International Society of Volume 44 Number 2 Fighting For Justice in the War on terror From Portland to PeshaWar Stephen T. Wax the oPtimism oF uncertainty John W. Reed cross-examination: seemingly ubiquitous, PurPortedly omniPotent, and “at risk” Jules Epstein the all-american sPort oF biPartisan bashing Will Durst Quarterly International Society of Barristers Quarterly Volume 44 April 2009 Number 2 CONTENTS Fighting for Justice in the War on Terror from Portland to Peshawar ..................................Stephen T. Wax ..........351 The Optimism of Uncertainty ................................John W. Reed .............362 Cross-Examination: Seemingly Ubiquitous, Purportedly Omnipotent, and “At Risk” .............Jules Epstein ..............369 The All-American Sport of Bipartisan Bashing .....Will Durst ..................390 International Society of Barristers Quarterly International Society of Barristers Board of Governors 2009* Editor William F. Martson, Jr., Oregon, President Marietta S. Robinson, Michigan, First Vice-President J. Graham Hill, Texas, Second Vice-President John W. Reed Michael A. Kelly, California, Secretary-Treasurer Associate Editor 2007-2010 Daniel R. Baradat Maria Tankenson Hodge Peter C. John Margo Rogers Lesser California Virgin Islands Illinois Editorial Advisory Board Rutledge R. Liles** Michael A. Worel Florida Alabama Daniel J. Kelly James K. Robinson 2008-2011 James R. Bartimus Joseph S. Daly G. Patrick Galloway J. Graham Hill, ex officio Missouri Nebraska California Editorial Office Lance M. Sears Phillip A. Wittmann Colorado Louisiana University of Michigan Law School Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1215 2009-2012 Telephone: (734) 763-0165 Michael A Ficaro Thomas V. Harris Thomas B. High Fax: (734) 764-8309 Illinois Washington Idaho E-mail: [email protected] John M. Newman Martin W. Williams New Jersey Ohio Ex Officio Volume 44 William R. Gray Issue Number 2 April, 2009 Colorado The INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF BARRISTERS QUARTERLY (USPS 0074-970) (ISSN 0020- 8752) is published quarterly by the International Society of Barristers, University of Michigan Law Annual Meetings School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1215. Periodicals postage is paid at Ann Arbor and additional mailing 2010: April 11-17, Ponte Vedra Inn and Club, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida offices. Subscription rate: $10 per year. Back issues and volumes available from William S. Hein & Co., Inc., 1285 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14209-1911. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the 2011: March 6-12, Four Seasons Resort Lanai, Lanai City, Hawaii International Society of Barristers, University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1215. 2012: April 15-21, Resort at Pelican Hill, Newport Coast, California ©2009 International Society of Barristers *Terms begin and end on last day of annual meetings. **Elected 2008, to fill the unexpired term of William R. Gray. International Society of Barristers Quarterly International Society of Barristers Board of Governors 2009* Editor William F. Martson, Jr., Oregon, President Marietta S. Robinson, Michigan, First Vice-President J. Graham Hill, Texas, Second Vice-President John W. Reed Michael A. Kelly, California, Secretary-Treasurer Associate Editor 2007-2010 Daniel R. Baradat Maria Tankenson Hodge Peter C. John Margo Rogers Lesser California Virgin Islands Illinois Editorial Advisory Board Rutledge R. Liles** Michael A. Worel Florida Alabama Daniel J. Kelly James K. Robinson 2008-2011 James R. Bartimus Joseph S. Daly G. Patrick Galloway J. Graham Hill, ex officio Missouri Nebraska California Editorial Office Lance M. Sears Phillip A. Wittmann Colorado Louisiana University of Michigan Law School Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1215 2009-2012 Telephone: (734) 763-0165 Michael A Ficaro Thomas V. Harris Thomas B. High Fax: (734) 764-8309 Illinois Washington Idaho E-mail: [email protected] John M. Newman Martin W. Williams New Jersey Ohio Ex Officio Volume 44 William R. Gray Issue Number 2 April, 2009 Colorado The INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF BARRISTERS QUARTERLY (USPS 0074-970) (ISSN 0020- 8752) is published quarterly by the International Society of Barristers, University of Michigan Law Annual Meetings School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1215. Periodicals postage is paid at Ann Arbor and additional mailing 2010: April 11-17, Ponte Vedra Inn and Club, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida offices. Subscription rate: $10 per year. Back issues and volumes available from William S. Hein & Co., Inc., 1285 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14209-1911. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the 2011: March 6-12, Four Seasons Resort Lanai, Lanai City, Hawaii International Society of Barristers, University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1215. 2012: April 15-21, Resort at Pelican Hill, Newport Coast, California ©2009 International Society of Barristers *Terms begin and end on last day of annual meetings. **Elected 2008, to fill the unexpired term of William R. Gray. International Society of Barristers MEMBERSHIP CHAIRS National Membership Chair Rutledge R. Liles New York State Membership Chairs New York City Steven R. Pounian Upstate E. Stewart Jones, Jr. Canada North Carolina James K. Dorsett III Eastern Chris G. Paliare North Dakota David S. Maring Central Richard J. Wolson Ohio David C. Weiner Western J. Kenneth McEwan Oklahoma Larry A. Tawwater Mexico Elias Mansur Oregon Janet L. Hoffman Overseas Robert A. Stein Pennsylvania Alabama Robert P. MacKenzie III Eastern Arnold Levin Arizona Ted A. Schmidt Western Louis M. 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Cranmer Minnesota Robert J. King, Jr. Mississippi William R. Purdy Missouri Arthur H. Stoup Montana Terry N. Trieweiler Nebraska Stephen M. Bruckner Nevada Neil G. Galatz New Hampshire Gordon A. Rehnborg, Jr. New Jersey Timothy L. Barnes New Mexico William C. Madison International Society of Barristers PAST PRESIDENTS David L. Nixon, Manchester, New Hampshire 1996 Past Presidents Richard E. Day, Casper, Wyoming 1997 Craig Spangenberg, Cleveland, Ohio (1914-1998) 1966 John G. Lancione, Cleveland, Ohio 1998 Murray Sams, Jr., Miami, Florida 1967 Frank J. Brixius, Minneapolis, Minnesota 1999 Kelton S. Lynn, Rapid City, South Dakota (1916-1974) 1968 Myron J. Bromberg, Morristown, New Jersey 2000 Arch K. Schoch, High Point, North Carolina (1909-1980) 1969 Joe McLeod, Fayetteville, North Carolina 2001 John H. Locke, Roanoke, Virginia (1920-2003) 1970 Gene Mac Winburn, Athens, Georgia (1937-2006) 2002 William H. Erickson, Denver, Colorado 1971 Daniel J. Kelly, San Francisco, California 2003 Charles T. Hvass, Minneapolis, Minnesota 1971 John D. Liber, Cleveland, Ohio 2004 Robert T. Cunningham, Mobile, Alabama (1918-2001) 1972 Edward J. Matonich, Hibbing, Minnesota 2005 William S. Frates, Miami,