other question and forgive me for interrupting. there's such a thing as a judicial filibuster too. >> trying to get to the point. >> i don't know you well but i've been impressed by our interaction and you've been gracious and charming. why in the world would you call secretary of defense rumsfelled and george w. bush war criminals in a legal filing? it seems so out of character for you? >> senator, you -- are you talking about briefs or habeas petitions i filed? >> i'm talking about when you were representing a member of the taliban and the department of defense identified him as an intelligence officer for the taliban and you referred to the secretary of defense and the sitting president of the united states as war criminals. why would you do something like that? it seems so out of character? >> well, senator, i don't remember that particular