Comments on: Italian Rendition Trial http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2009/11/italian-rendition-trial.html Dispatches from a Small Business Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:39:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: John Moore http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2009/11/italian-rendition-trial.html/comment-page-1#comment-25906 John Moore Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:01:18 +0000 http://www.coyoteblog.com/?p=9570#comment-25906 There's a horrible danger in some of these human rights prosecutions: the imposition of international law (which is a dangerous mish-mash of bad ideas and wrong people) over Americans. While the Italian case may (I don't know the details) simply involve violations of Italian law, it isn't being presented that way. If this Italian affair is about anything more than violations of Italian law, the US should put an immediate ban on Italian imports, throw out their diplomats, and threaten stronger measures. If it *is* about violations of Italian law, then why are we not extraditing the convicted Americans? Other Euro-tranzis (such as an infamous Spanish judge) use international law as if they have some magically conferred authority over people in other countries. The Americans convicted in this mess will indeed pay a penalty: they cannot leave the US without fear of being arrested. In the modern world, that is a major penalty. There’s a horrible danger in some of these human rights prosecutions: the imposition of international law (which is a dangerous mish-mash of bad ideas and wrong people) over Americans.

While the Italian case may (I don’t know the details) simply involve violations of Italian law, it isn’t being presented that way.

If this Italian affair is about anything more than violations of Italian law, the US should put an immediate ban on Italian imports, throw out their diplomats, and threaten stronger measures. If it *is* about violations of Italian law, then why are we not extraditing the convicted Americans?

Other Euro-tranzis (such as an infamous Spanish judge) use international law as if they have some magically conferred authority over people in other countries.

The Americans convicted in this mess will indeed pay a penalty: they cannot leave the US without fear of being arrested. In the modern world, that is a major penalty.

]]> By: TheoB http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2009/11/italian-rendition-trial.html/comment-page-1#comment-25275 TheoB Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:14:24 +0000 http://www.coyoteblog.com/?p=9570#comment-25275 "Italian prosecutors had charged the Americans and *seven* members of the Italian military intelligence agency". "Citing state secrecy, the judge did not convict *five* high-ranking Italians charged in the abduction". The two remaining Italians got 3 years. “Italian prosecutors had charged the Americans and *seven* members of the Italian military intelligence agency”.

“Citing state secrecy, the judge did not convict *five* high-ranking Italians charged in the abduction”.

The two remaining Italians got 3 years.

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