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| US says it has right to kidnap British citizens |
| 2007-12-02 |
| AMERICA has told Britain that it can “kidnap” British citizens if they are wanted for crimes in the United States. A senior lawyer for the American government has told the Court of Appeal in London that kidnapping foreign citizens is permissible under American law because the US Supreme Court has sanctioned it. The admission will alarm the British business community after the case of the so-called NatWest Three, bankers who were extradited to America on fraud charges. More than a dozen other British executives, including senior managers at British Airways and BAE Systems, are under investigation by the US authorities and could face criminal charges in America. Until now it was commonly assumed that US law permitted kidnapping only in the “extraordinary rendition” of terrorist suspects. |
| Posted by:lotp |
| #8 Only Iranian pirates can kidnap British sailors w/impunity. |
| Posted by: regular joe 2007-12-02 11:24 |
| #7 A senior lawyer for the American government has told the Court of Appeal in London that kidnapping foreign citizens is permissible under American law because the US Supreme Court has sanctioned it. I'm sure that wasn't what he said. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2007-12-02 08:47 |
| #6 This coming from the country that arrested Pinochet based on a warrant from a country utterly uninvolved in any of the accusations against him? I love ya, Britain, but in this case, fuck off. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2007-12-02 08:20 |
| #5 You break the law, then travel to another country that extradites, expect to be arrested. I would expect and hope the same of Britain, or any western nation. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2007-12-02 07:51 |
| #4 Rendition, or kidnapping, dates back to 19th-century bounty hunting and Washington believes it is still legitimate. Not Washington. The Supreme Court. That is to say, the United States Constitution. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-12-02 07:27 |
| #3 Ok, Beth, Leland and Duane Lee... remember they are not "Pommies," we simply cannot use the "P" word, in e-mail or while filming. |
| Posted by: Duane 2007-12-02 03:33 |
| #2 Did somebody call for Dog? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2007-12-02 02:46 |
| #1 All your dirtbags are belong to us! |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2007-12-02 00:12 |