From Whitewater to Blackwater

csmorris — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:46:07 -0500

Kenneth Starr told a roomful of future lawyers to defend immigrants.

Speaking at the law school at Campbell University yesterday, the former special prosecutor who investigated President Clinton argued that Jesus was an immigrant.

"You know our Lord was a refugee," he said. "The family fled to Egypt because of the horrible atrocities and gross violations of human rights."

In a two-hour speech peppered with references to his Christian faith, the attorney and law professor said government officials set the immigration bar too high.

After the speech, he was asked about his recent work defending the Blackwater private security firm in a case related to the death of four contractors in Fallujah in 2004.

He said he decided to take on Blackwater as a client because "they came to the firm."

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