this should be entertaining

[waider]

A lawyer "representing the US Government" in a case in the UK claims that America has the right to kidnap those wanted by US law. I'm sure this will turn out to be an over-reaching interpretation by a lawyer with no official sanction to do so, but it's certainly an... interesting point of view.

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[dr-strych9.livejournal.com]

"...this will turn out to be an over-reaching interpretation by a lawyer with no official sanction to do so..."

Um, no. The US government really does claim the legal authority under its own laws to capture and detain suspects in criminal cases regardless of where they live or who issued their passport. This is not new. In fact, bounty hunters are sometimes regarded as heroes in this country.

The only thing that might be "news" here is that people in the UK are starting to realize what kind of entity is on the other side of their "special relationship" across the Atlantic ocean. Hee hee, you people thought we were civilized. LOLZ.