'Angel of Death' extradition from Argentina may begin

[dArKeR]

Argentina likely would allow a former navy officer known as the "Blond Angel of Death," a symbol of the country's human rights horrors, to be extradited to France for a murder trial, Foreign Minister Rafael Bielsa said on Saturday.

Alfredo Astiz, convicted in absentia and sentenced to life in prison by French courts in 1990, was arrested last month to face possible extradition to France for a fresh trial in the murder of two French nuns.

"If courts say yes (to Astiz's extradition), I don't believe the executive would put any obstacles," Bielsa said of the benchmark rights case from Argentina's 1976-1983 military dictatorship.

President Nestor Kirchner, who has the final say over any extradition, in July annulled a decree that barred sending abroad for trials military officers accused of being involved in the dictatorship's "Dirty War" against suspected leftists, which killed up to 30,000 people.

http://www.etaiwannews.com/World/2003/10/13/1066009464.htm

I wonder if Bush will be in this situation in 20 years?

[saigon68]

1. Couldn't happen to a "Nicer Guy"

Here's hopeing !!!!

[Judi Lynn]

2. Important story

He's just the tip of the iceburg.

[uhhuh]

3. They will Probably

just exile him to the U.S., where he will promtly be given a senior post in the chimp administration.