Posted on 01/31/2007 2:28:22 AM PST by Aussie Dasher
They were said to be from NC. Isn't that the location of the Blackwell? (Blackwood) group?
What if the 13 were not CIA but contractors?
Blackwater, and yes, that's their area. Not that they're the only ones up that way.
Question is, who leaked?
Where is Mary McCarthy?
Paging Angela Merkel...Is one of you city prosecutors pulling a Nifong/Fitzgerald, or is this a federal case?
Put 'em on The List, Dano!
LOL Good one. ;-)
I think the word you're looking for is Blackwater.
Remember those burned Americans strung up on the bridge? :-(
Even worse, the NETeller execs were FORMER execs when they were arrested and when the law took effect. They didn't even work for NETeller anymore!
Are they going to Ft. Bragg to get them?
That ought to be good.
It is a quite schizophrenic situation. On one hand we have German authorities who support the WOT on the other hand we have a European judiciary (the "problem" will not be limited to Germany - others like Spain or Italy are going to follow. Beside of that the arrest warrant is going to be executed everywhere in Europe) that is independent and therefore not under the control of the gouvernments. The prosecutors (and later the judges) simply follow the laws and do not take care about spechial circumstances. This is for sure no political affront against America but a logical consequence in a system, where justice is free from political guidance. I am quite sure that something simular would have happend in the US if our secret service would have abducted suspect persons in America (even with approval of the US administration).
Therefore those operatives are well advised not even think about coming ever back to Europe again (with their old passport or their old identity - they are members of the CIA at least). If they do they could end up for a few years in a unpleasant prison. Hijacking is no peccadillo on our side of the big pond.
I am well aware that the US are forced to use unconventional means in their fight against terror. Nevertheless it is logical that they will come into conflict with such inflexible institutions like judiciary. It is probably the price we all have to pay.
Best regards from Lake Constance / Germany
A.B.
Well the occupation of Germany ended in 1990. The times are a changing ya know...
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