Extradition to the US
The US Senate has ratified the Extradition Treaty under which the NatWest Three were deported. I have written about this a couple of times before and I essentially said that the US should just fuck off frankly: I was pretty splenetic, even for me. But so utterly right was I that the extremely patriotic US blogger, Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler, agreed with me.
Essentially, the Treaty allowed the US to demand the extradition of British citizens to face trial in America, but without having to produce any prima facie evidence. The US had refused to ratify the Treaty themselves, claiming, amongst other things, that people would not get a fair trial in Britain. Despite the depredations of NULabour, I still think that that is bit of a cheek, frankly.
It was, indeed, lopsided; in fact, it was monstrous. A government's first duty should be to protect its citizens and the UK government was patently failing in the duty. But, then, that's what we've come to expect from these cunts.
Oh, really? Too busy discussing the banning of smoking, were they? Or voting on the taxpayer bailing out their pension deficit? Or enacting fucking stupid laws from the EU regarding special booster seats for midgets.
Well, get a move on, you moronic cunt.
Fuck me though, if there's one thing that Reid would be good for, it's this. Can you imagine him standing over Bush, thrusting a pen at the President, saying, "if ye dinnae sign that fucker, I'll fucking dae ye, alright, pal?" It'd be great!
Mind you, once last bit of comedy (and I'm sure that it's the reason that the BBC included this footer).
With a name like that, what chance has he got, eh?
Essentially, the Treaty allowed the US to demand the extradition of British citizens to face trial in America, but without having to produce any prima facie evidence. The US had refused to ratify the Treaty themselves, claiming, amongst other things, that people would not get a fair trial in Britain. Despite the depredations of NULabour, I still think that that is bit of a cheek, frankly.
The government had argued that the arrangement meant both countries had to produce an equivalent level of legal evidence when seeking extradition from the other nation.
But the treaty came under fierce attack from opposition parties, including Lib Dem Nick Clegg who said Mr Blair had "short-changed" the UK by signing a "lopsided" extradition agreement.
The fact that US senators had not signed up to the treaty meant that reciprocal arrangements for the extradition of US nationals to the UK were not in place.
It was, indeed, lopsided; in fact, it was monstrous. A government's first duty should be to protect its citizens and the UK government was patently failing in the duty. But, then, that's what we've come to expect from these cunts.
At the height of the controversy, peers called for extraditions to the US to be suspended, but MPs never had the opportunity to ratify the decision.
Oh, really? Too busy discussing the banning of smoking, were they? Or voting on the taxpayer bailing out their pension deficit? Or enacting fucking stupid laws from the EU regarding special booster seats for midgets.
The treaty still needs to be formally approved by US president, George Bush.
Well, get a move on, you moronic cunt.
Mr Reid said he was "delighted" that several months of discussions and Home Office Minister Patricia Scotland's visit to the US over the summer succeeded in getting Senate agreement.
"The treaty is an important measure in our fight against serious international crime," he said.
Fuck me though, if there's one thing that Reid would be good for, it's this. Can you imagine him standing over Bush, thrusting a pen at the President, saying, "if ye dinnae sign that fucker, I'll fucking dae ye, alright, pal?" It'd be great!
Mind you, once last bit of comedy (and I'm sure that it's the reason that the BBC included this footer).
Earlier this month, Jeremy Crook, of software firm Peregrine Systems, became the latest Briton to be extradited over fraud charges which he denies.
With a name like that, what chance has he got, eh?
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Why is everybody so pleased about the US ratification of the extradition treaty by the Senate? It is still a disgraceful betrayal of British citizens by the government. As the State Department gloss on the treaty comments to reassure US citizens and the Senate http://www.state.gov/p/eur/rls/fs/34885.htm :
"The Treaty will not change the evidentiary burden required for extradition requests to the United States [by the British authorities in order to extradite persons from the US*]. However, under the new Treaty, the evidentiary requirements for extradition from the United Kingdom are lowered from a "prima facie" standard to what in practice will constitute a U.S. probable cause standard."
*My additions in square brackets
So we still have to provide prima facie evidence to the US: the US only has to provide "probable cause" info: basically a statement from a US official that the person in question is required to appear before a US court. Nice! WTF is this all for? What benefit is this to us?
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