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So, likewise, maybe Darkazanli is more useful to Germany free than standing trial and serving time in Spain.

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by Gringo (stargazing camel at aoldotcom) on Sat Dec 5th, 2009 at 03:25:43 PM EST
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Huh!?

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Sat Dec 5th, 2009 at 03:29:03 PM EST
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I'm sure German, like US intelligence, can find uses for "connected" persons.

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by Gringo (stargazing camel at aoldotcom) on Sun Dec 6th, 2009 at 05:41:33 PM EST
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Stranded in Hamburg? What for?

But nevermind. As explained both upthread and downthread, it was the constitutional court who foiled the first extradiction resp. the (government-independent) Attorney General who killed the case in Germany (thereby foiling the second extradiction), while the politicians and local law enforcement were for it (and already booked his flight to Spain on the first instance).

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.

by DoDo on Sun Dec 6th, 2009 at 05:47:37 PM EST
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It was just an off-the-cuff comment DoDo. In the US, intelligence has been accused occasionally of protecting certain bad boys who have agreed to do them favors - so to speak.  Sometimes, they have, allegedly, been able to protect such persons from arrest.

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by Gringo (stargazing camel at aoldotcom) on Sun Dec 6th, 2009 at 11:50:02 PM EST
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