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Current Events => Politics => Topic started by: DixieBelle on March 30, 2008, 07:06:57 PM
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The U.S. Attorney's Office in Detroit confirmed Thursday the entire Detroit office has been recused from the Al-Hanooti case, but officials would not say why. The case is instead being handled by government lawyers from Washington, D.C.
The indictment alleges that an ex-Iraqi Intelligence Service officer asked a former official with the Life for Relief -- Muthanna Al-Hanooti -- to publicize the damage of U.S. sanctions. As part of that, the indictment alleges, Al-Hanooti helped organize a trip to Iraq by a congressional delegation. Al-Hanooti allegedly received a potentially lucrative oil contract from Saddam's regime in return for his services.
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080328/POLITICS/803280365/1022/POLITICS
:popcorn: Hmm...I wonder if that is standard procedure?
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The U.S. Attorney's Office in Detroit confirmed Thursday the entire Detroit office has been recused from the Al-Hanooti case, but officials would not say why. The case is instead being handled by government lawyers from Washington, D.C.
The indictment alleges that an ex-Iraqi Intelligence Service officer asked a former official with the Life for Relief -- Muthanna Al-Hanooti -- to publicize the damage of U.S. sanctions. As part of that, the indictment alleges, Al-Hanooti helped organize a trip to Iraq by a congressional delegation. Al-Hanooti allegedly received a potentially lucrative oil contract from Saddam's regime in return for his services.
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080328/POLITICS/803280365/1022/POLITICS
:popcorn: Hmm...I wonder if that is standard procedure?
I'll bet it's because the defendant is linked to some very prominent dems, including baghdad jim mcdermott and hillary.
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The most likely reason would be that the current U.S. Attorney personally has some irrevocable connection, not necessarily a completely direct one, with major parties or witnesses on the other side of the case. A USA has the power to hire, fire, and screw around with anyone in his or her office, and a conflict at the top like that can knock out the whole lower food chain.