Comments on: Psst, fancy a used Enron executive, boss? http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2006/02/21/psst-fancy-a-used-enron-executive-boss/ A barrister gossips & rants on intellectual property law, the legal system and civil liberties. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:56:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Martin http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2006/02/21/psst-fancy-a-used-enron-executive-boss/#comment-1237 Martin Thu, 02 Mar 2006 14:30:52 +0000 http://blog.geeklawyer.org/?p=392#comment-1237 Not sure if you watch PMQ's, Geeklawyer, but some great question dodging from a certain person on this issue yesterday.... The Prime Minister: "I do not accept that the rights of British citizens are subject to unfairness. I am very sorry to have to say this to the right hon. and learned Gentleman and the Liberal Democrats, but I sometimes wish that they would spend a little of the effort that they put into attacking the United States on understanding why these international terrorism issues are so important, and why it is important that we stand with our allies in defeating global terrorism. [Interruption.] People can say what they like about it, but I am also entitled to say what I like about it. I find the uneven way that the Liberal Democrats always express themselves on this issue—[Interruption.] I am sorry, but I find it an affront, given what people are facing right round the world: a global terrorism that I would have thought we could unite against and defeat." Not sure if you watch PMQ’s, Geeklawyer, but some great question dodging from a certain person on this issue yesterday….

The Prime Minister: “I do not accept that the rights of British citizens are subject to unfairness. I am very sorry to have to say this to the right hon. and learned Gentleman and the Liberal Democrats, but I sometimes wish that they would spend a little of the effort that they put into attacking the United States on understanding why these international terrorism issues are so important, and why it is important that we stand with our allies in defeating global terrorism. [Interruption.] People can say what they like about it, but I am also entitled to say what I like about it. I find the uneven way that the Liberal Democrats always express themselves on this issue—[Interruption.] I am sorry, but I find it an affront, given what people are facing right round the world: a global terrorism that I would have thought we could unite against and defeat.”

]]> By: geeklawyer.org » Blog Archive » extraditing Blair’s mates http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2006/02/21/psst-fancy-a-used-enron-executive-boss/#comment-1238 geeklawyer.org » Blog Archive » extraditing Blair’s mates Wed, 01 Mar 2006 00:58:23 +0000 http://blog.geeklawyer.org/?p=392#comment-1238 [...] We’ve seen that it is acceptable to extradite UK citizens to face the wrath of American justice even if they have a legitimate defence to offer to the UK courts. Even if they have the bare faced cheek to say to the foreign government “show us your evidence before we dispatch our people to you“. [...] […] We’ve seen that it is acceptable to extradite UK citizens to face the wrath of American justice even if they have a legitimate defence to offer to the UK courts. Even if they have the bare faced cheek to say to the foreign government “show us your evidence before we dispatch our people to you“. […]

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