Let us speak today of the things that have largely gone unreported
The Italian trial against dozens of CIA agents for the Bush administration’s rendition and torture policies? Perhaps the English labels on Iranian bombs? Or even the disturbing admission of some Texas state senators that they do not believe the earth revolves around the sun?
War and more war, but no details, nothing that shows more lives to be lost, more people adversely affected, keeping it broad and open but when you look for facts they are easily available and that is what troubles me. Kidnapping and lots of cases of it and to the idiotic minds out there its not even a crime, the defence of the american homeland out wieghs all things
This started in 93, snatches as they were known we
were operations to apprehend terrorists abroad, usually without the knowledge of and almost always without public acknowledgement of the host government.... 1993, was not the first but its a nice place to start as I get to attack clinton the White House Counsel, Lloyd Cutler, demanded a meeting with the President to explain how it violated international law. Clinton had seemed to be siding with Cutler until Al Gore belatedly joined the meeting, having just flown overnight from South Africa. Clinton recapped the arguments on both sides for Gore: Lloyd says this. Dick says that. Gore laughed and said, "That's a no-brainer. Of course it's a violation of international law, that's why it's a covert action. The guy is a terrorist. Go grab his ass."
Heres the official speak for yer
"If we do not receive adequate cooperation from a state that harbors a terrorist whose extradition we are seeking, we shall take appropriate measures to induce cooperation. Return of suspects by force may be effected without the cooperation of the host government, consistent with the procedures outlined in NSD-77, which shall remain in effect
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Why the american gov hates the UN
1. No State Party shall expel, return ("refouler") or extradite a person to another State where there are substantial grounds for believing that he would be in danger of being subjected to torture.
2. For the purpose of determining whether there are such grounds, the competent authorities shall take into account all relevant considerations including, where applicable, the existence in the State concerned of a consistent pattern of gross, flagrant or mass violations of human rights.
There have been hundreds of cases and things are starting to unravel, bits and pieces of stories are turning in to bigger stories and it turns out that terrible things have gone on . Nerds in britain, plane spotters have been recording the movements of these planes
we have 23 CIA agents wanted in Italy for kidnapping an Egyptian cleric, is this the Euro's mixing openly and freely with the islamofacist threat or is it governments already procesecuting other legit terrorists of an arab like nature.
Spain to has requested US citizens to appear as has England, germany & france. I can imagine the typical responce they recieved theres a model. Whatever USUKdoes is legit. Like labelling all muslims as you know whats. Im sick of the bloody word. What we say is right just and the american way, england you can go get fucked but we need your 7000 troops. oh whats that your pulling out? fuck you to then.
So whats the official line from the US responding to mounting European concerns, Condi Rice said: "Renditions take terrorists out of action, and save lives," and she explained rendition is not unlawful. While Rice denied that the CIA used torture, of course shes fucking lying and knows it.
. torture and its fruits" could not be used in court. English law lord > Yank law lords. America agrees with this so it wont allow detainees to be tried
Rep. Ike Skelton D-Mo., who chairs the House Armed Services Committee, said he is concerned about whether military hearings offer detainees the legal protections and will launch a congressional review.
"The last thing that we would want is to convict an individual for terrorism and then have that conviction overturned because of fatal flaws in the Military Commissions law passed in the previous Congress," he said.
Jonathan Hafetz, an attorney at the Brennan Center for Justice, said the ruling sends the wrong message about justice to U.S. citizens and the international community.
"It's a terrible ruling that contradicts centuries of Anglo-American history and allows the indefinite detention of innocent people without charge or judicial review," he said.
The Iranian proposal for negotiations, which suggested that Iran was willing to consider far-reaching compromises on its nuclear program, relations with Hezbollah and Hamas and support for a Palestinian peace agreement with Israel as part of a larger peace agreement with the United States, has become a contentious issue between the Bush administration and its critics in and out of Congress.
One moment we see the trial of Dick Cheney's former deputy, Lewis "Scooter" Libby, revealing how the administration sought to discredit critics of the plans to invade Iraq; the next we see them discrediting critics of their plans to attack Iran. On one page, newly released documents reveal how the defence department contorted evidence to justify bombing Baghdad; on the next, the administration is using suspect evidence to justify bombing Iran
The administration, of course, denies this. Despite the fact it has ordered oil reserves to be stockpiled and has just sent a second aircraft carrier as well as more patriot missiles and minesweepers to the Gulf, they swear these allegations are groundless. Robert Gates, the new defence secretary, recently insisted: "I don't know how many times the president, secretary [of state Condoleezza] Rice and I have had to repeat that we have no intention of attacking Iran."
Justice dept firings involved GOP investigations
http://www.mydd.com/story/2007/2/20/21516/3120
Mccain- Rumsefeld worst sec def in history.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/20/AR2007022000365.html
Torture Pilots
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/2/19/155048/609
Detainees cannot be tried in US courts
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070220/ap_on_go_su_co/detainees_lawsuits;_ylt=AqyKaDlABWHQ.8dNUGmme.is0NUE
Inside Iran
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4679426685869498072
US ignored peace negotians offer from Iran
http://www.antiwar.com/orig/porter.php?articleid=10535
Veneuzula gearing up for war
http://www.worldpoliticswatch.com/article.aspx?id=555
Al gore on kidnapping
http://tigerhawk.blogspot.com/2005/11/al-gore-was-for-extraordinary.html
Bush continues to lie about iran
http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/02/bush-admits-that-he-lied-about-iran.html
USA set to attack Iran
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/2/20/155035/633
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