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2007-06-26 Europe
CIA Arrest Warrants Strain US-German Ties
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Posted by lotp 2007-06-26 06:07|| || Front Page|| [1 views ]  Top

#1 Too bad they can't devote those investigative reporting skills to seeking out the Germany-based al Quada cells, like the one that supported the 9-11 attacks.

As much as the Dems hate the CIA - or the small remaining part that actually does anything - look for President H. Clinton's administration to extradite in 2009, if W. doesn't cave first.
Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore  2007-06-26 07:31||   2007-06-26 07:31|| Front Page Top

#2 The German government could have put a stop to the arrest warrants in the first stage. It would simply have had to refer to Paragraph 153c of the German Code of Criminal Procedure, which states that a legal proceeding can be terminated by official decree if this is in the "prevailing public interest." But a group of senior officials meeting at the Justice Ministry rejected a government veto, arguing that any government efforts to apply the brakes on the investigation would be too difficult for the public to swallow. As a result, the cabinet decided to allow the Munich prosecutors' petition for the issuance of international arrest warrants to stand.

So the political cowards refused to stop something that could poison German-US relations for a generation... and should. Secretary of State Dr. Rice should explain to Chancellor Merkel that the extradition orders will not be enforced, and that there will be no further contact between the CIA and German intelligence until the Germans figure out how to make it go away. In the meantime let them get whatever information the French and British choose to share.
Posted by trailing wife 2007-06-26 08:28||   2007-06-26 08:28|| Front Page Top

#3 That muslim turd isn't worth arguing over.
Posted by bigjim-ky 2007-06-26 08:58||   2007-06-26 08:58|| Front Page Top

#4 The Germans will not get a pass in this WOT. Eventually,
they will have to deal with the islamonutjobs. It is just a matter of time. The islamic crazies want the world. It is in Germany's best interests to not push this. They must decide who are their friends and allies in this war.
Posted by JohnQC 2007-06-26 09:20|| Give em a whine and whimper Harry]">[Give em a whine and whimper Harry]  2007-06-26 09:20|| Front Page Top

#5 I think some of this reporting was originally provided by the LA Times.

I seem to recall the al-Masri clan in Gaza is one of the most bloodthirsty.

And where the h-e-double hockey sticks is their reporting on the real names, residences, and phone calls to Syria, Soddy, and Tehran made by their own terror cells.

Bah.
Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious  2007-06-26 09:43||   2007-06-26 09:43|| Front Page Top

#6 How is this a strain? The Germans will seethe and we will ignore them.

If they really get annoying we could just ban all german imports to really screw them over.
Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader  2007-06-26 10:02||   2007-06-26 10:02|| Front Page Top

#7 Maybe the Germans will go the way of Chirac....German companies have supplied both Iraq and Iran and had their share of UN kickbacks, directly in proportion to their very loud protests.
Posted by Danielle 2007-06-26 10:56||   2007-06-26 10:56|| Front Page Top

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