Im glad that Conrad Black got what was coming to him. His enormous ego finally got the best of him. I thought that his prison term was too low! He deserves at least 20 years. Im tired of reading about how high status, so called "elites" try to manipulate their way out of tough situations. Its time for us to truly enforce the rule of law instead of favoring the rich over everyone else.

A fairly well balanced examination of its subject. The viewpoint is refreshing compared to the sycophantic bleatings that have originated from the centre of the universe.

Smart Guy ... and parts of me feel for him.

He worked hard, played even harder and somehow got sucked in by the fairy tale of life above everyone else.

I cannot imagine how he will fair in jail...being told what, when and how to do things in everyday life.

Don't know if he has the stamina to make it. This will be the absolute toughest deal of his life. No question.

Good luck Conrad.

A man with aim.
Fortunate enough to be inspired by a WOMAN, fortune and the CEO game.
Circumstanced with more power than a loaded gun - We expected?
Careful you aim Conrad.

Backfire!

Conrad had a severe case of
arragantitis from which the only known
cure is a good dose of humble pie.
Six and a half years of Florida prison
pie will do just fine.

Conrad Black is a giant personality as much as a great writer and historian; he is one of the few Canadian modern public figures worth of any intellectual attention. Let's thank God on our knees for having Conrad Black created the only readable newspaper and distict voice in an otherwise totally stagnant media environment. (Canadians are afflicted by a repulsively conformist, politically-correct complex mostly caused by the brain washing carefully performed by the Granma CBC for 50 years).

I define Conrad Black a great Canadian since, although Jean Chretien may have nastily forced him to give up his Canadian citizenship, Conrad Black's cultural matrix is indisputable.

Conrad Black dwarfs each one of the cowards such as Newman, exuding green envy and dribbling meanness, whom you decided to interview. Not one of many Conrad Black's faithful friend was heard.

To Lord Black goes all my admiration. True, he made the mistake to pick up papers from his office while subject to a justice's order. I am confident that the appeal will clear Lord Black from any responsibility on the non competition fees issue since those fees were entirely legitimate. He had just the bad luck of falling into the US public opinion ricochet caused by the ERON affair.

Unfortunately, however, the consequences of that other stupidly impulsive, even if perfectly understandable, act would be more difficult to overcome.

I don't feel one single ounce of pity for Conrad Black on the eve of his pending incarceration even thought I still think a possible 5 years behind bars is ridiculous for the crimes of fraud and obstruction of justice when context is taken into consideration. Perhaps my opinion on punishment differs from the Canadians who advocate minimum sentence laws. I know the same crime on paper rarely matches in circumstances or severity.

Something we all know to be true.

Conrad Black while being filmed said, "A forgotten man does not forget." Is that a Confucius quote or a threat? I think we all know that the Audit committee was also guilty of criminal behaviour and their complicity is perhaps what Conrad Black thought would bail him out. It didn't happen, these people somehow slipped under the radar and certainly Conrad Black realized that he himself could not rat these very influential people out.

I read about the governor's testimony, those other Audit committee members and it was clear that these people were using the "I am shocked and didn't realize what I had actually signed" clause. They all claimed that they somehow trusted Conrad Black to be ethical just like Conrad himself explained how he hired others to make the right and legal decisions for him.

They were all greedy thieves and we now know this to be true, but Black took the heat for his friends and Radler at least for his part confessed. I think this is what has happened and the sooner Black deals with his criminal thinking the better. I am sure he will regret what he has done in time and saving face will not be the most important goal when he is humbled by the prison system. Who really knows how this will all end?

I doubt if Conrad thinks in terms of endings at present as he is only at the beginning of his punishment. Ironic that a man famous for being a "down sizer" is now being "down sized" himself. Welcome to the world of the little people CB!

Me thinks that Eugenio Festa is embellishing somewhat when he suggests we should "get down on our knees to God". I did and do enjoy the Post although I don't always share their views.

I truly think the poor man felt unloved and underappreciated. It had its beginnings at Upper Canada College when he was suspended for stealing and then selling the exams to other students. No doubt the educational administration was treating him unfairly but schools were "harsher" in those days.

There have been suggestions by many both in the great U.S. and this side of the border that he "stole", "misappropriated"...oh gosh. The list goes on and on.

I concur with Vince Dumond that part of his conviction was a result of arrogance. Arrogant individuals draw attention to themselves. Surely a white collar criminal would do well to zip a lip as opposed to antagonizing the "shareholders".

It now appears that he has accepted his fate and has lost some of his pompous ways or so I thought until I read the following quote from Conrad,

"The place I have been assigned to is relatively good and if I do go there, they will ask me to teach. I almost always hated teachers, but I guess it's an elite occupation in a prison."

Ah yes, still pursuing the elite occupations. As a retired educator may I humbly suggest that teaching is not nor has it ever been an elite occupation. It has been and remains an "honourable profession".

Please Conrad! Do the honourable thing and just peel some spuds in the kitchen or help some of your "colleagues in crime" with their income tax forms.

As far as your documentary showed black, he clearly sees himself as being "persecuted" or "wrongfully convicted". As much as he is a giant media mogul and historian, he is also a thief and should be treated as such. When everything backfired on him- let's just say that nobody was surprised. Then he lied to save his own skin, which obviously failed. If you really want to punish him, then take away all his money. If this happens, he won't be able to afford another lawyer, he won't be able to afford any taxes, or anything like that. Maybe I like to see an arrogant man known for stealing being prosecuted for theft. Instead of bilking shareholders, he may need to invest some of that money into creating a better image of himself. By claiming he is innocent, he is lying not only to the viewers, but to himself. The viewers aren't stupid, they know he did it.