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Originally Posted by Rick Lee
Then what's the point of having an extradition treaty? And how much argument do we put up when other countries refuse to extradite because they don't like our system, which happens plenty in capital cases?
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The treaty by no means makes it automatic. In every case, there is a good deal of negotiation, legal wrangling, and political posturing. All dependent upon the nature of the case, and just how "high profile" it has become. Time and again we see refusals when our laws do not jive with the law of the country in question, and it has worked both ways.
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Originally Posted by Rick Lee
What rights do you have as an American in Italy other than access to our embassy and consulate? You should have no rights other than those granted by the host country. It just sounds incredibly arrogant to me that the US thinks our laws supersede those of other countries when our citizens are in those countries.
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We protect our citizens traveling abroad - one of the perks of citizenship. I travel abroad a lot, and we are trained and briefed on where our nearest embassy of military base is from where we are working. We are told to beat feet to either at the first sign of real trouble, with the assurance that they will get us out, or at least protect us. So what if that is "arrogant"; if I ever have to avail myself of that service, you bet your ass I will. Then let it get sorted out once I'm safely home, here in the U.S.
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Originally Posted by Rick Lee
And that goes for Julian Assange too. How in the world is he subject to US law, when he hasn't been to the US, isn't a US citizen and every beef we have with him happened in a third country?
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He is subject to U.S. law because he was dealing with U.S. property. We guard that at least as zealously (or even more so) than our citizens.
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