Saturday, November 28, 2009

That's some "Smart Diplomacy" right there, Scooter

Remember how we haven't been sensitive to World Opinion, and how this has been straining our relations with our Allies? Remember how "Smart Diplomacy" was just what the doctor ordered? Oops:

The prosecutors in the forthcoming 9/11 trials in New York will be seeking the death penalty if the five defendants are found guilty. That could pose a problem for Germany, which is supplying vital evidence for the prosecution.

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No Capital Punishment in Germany

But it looks like the upcoming trial will cause headaches for Germany. Holder and US President Barack Obama have announced that they intend to seek the death penalty if the five defendants are found guilty. German law prohibits capital punishment, yet evidence provided by German investigators will play a key role in the trial.

This presents the German government with a dilemma. Berlin can either oppose the use of German evidence in a bid to protect the defendants from execution -- and risk alienating a NATO ally in the process -- or it can approve the use of the incriminating documents, which would contravene Germany's position on the death penalty.

Helpful note to European suckers Allies: hey, he's the guy that you wanted to win, right? Big rally in Berlin and everything, right? Glad to see you finally shut up and fall in line behind the American Big Dog.

Kind of sorry to see that all it took was a smooth tongued salesman. But you just keep telling us how much smarter you are than we are.

2 comments:

  1. wolfwalkerNovember 28, 2009 at 10:46 PM

    That deserves to be an "Obamateurism of the day" over at Hot Air.

    Barry Lackwit sure does have a talent for self-inflicted cases of athlete's tongue.

    In other news, a survey of British veterans of WW2 found some not-unfamiliar sentiments to be widespread among their Greatest Generation.

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  2. RichieNovember 28, 2009 at 10:59 PM

    It's not like they were actually going to, you know, croak the guys over there. There must be plausible deniability, or a pony, in here somewhere. How about this-"Ve vere chust following international law."

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