Contrary to the behavior predicted by Donald Rumsfeld, when the U.S. removes those "training wheels" from its client militaries, they pedal furiously (when they pedal at all) in directions wholly unexpected by, and often undesirable to, their American paymasters. .
In a letter to prosecutors on Feb. 14, Mr. Jerome's lawyer, Mark A. Bederow, cited his client's military experience as a primary reason for dismissing all charges.
The lawyer said his concerns also grew out of a conversation he had with a lawyer who had represented Mr. Hunter in court on Saturday, and his client's military background.
The firm is run by Moritz Hunzinger, one of Germany's leading lobbyists, whose clients include military contractors.
In another instance, we put a great deal of time into working with a military client, doing extensive design work, revision after revision, that the client took and used as the basis for its bid package.
He thinks it led directly to the disastrous attempt of the present Bush administration to turn Iraq into an American client state and military base so as "to intimidate Iran and Syria, and to create a safer environment for Israel".
When I have a military client I'm always shocked that the de facto impression of many in our community is "they must have PTSD".
It allowed me to work for the military client, but also ethically look out for the welfare for the detainees as well".
It has not generally shown itself interested in establishing neo-colonial relationships -- it has extracted resources from Asia, Africa, and Latin America without installing client states, building military bases, or sending in the equivalent of the special forces -- and even its semi-tributary relationship with North Korea generates considerable skepticism in Beijing.
He also defends his military clients with vigour, noting that they are often "more serious" and "longer-term thinkers" than business clients.So how does he respond to the apparent conflict between the long-termism of the Long Now project and the much shorter-term view of nuclear waste he uses to justify new nuclear power?
