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Thursday, December 23, 2010

A Pig pays, but no punishment fully fits such a criminal or such crime against humanity.

Wikipedia reports, a Dec. 22, 2010 sentencing - punishment for colossal inhuman unforgivable crime:

Jorge Rafael Videla (born August 2, 1925) was the de facto President of Argentina from 1976 to 1981. He came to power in a coup d'état that deposed Isabel Martínez de Perón. After the return of a representative democratic government, he was prosecuted for large-scale human rights abuses and crimes against humanity that took place under his rule, including kidnappings or forced disappearance, widespread torture and extrajudicial murder of activists, political opponents (either real, suspected or alleged) as well as their families, at secret concentration camps. The accusations also included the theft of many babies born during the captivity of their mothers at the illegal detention centres. He was under house arrest until October 10, 2008, when he was sent to a military prison.[1] On July 5, 2010, Videla took full responsibility for his army's actions during his rule. "I accept the responsibility as the highest military authority during the internal war. My subordinates followed my orders," he told an Argentine court.[2] On December 22, 2010, Videla was sentenced to life in a civilian prison for the deaths of 31 prisoners following his coup d'état. 

The uniform sucks, the individual - not at all the joke the crappy uniform is; a swine.

Go figure. One down. Thousands and thousands to go.

May each and every one be hunted relentlessly, apprehended, put to trial, convicted, and punished - president of whatever nation - advisor to whoever - giving the orders - "carrying out orders."

"The bastard is a sociopath of unparalleled order." You want to say that. However, there unfortunately are too many parallel bastards alive and unpunished as yet, so do not ever cease feeling rage or lessen your feelings of disdain.

Wikipedia has links, and tells more of the story beyond the quoted opening paragraph of the post.

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In terms of government run amok, unlawful and clearly knowing better while fashioning unpresentable fig leaves that the compliant part of the press honors; few will take the time to read, but all should read of the scorn due the torture facilitators and abettors who should be called to task and not given professorships suggesting honorable status; this link.

There is an interesting motion memorandum online; this link. Related links perhaps of interest to civil libertarian readers; here, here, here, here, here and here; all items relate to the Lynne Stewart situation, as presented within a general website (where readers interested in the story and the details can ferret around the court papers posted at that site until sated):

http://lynnestewart.org/


Every story, real or fiction, has ambiguities.

Does any reader know whether Ron Paul, as a Libertarian (including civil libertarian aspects), is on record one way or another about Ms. Stewart?

My expectation is he would believe the government imposed initial rules that were excessive and against her client's rights and ability to present a defense, and that he would agree with Ms. Stewart's assessment in her opening remarks of the last item linked, that she should have fought the impositions from the start instead of how she handled things. I expect he'd view the entire situation as at least somewhat out of line with his view of civil liberties and the proper size, scope and actions of government. He probably would also believe that Ms. Stewart bore responsibility for her conduct, within the range of things she accepted initially, and given her status and experience.