William Moffitt
William Moffitt
William E. Moffittwas a British quantum chemist. He died after a heart attack following a squash match. He had been thought to be one of Britain’s most gifted academics...
effort expected extended proud work
I am so proud of the work we did. We extended every effort on Dr. Al-Arian's behalf, but at the end of the day, how much can be expected of us?
discussion planning violent
At the end of the day, when you think about wiretaps, think about what's not there, ... There's not one discussion of planning violent activity.
connects evidence piece
There's not one piece of evidence that connects Dr. Al-Arian to this,
ask beat
I won't beat up on him. I have to ask him some questions.
abandoning convicted ready worked
I don't feel like I'm abandoning the ship. ... We worked for two years getting ready for trial, and Dr. Al-Arian was not convicted of anything.
guilty plead understanding
My understanding was that he was to plead guilty this afternoon.
achieving attempt case concerns engage free government groups hear itself means powerful praise silence terrorism
The government itself has said you are free to praise groups that engage in terrorism as a means of achieving their ends, ... This case concerns Dr. al-Arian's right to speak, our right to hear what he has to say and the attempt of the powerful to silence him.
government proven
The government has not proven Dr. Al-Arian has done anything but speak.
deal majority vast written
The vast majority of that deal was written on my desk.
talk
There are things that we can't talk about.
full
They know full well that Dr. Al-Arian had nothing to do with this violence.
conflict east middle truth
There will be no truth about the Middle East conflict in this court.
beginning family
This family has said from the very beginning they want to cooperate,
case die hate remember revenge society sort ugliness
This is a case that never should have been brought. A lot of hate and ugliness was generated to not very much end. To sort of die like a whimper. We need to remember as a society that revenge is not always an answer.