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THE WEEK, Page 18NATIONHung Out to Try Again
A CIA man's jury can't agree: Were his acts criminal -- or just
devious?
Three times the jury deliberating the Iran-contra perjury
trial of former CIA spy chief Clair George trooped into the
courtroom to report an imand three times Judge Royce Lamberth
sent them back out to keep trying. Finally, after almost six days
of fruitless deliberation, foreman Steven Kirk said his panel was
totally deadlocked on all nine counts -- from perjury to giving
false statements to Congress. "As a citizen," said Kirk, a
Washington consultant, "I expect senior government officials
like Clair George to be more forthcoming to Congress. As a
juror, I felt compelled to give him the benefit of the doubt on
whether his answers violated criminal statutes."
Citing jurors' reports that a majority favored acquittal
on all counts, defense attorney Richard Hibey said he would
urge independent counsel Lawrence Walsh to drop the case. Walsh
is reportedly determined to proceed. Judge Lamberth ordered a
retrial to begin Oct. 19.