On Thu, 11 Jan 1996, sameer wrote:
We've made no progress. Phil has lots lots of time and gained lots of grey hairs, and everyone who donated to his defense fund lost money. The US can still harass people if they want, and make their life hell.
Agreed. To me it was always a question of _when_ the charges would be dropped, not _if_. The point of these things is generally not to prosecute people but to harrass them, paralyze them, and make them blow lots of money. Unfortunately, the government was successful on all three counts. The good news is that if the case hadn't been dropped it would have meant more of all three for Phil, whether or not he "won" the case in the end. --Dave. -- ******************************************************************************* Bear Stearns is not responsible for any recommendation, solicitation, offer or agreement or any information about any transaction, customer account or account activity contained in this communication. *******************************************************************************