Instead Of A Media Roundup

Since there have been no stories webbed about the Conrad Black trial since last night, I've gotten some links from various Websites:

1. The most recent is from Matthew McClearn, in the Canadian Business Black trial blog. With refreshing detachment, he describes Julie Ruder's closing address for the prosecution as "a punchy, well-organized summary of the government’s case." Edward Genson's part of the closing address for Conrad Black is described as "a spirited but disorganized presentation." Gus Newman's part of the closing address for Jack Boultbee was given in a "voice [that] was emphatic throughout, but his argument seemed ad hoc, meandering and loosely structured." The only closing address that rated a compliment from Mr. McClearn was Patrick Tuite's, "whose deft use of analogies seemed to resonate with the audience." This entry was written early Thursday morning, so there are no capsule reviews of Csr. Schachter's closing address for Peter Atkinson. The overall topic is the jury's upcoming task to dissect motive, or lack of, in the case once the jurors are sequestered.

2. From the blog "SOX First," an entry mulling over the possibility that Conrad Black will be acquitted, posted June 13. It ends with: "If Black walks, all the corporate fat cats who have used company money as their own will breathe a sigh of relief."

3. A more recent entry from the same blog calls attention to a speech, by Russell Mokhiber, entitled "Twenty Things You Should Know About Corporate Crime."

4. The aggregation Website "Plugger" has a listing of Conrad Black trial reports from Australian news sources.

5. From the blog "Houston's Clear Thinkers," an entry that criticizes Rudolph Giuliani for shrinking away from the effects of the criminalization push, which he himself started, now that it's engulfed "Scooter" Libby. It mentions a name from the Michael Milken case that's long been forgotten.

6. A posting made about four weeks ago on the Free Republic shows a real diversity of opinion about the case amongst "Freepers."