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US demands custody of marine convicted in Philippines rape case
December 6th, 2006 at 07:51 Björn Hallberg
People in the Philippines are increasingly upset with the current arrangement - and they have every right to be. Historical crimes notwithstanding, having the audacity to conspire to spirit away a convicted felon to what would likely be a jail-free life in the US is beyond reprehensible. But certainly in line with what the US has done in the past with regard to crimes committed on foreign soil. The underhanded tactics employed by the US defence team and the abusive assumptions pretty much says it all. Hopefully things will continue to sour between the US and the Philippines and in the end provide the archipelago with true independence and a democracy free of American meddling.
The United States has demanded interim custody of a US marine sentenced to 40 years in jail for raping a Filipina woman, the Philippines foreign department said.The US embassy in Manila filed a diplomatic note invoking the right of the US military authorities to exercise custody of the marine in keeping with the provisions of the Visiting Forces Agreement between the two countries.
The other three defendants were acquitted on account of the lack of evidence — if anyone believes that — and quickly whisked away to bases in Japan. I can’t wait until these fine young rapists come home to roost.
And also, the VFA notwithstanding, how likely would it be that foreign nationals could get this sort of treatment if they were convicted by a US court? Bloody unlikely that is for sure. I recall a certain Swedish citizen that has languished in an American dungeon (American prisons are to us what Philippine prisons are to Americans I suppose) for 25 years now, despite lack of evidence, due to a misguided plea bargain, local crooked laws and political grandstanding. If anything that has convinced me that Americans deserve nothing less than the same vindictive treatment. There are no mitigating circumstances, no excuses — just cold hard malice and unbending justice.
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More or less what happened at Cavalese, here in Italy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavalese_cable-car_disaster
In the end, the pilot spent as little as 5 month in jail for killing 20 people while the navigator went away with it, and the US government paid a lot of money as “refund”.
You sir are a bitter man who wants to look to the United States for the ills of your country. You dont care anything about the filipina girlwho was allegedly raped. If this was a philppine man you wouldnt have cared at all. Because this is not about the girl. This is about you and your hatred for the U.S. The country that granted you your independance because you were to weak to gain it yourself. And let me tell you sir, without the help of the U.S. you would be speaking Japanese right now suffering under imperial Japan. So just keep going on and blaming the U.S. for your countries problems. We are there in your country right now air dropping food to your people from that terrible typhoon. We give hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to your country every year. Not to mention all the organizations who send you money from this country. We have helped your country more than youll ever know in your fight against muslims in your own country. Without the U.S. ypur country would be nothing. And if you were smart you would elect politicians in your country who start promoting buiseness and the econony in your country so you guys wouldnt have to rely on uthe U.S. Dont be jelous of our power. Make a change for the better in your country. Please respond. I would like to hear your thoughts on this subject.
The imperialist, racist and sexist mentality of Robert Wilhelm’s post has been the status quo throughout American history. And its as alive and “well” in 2006 as it was in 1898.
“The country that granted you your independance because you were to weak to gain it yourself.” — unbelivable!
The Filipinos fought the new invaders just as they had fought the Spanish. The U.S. subjugated the Philippines with brute force. By the time the Filipinos were defeated, 600,000 had died.