I Will Continue To Fight For Justice,

I Don't Think The Law Exists To Arrive At The Truth. If It Did, We Wouldn't Have Exclusionary Rules, We Wouldn't Have Presumptions Of Innocence, We Wouldn't Have Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt. There's An Enormous Difference Between The Role Of Truth In Law And The Role Of Truth In Science. In Law, Truth Is One Among Many Goals.

There Are Two Kinds Of Terrorism. Rational Terrorism Such As Palestinian Terrorism And Apocalyptic Terrorism Like Sept. 11. You Have To Distinguish Between The Two.

We All Learn In School That The Judicial, Legislative And Executive Branches Of Government Must Check And Balance Each Other. But Other Non State Institutions Must Participate In This Important System Of Checks And Balances As Well. These Checking Institutions Include The Academy, The Media, Religious Institutions And Ngos.

Ed Koch Will Never "rest In Peace." That Was Not His Way. He Was Always Nervously Squirming, While Making Others Squirm As Well. Comfort Was Not His Goal. He Understood That To Be A Proud And Assertive Jew Meant Never Being Able To Leave A Sigh Of Relief And Say "it's Over, We Are At Peace, We Can Now Put Down Our Guard And Relax."

If We Move Away From The American Tradition Of Lawyers Defending Those With Whom They Vehemently Disagree -- As We Temporarily Did During The Mccarthy Period -- We Weaken Our Commitment To The Rule Of Law... So Beware Of An Approach Which Limits Advocacy To That Which Is Approved By The Standards Of Political Correctness.