good news? (late follow up)

[michael perelman]

I am not so sure how good, the "good news" is.  Sure, I would like to see
the general rot in hell.  I suspect that the precedent will be used in
less attractive ways.  I am already hearing about proposals to arrest
Castro.

The question will be, who gets to define who is a war criminal.  Henry K.
is more likely to serve as a judge than a defendent in such proceedings.

Carl Remick wrote:


> Re WDK's:  "doesn't anyone consider the Pinochet arrest as a
> deliberate, blatant European slap-in-the-face directed against the
> U.S.A.?"
>
> What would really be blatant -- and an excellent idea --  would be to
> kidnap Henry Kissinger and put *him* on trial.
>
> Carl Remick

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Michael Perelman
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California State University
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