:31:38 PM
From: gamesmistress	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793731

What particulars do you require? Names, ages and phone numbers of the law students he spoke to? What kind of particulars do reporters require when they stick a microphone under someone's nose for a comment? Perhaps if you were to contact him, he'd give you those names and email addresses and ask for any help you could give in getting the law school back up and running. Or, maybe you want more particulars for the basis of statements such as "one-third of the total national potential of 8,000 megawatts is up and running. Downed power lines are being repaired and were about 70 percent complete when I left. There is water purification where little or none existed before, and it is available for everyone." I suspect the kind of proof you would require is beyond the scope of the op-ed piece Judge Walter wrote, but if you would call this reporting that "the empire is in good shape," I'd hate to see one in bad shape. Based on your statements, though, you seem to think that the Judge may not even have made this trip at all, but wrote the op-ed piece at the behest of the Bush administration. Because it's positive, it *must" be part of an admin spin campaign? Sad.

To: JohnM who wrote (9401)	9/25/2003 4:47:40 PM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793731

Here you go, John, give the man a call. His chambers are located at 300 Fannin, Suite 4200 Shreveport, LA 71101. Phone number is 318-676-3175. Why not ask his secretary or law clerk to send you a full copy of the lecture? I've never had a case with him. He is said to be a very conservative guy but forward-minded. His courtroom is the first paperless court in Louisiana. The US Supreme Court has appointed him to head some technology committee that studies how to set up future courtrooms. He seems to be a history-of-the-law buff as evidenced by his membership in the prestigious Selden Society, a Harvard-based Anglo-American society engaged in the study of the history of the law. A good reason to have him assist in setting up a post-Saddam legal system. Walter is "senior status", which means that he receives full-salary but gets a reduction in his case load. Sort of semi-retired, is the best way to put it in layman's terms. This gives him lots of time to pursue other interests, presumably including the Iraq thing. I suspect he's used to venues in which his word is taken for granted. A bit of a silly thing to say, John. Like all persons, federal judges run the gamut of personality traits. I've seen them dumb as a brick, utterly brilliant, patient, ill-humored, funny-as-hell, biased, fair, studious, diligent, lazy, etc. Impossible to generalize. I'm attending a function tonight with two judges. One is a federal judge who happens to be a prince of a man, diffident, avuncular, bright, and fair. He'd smile wryly if he read your comment and mark you down as a C+ student. Walter is a Reagan appointee, so I suppose that's reason enough to demonize him, right?