[QUOTE=Dr Sardonicus;526021][URL="https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/james-robertson-federal-judge-who-took-stand-against-warrantless-surveillance-dies-at-81/2019/09/16/aabf4db8-d64b-11e9-9343-40db57cf6abd_story.html?noredirect=on"]James Robertson[/URL][/QUOTE]
I salute an honorable man.

[QUOTE=kladner;526031]I salute an honorable man.[/QUOTE]

It seems that, as time goes by, there are fewer and fewer of them left.

[QUOTE=tServo;526060]It seems that, as time goes by, there are fewer and fewer of them left.[/QUOTE]

And Brutus is an honourable man.

[QUOTE=xilman;526063]And Brutus is an honourable man.[/QUOTE]Ahh, but honor is without profit in one's own country...

I guess, for me in this context, "honorable" suggests "acting correctly" both in ruling against Government desires, and in refusing to continue on the Star Chamber FISA court.

[url=http://www.ischemo.org/news-and-publications/stuart-levy---in-memorium]Stuart B. Levy M.D.[/url]

[QUOTE=Dr Sardonicus;526180][URL="http://www.ischemo.org/news-and-publications/stuart-levy---in-memorium"]Stuart B. Levy M.D.[/URL][/QUOTE]
I hope he has acolytes and successors to carry on his vitally important work.

[URL="https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/18/551792129/stanislav-petrov-the-man-who-saved-the-world-dies-at-77"]Stanislav Petrov[/URL]

[QUOTE=xilman;526398][URL="https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/18/551792129/stanislav-petrov-the-man-who-saved-the-world-dies-at-77"]Stanislav Petrov[/URL][/QUOTE]

Article notes news of his death was slow to filter out to the West, but aticle itslef is dated September 2017. I've heard of slow internet connection, Paul, but this is ridiculous! You should contact your ISP to complain.

[QUOTE=ewmayer;526415]Article notes news of his death was slow to filter out to the West, but aticle itslef is dated September 2017. I've heard of slow internet connection, Paul, but this is ridiculous! You should contact your ISP to complain.[/QUOTE]Fairy Nuff: had you heard of his death before? I certainly hadn't.

[QUOTE=xilman;526416]Fairy Nuff: had you heard of his death before? I certainly hadn't.[/QUOTE]

I recall hearing about several of the FSU military officers who played crucial roles in such Cold War save-the-world incidents at [url=https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2017/10/links-102617.html#comment-2879003]Naked Capitalism[/url] around the time news of Petrov's death made it to the Western MSM.