<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[The Dish]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://dish.andrewsullivan.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Andrew Sullivan]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://dish.andrewsullivan.com/author/sullydish/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Who Is John&nbsp;Durham?]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[
<p><a href="http://balkin.blogspot.com/2008/01/cia-prosecutor-is-neither-outside-nor.html">Marty Lederman</a> on the DOJ counsel appointed to investigate war crimes authorized by the president. <a href="http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/005006.php">Paul Kiel</a> has his resume. Encouraging background from the <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/02/AR2008010202060.html?nav=rss_email/components">WaPo:</a></p>
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<p>Durham is well known in New England legal circles as a tough, publicity-averse prosecutor who has specialized in organized crime cases.</p>
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<p>Organized crime is good background for this, isn&#8217;t it?</p>
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