The lead story of the CBC News flagship show, The National, was on today's closing argument for Conrad Black, with correspondent Neil Macdonald covering it.
His report touched on the highlights of the closing argument so far, including the emphasis on tearing down David Radler. A brief interview with former prosecutor Terry Sullivan was part of it; he said that Eddie Greenspan “hit the right note of humility” today, although his part of today's closing argument was scripted. This practise is unusual in the United States. Also mentioned in the report was Csr. Greenspan saying that there's no way of knowing why Mr. Radler had pled guilty, but it could be fear of jail (perhaps of an American jail.)
After Mr. Macdonald was finished, there followed a brief interview with Richard Siklos, author of Shades of Black. According to Mr. Siklos, Edward Genson was “smooth,” but he wasn't as good as Csr. Greenspan. Both counsellors flattered the jurors, and the jurors responded accordingly through paying more attention. The contrast between today's closing argument and yesterday's, given by prosecutor Judy Ruder, was like "day and night." The overall theme of Conrad Black's defense team is that the prosecution has failed to deliver on its promises.
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