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Fifth Column
Hicks's lawyer overlooked for promotion
2007-05-13
DAVID Hicks's US military lawyer, Major Michael Mori, has been passed over for promotion and knocked back as a trainee judge in what appears to be payback for his work on behalf of the Guantanamo Bay detainee.
Boy howdy the O Club chili is strong tonight ...
Major Mori, 41, whose zealous defence of Hicks since November 2003 was admired by many Australians and instrumental in Hicks' lenient deal, has an uncertain future with the military and could potentially be assigned to non-legal work. While it was expected he would be reassigned once his defence of Hicks was complete, it is believed Major Mori has been offered remote postings, including Guam and Chile, with only limited options for remaining on the US mainland.

The Sydney Morning Herald also believes Major Mori has recently been rejected for promotion from major to lieutenant-colonel and refused an application to attend a military judge's course at Army Judge Advocate General (JAG) School, which would have qualified him as a military magistrate. Major Mori has ruled out rumours he was looking for a new career in the food service industry Australia, but could not be contacted this week.
Posted by:Elmavith Fluck6403

#12  Maybe he should consider a career in islamic law.
Maybe he could get on a shura council or something.
Posted by: bigjim-ky   2007-05-13 23:03  

#11  Any idea how many Majors get passed over every year? LTC is a bottleneck, designededly.
Posted by: Bob Unagum9663   2007-05-13 19:16  

#10  Mori, nobody gives a Fluck about you.
Posted by: Mac   2007-05-13 17:27  

#9  Mori ventured into an active and dishonest political campaign on behalf of himself and his client, and is now living the consequences. No doubt other military lawyers are taking notes.
And Major: don't go to Australia. You have been misled about how much they love you there.
Lawfare takes a smack in the chops. Good one.
Posted by: Grunter   2007-05-13 11:27  

#8  At least he wasn't court martialed or disbarred.
Posted by: Rambler   2007-05-13 11:03  

#7  We call it "passed over" for promotion.
Posted by: Fred   2007-05-13 09:35  

#6  That's quite the scoop there. Hard-hitting journalism at it's best.

appears... potentially... believed... believes... could not be contacted... believed...
Posted by: Parabellum   2007-05-13 07:38  

#5  "Overlooked" made me chuckle; it is obviously an Australian term. I think it translates to "ignored" in American English.
Posted by: Bobby   2007-05-13 06:50  

#4  Femtoviolins.

Dadullah and Mori. Not a bad day after all.
Posted by: Bobby   2007-05-13 06:46  

#3  Cue the violins
Posted by: Fliter Munster4929   2007-05-13 03:22  

#2  Terrorist sympathizers who interfere in politics passed over for promotion in the U.S. Army? I'm shocked.
Posted by: gromky   2007-05-13 01:03  

#1  Damn shame that, Mori.
Posted by: Woozle Elmeter2970   2007-05-13 00:51  

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