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Yeah, the idea that the U.S. should blow apart its international alliances to apprehend someone whose activities are protected under American law is slightly in
by isamuel 16y ago
Yeah, the idea that the U.S. should blow apart its international alliances to apprehend someone whose activities are protected under American law is slightly insane. Then again, the author has a history of such things.
- adin 16y agoI hope not. Unfortunately the US doesn't have the best "track record" for respecting other countries laws. Off the top of my head the "extraordinary rendition" program and the SWIFT data records comes to mind. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraordinary_rendition_by_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraordinary_rendition_by_the_... http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/20/AR2005052001605.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05... http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2006/11/09/sweden-violated-torture-ban-cia-rendition http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2006/11/09/sweden-violated-tortur... http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/15/swift_processing_halt/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/15/swift_processing_hal...