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...police in a 2005 raid on a JI safe house in central Java, a balaclava-clad man believed to be Noordin is heard ranting: "America, Australia, England and Italy are all our enemies. We especially remind Australia that you, [then Foreign Minister Alexander] Downer and [then Prime Minister John] Howard, are killing Australia, leading it into darkness and misfortune and mujahidin terror." In May 2004, despite being the subject of one of Indonesia's largest manhunts, Noordin managed to marry his second wife, Munfiatun Al-Fitri, who, according to the ICG report, had wanted to marry a "warrior for Islam...
...From the other side of the bench, Howard views the motion as a direct attack on his rights as an attorney. "It's a little ridiculous," he says. "It's because they haven't received a death verdict for so long in this county." David Washington, who will be representing O'Hara alongside Howard when the trial begins on Aug. 9, concurs: "I think the state is absolutely desperate in an attempt to limit what...
...Phillabaum's motion has drawn particular attention because of its implication that attorneys weep crocodile tears in a calculated attempt to manipulate juries. Howard vehemently denies this accusation. "They're alleging that I cry on cue and that I've been trained to do this. Nothing could be further from the truth," he told TIME. "In a death penalty case, as strongly as I feel for my clients and as much time and energy as I've put in, it happens...
...light of Howard's strong denials, the prosecution team is now backpedaling on its initial accusation. "I think we overstated at one point," Piper admits. "I think the emotion is sincere." He adds that it is difficult at times for prosecutors, himself included, to maintain composure. "When you have the loss of human life, when you see people's lives destroyed, you can get caught up," Piper says, referring to his sensitivity toward victims and their families...
...Washington and Howard, their primary concern is to give their best effort to protect their client. "The emotion is part of what makes you an effective litigator," argues Washington. "You have to believe in what you're working for. When you get to the point when you don't have emotion about what you're doing, you should think about doing something else...