Three defense attorneys representing terrorism suspect Jose Padilla got tired of waiting for U.S. Marines to evacuate them from war-torn Beirut after they became trapped while interviewing witnesses. So they hitched a ride on a Norwegian freighter. The men were among an estimated 25,000 Americans trapped in Lebanon when Israeli forces began bombing Hezbollah targets there July 12. The United States has drawn criticism for not coordinating rescue operations for its citizens as quickly as other countries did.
July 24, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Three defense attorneys in a Miami terrorism case who were trapped in war-torn Beirut while interviewing witnesses got tired of waiting for the U.S. Marines to evacuate them. So they hitched a ride on a Norwegian freighter.
The attorneys — Orlando do Campo of the federal public defender’s office in Miami, Andrew Patel of New York City and William Swor of Detroit — along with an Arabic-speaking interpreter they hired arrived in Cyprus on July 19 and caught flights home the next day.
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