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NYT September 9, 2006:
?Investigators said she had tried to influence American policy by presenting herself as an agent of Saddam Hussein?s government in early 2003 to Andrew H. Card Jr., then the White House chief of staff, who was described as a distant relative.
?Judge Mukasey said that for Ms. Lindauer to succeed as an agent of the Iraqi government, she would have had to influence other people. But her mental condition makes that highly unlikely, he said.
??The record shows that even lay people recognize that she is seriously disturbed,? Judge Mukasey said in a 35-page ruling
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?Prosecutors said she met with Iraqi intelligence officers at places in Baghdad, including Al Rashid Hotel, in 2002, where she accepted $5,000 in cash.
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At least a half dozen doctors for both the defense and the prosecution have found that Ms. Lindauer suffers from delusions of grandeur and paranoia, which makes her incompetent to stand trial, the judge said. But she refuses to accept the diagnosis or to take medication, he said. One doctor found that Ms. Lindauer had a history of psychotic episodes going back to her childhood, possibly at the age of 7, the judge said. These include her contention that she had gifts of prophecy that allowed her to report 11 bombings before they happened, that she spoke with divine inspiration and that she was an angel.?
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