Netflix picks up Jho Low, PetroSaudi, 1MDB story: deadline.com/2023/11/n…
Former Miami federal criminal defense lawyer, Mexicana Airlines cargo station rep and oh yeah, Saudi Arabia.
PetroSaudi Series Picked Up by Netflix
Lawyerβs Lament
Tarek Obaid, CEO of PetroSaudi
Because of the personal injury bar and public defenders, people believe that lawyers work for free. Iβve been trying to convince my doctor, travel agent, mobile phone company and Starbucks that they should similarly work on a complimentary basis, β¦
Form Book vs. AI
The ABA doesn’t require law schools to teach a class in “drafting legal documents,” assuming this skill will later be learned on the job. The problem with ChapGPT is its hallucinations. This is an AI term of art, colloquially β¦
Falling Down
The economic system is a secret game of musical chairs. One day the music stops and you’re left standing.
Story of an Unsuccessful Kidnapping
My client, Tamid, had a joint venture with the notorious β of Indonesia. His partner was Prince Quetzalcoatl, the son of King Khomeini of Bessarabia. Tamid had a diplomatic passport and performed various high-level missions for the King. Then,Β King β¦
Run Like a Demon
Q. We need our special teams receiver to run like the wind after catching 4th down punts. Can we invoke the aid of Pazuzzu, the Sumerian Lord of the East Wind Demons?
A. While not specifically a deity, Pazuzzu is otherworldly enough to qualify under β¦
Thoughts On The Grift
Given the interest in the subject, it is strange that there is not a more fully-developed literature of the con, the uniquely American–or is it?–storytelling with a purpose, that is, to divest the unwary of their cash.
There is, of β¦
On the Representation of Criminal Defendants
I remember when I saw WWHβs βlending bankβ at a strip mall in Provo or some godforsaken place. I remember a transnational petroleum purchase deal that at the last minute saw the inclusion of two unknown namesβa clear badge of fraud. A former β¦
Can Happen Here
The best way to deal with Trump is to ignore him. But we can’t–the media won’t let us.George W. Bush on his ranch? When was the last time you heard anything about him?Yesterday I saw four military helicopters flying in formation in β¦
Double Standard
If youβre not protesting about Prighozin, you donβt get to complain about Khashoggi.
Double Standard
MbS is ostracized for Khashoggi while everyone stands around looking at their toes in the wake of Putin’s extrajudicial execution of Prighozin.
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My Mother the Juror
My mother served on a petit jury when she was 75 and had the time of her life. It was an excuse to dress up for court; the jurors exchanged pictures of their children or grandchildren and brought in food to share on Fridays. They stayed in touch for β¦
App Test
Letβs see if it works.
Initial Thoughts about Trump Indictment
Itβs hard not to be dramatic in response to this. First, the indictment proves my point that classified information is radioactive. Lawyers should not accept a clearance in a criminal trial.
A Roosevelt moment. Republicans pushed the 22nd Amendment β¦
With You and I
Mind your Pronouns
I heard a native speaker say, βThey can come with you and I.β
This is incorrect. Here, the word βI,β a subject pronoun, is used instead of the correct βme.β
Would you say, βThey can come with I?β
Of course not. Youβd say, βThey β¦
Patti Smith
Patti is a poet; friend of Robert Mapplethorpe (she wrote about him in Just Kids.) She was part of the 70βs New York Lower East Side Renaissance, born too late for the Beats she nevertheless followed the spirit of Rimbaud and made friends with β¦
Before the Pandemic
I had just returned to Saudi Arabia. This is the view from my office on the Dammam Highway.
Roast Beef v. Thailand
βWhy do you like Thailand so much?β they asked.
Lunch in Chicago: six chicken wings, french fries and a roast beef sandwich.
$47.80.
βNuff said.
Roast Beef v. Thailand
βWhy do you like Thailand so much?β they asked.
Six chicken wings, french fries and a roast beef sandwich.
$47.80.
βNuff said.
Six Hour Delay: BA Held My Passport Hostage in Dubai
My friend left his passport in the aircraft seatback at 0800 March 30 2023. Flt. 105 LHR-DXB. An unfortunate act, to be sure, for which he takes full responsibility. But BA made things worse: he realized that he didnβt have his passport while on the β¦
The Mandalay Bay Massacre and Saudi Arabia
Some have suggested that the death of 58 concert-goers in the Mandalay Bay massacre in Las Vegas in October, 2017 was an attempted assassination targeting Saudi Arabiaβs Mohammed bin Salman. The holes in the official story of the massacre are many β¦
Underground Bahrain
Is there a Bahrain underground? This book answers that question and tells the story of its denizens.