Larry Thompson
Larry Dean Thompson (born November 15, 1945) is an American lawyer, most notable for his service as deputy Attorney General of the United States under United States President George W. Bush until August 2003. While Deputy Attorney General he signed a memo in 2002 denying deportation of Canadian citizen Maher Arar to Canada ultimately leading to his deportation to Syria where he faced torture. Among other accomplishments, he oversaw prosecutions against officials at Enron.
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“Above the bayonets, mixed and crossed,
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