Your grudging and complex news article about the outcome of the Pentagon inspector general's investigation of Richard N. Perle's conduct as a member of the Defense Policy Board ("Report Finds No Violations at Pentagon by Adviser," Nov. 15) lacks the one word describing Mr. Perle that would have made a trip through these labyrinthine regulations intelligible to most readers: "vindicated".
But time and experience has vindicated most of Jacobs' claims.
There's relative good and evil in that, perhaps, but for a weary electorate, however the election is decided, it is likely to leave some of us disappointed, some of us relieved, few of us vindicated, most of us confused and all concerned about the ability of our leaders to lead.
At the triumphant end of a most dramatic season, City feel vindicated in the two most public conflicts of Mansour's four years: the replacement of Hughes with Mancini, and the new manager's agonising stand‑off with Carlos Tevez.
The truth, though, is that most dissents are not vindicated, and the experience of losing too often can prove toxic.
"Mr. Greenberg isn't sitting back just because he's been vindicated of most of the charges," Mr. Gravante said.
Most importantly, journalism is vindicated," Goodman told reporters and supporters on a live Facebook video on Monday afternoon.
A few investors, such as Japonica, another American hedge fund, are still convinced they will be vindicated, but most are hedging their bets (for example, by shorting Greek stocks) or are simply stuck because it is hard to sell in such an illiquid market.
While several such cases (including Hamdi, Padilla, Hamdan and, most recently, Boumediene) have vindicated some minimal procedural rights in specific contexts, however, they offer little comfort.
