Since the absurd charges against Faisal Gill remain topical with a few blogs, BVBL and GoodbyeJim, I will republish my last post on this subject here and reference my older posts. Here are the contents of my last post.
Riley, Not O’Reilly at Virginia Virtucon has a relevant post, documents relevant to Faisal Gill’s security clearance. These documents clearly establish that Faisal Gill properly reported all the associations that purportedly he had failed to report. When BVBL launched its first direct assault on Gill’s reputation, BVBL had this to say:
In a nutshell, Faisal Gill neglected to mention in his application for a security clearance with the Department of Homeland Security as a Bush appointee that he had an association with this jihadist — a potential felony violation.
Now in a weird contortion of logic, reporting this connection is a potential felony violation.
As has been noted before, BVBL has received plenty of comments from bloggers and concerned citizens that his posts on Faisal Gill have gone over the top. Greg cannot honestly say he does not know better. Here are a few of the recent comments.
Denny Daugherty said on 10 Jan 2007 at 1:22 am:
Some commenters seem to put a lot of weight on the fact that conservative journalist Michele Malkin wrote critically of Faisal Gill. I encourage you to check the dates of the three Malkin writings–all 2004 before the completion of the Inspector General’s investigation that exonerated Gill of the accusations she repeated.
Malkin can be excused for reporting allegations before they were disproved. There is no excuse for BVBL repeating the accusations after they have been investigated and found erroneous. Incredibly Greg ignores the conclusions of a federal inspector general by asserting, without evidence, that the I.G. caved into political pressure. Anyone familiar with the inspector general system knows that it was designed for the very purpose of insuring freedom from political pressure.
Basically Greg is blaming Faisal for accepting a contract to work for the successors of a man who later committed a serious crime. Faisal tells me he had little contact with Mr. Alamoudi, who had moved on to other interests. Not surprisingly, he was not so clairvoyant as to know, before accepting the position, that one day the founder of the organization would engage in a criminal act. As noted by many others, this is guilt by association taken to the extreme.
charles said on 10 Jan 2007 at 11:05 pm:
You know, repeating the same discredited claims doesn’t constitute additional proof, or make it true.
The complaints against Gill were false, and that is why he was cleared. His filings were accurate and truthful and complete. Some people turn out to be evil and you can’t always know that when you associate with them, and others are quick to judge, like Michelle Malkin who is always looking for an angle.
Senators raise questions because they don’t have the facts, not because there is anything particular to a charge. They received adequate answers to their questions, and note some of their questions have already been completely answered in previous comments.
Tom is defending a person who is innocent against false charges, something that detracts from any good work you may do from time to time, and which reminds some of us of the bad old days and why we have trouble being upset at your legal problems.
BVBL persistence in spite of clear evidence to the contrary suggests bias in this matter. Objective evidence suggest grounds for such bias exists (here and here), and in fairness, BVBL has made no effort to hide this evidence. What BVBL has not been willing to do is admit the obvious. On this matter, at least, BVBL cannot be considered a reliable source.
BVBL should consider the reason for an old adage, “A lawyer who defends himself has a fool for a client.” When you cannot consider an important matter objectively, it is time to ask for help.
Here are links to my previous posts on this subject:
More Details on the Scope of the Investigation into Faisal Gill
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More on the the Trial of Faisal Gill in the Court of Public Opinion
Faisal Gill: On Trial in the Court of Public Opinion
