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jaxexpat

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39. My Portuguese is a little rusty..........
Mon Jan 9, 2023, 07:15 AM
Jan 2023

I didn't mean to imply that the Brazilians wanted the Shah.

What I was getting at was that I remember the then President Carter interceding for the Shah's healthcare but expressly limiting his persona gratia status to a short recovery after surgery. This humanitarian move was criticized at the time by his detractors who were always poised to condemn his every move. Still, it was an example of the executive unilaterally moving to address the immigration status of a former national executive wanted for trial by his home country. My thinking was that therein might be a precedent in which the ex-Brazilian president may be liable for forced repatriation to Brazil if Biden were to choose to intercede in this case. A shoot-out at the Miami International airport with DeSantis' black-shirts would be great entertainment plus an important object lesson to any other would-be "presidential candidates" who assume a mantle and authority presuming to thwart a sitting POTUS. The prosecution and execution of another Nazi along with his accomplices would be an object lesson apropos to these times.

My only question is would the FBI or NG or US Marshalls or whoever actually follow an executive order from a Democratic president? I wouldn't trust the Secret Service to shoot the right way.

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He's still in Florida?.... Lovie777 Jan 2023 #1
And interestingly - so is Anderson Torres, Brasilia's (now former) Security Minister peppertree Jan 2023 #8
That's not how extradition works... brooklynite Jan 2023 #2
Just fly Bolsonaro to somewhere else. Stick him on a plane, tell him he's going somewhere nice. Beartracks Jan 2023 #13
How about the Bermuda Triangle? n/t Eyeball_Kid Jan 2023 #22
I can think of a lot more FoxNewsSucks Jan 2023 #28
Agreed, but I'm sure that's coming... paleotn Jan 2023 #16
I think that is the reporter's incorrect word Orangepeel Jan 2023 #27
Do you recall what were the specific extraditionary details regarding the Shah's..... jaxexpat Jan 2023 #30
"The Shah was definitely wanted by his Iranian successors." brooklynite Jan 2023 #33
My Portuguese is a little rusty.......... jaxexpat Jan 2023 #39
And Florida is ground zero hot2na Jan 2023 #3
In my perfect world.... Brother Buzz Jan 2023 #4
Florida, where old fascists go to die marmar Jan 2023 #5
I only bdamomma Jan 2023 #9
To paraphrase Steely Dan, "where the Cuban gentlemen sleep all day" peppertree Jan 2023 #18
The State Dept. should declare him persona non grata and order him to leave the country ASAP. dalton99a Jan 2023 #6
Hell yes. ShazzieB Jan 2023 #25
Note to Rep. Castro jmowreader Jan 2023 #7
That's what I thought, but I don't really know. Iggo Jan 2023 #32
Idaho requests, PA extradites jmowreader Jan 2023 #38
Another Trump coup. The influence is deep. Evolve Dammit Jan 2023 #10
It now appears that Trump has incited two violent coups in two different countries.. kentuck Jan 2023 #11
They are all a bunch of dumb fucks - they couldn't plan this. Someone else is in charge. erronis Jan 2023 #29
Only if they'll take Santos as well. paleotn Jan 2023 #12
Extradition doesn't work like that. tritsofme Jan 2023 #14
Right now, it looks like we're harboring him. Because we kinda are... NullTuples Jan 2023 #15
That's pretty ridiculous. tritsofme Jan 2023 #19
And yet, this is where he figured he'd be safe...that says something about America in 2023. NullTuples Jan 2023 #23
The suggestion that we are somehow "harboring" him is nonsense tritsofme Jan 2023 #26
We have a Democratic President Sympthsical Jan 2023 #34
We're not harboring him. Elessar Zappa Jan 2023 #36
Deathsantis will probably give him sanctuary. Lunabell Jan 2023 #17
I wonder what terms he is in the US on treestar Jan 2023 #20
Extradite, hell . . . AverageOldGuy Jan 2023 #21
My God, once upon a time, our country was the shining example of democracy for the world. 70sEraVet Jan 2023 #24
And take your bastard son Santos with you! NBachers Jan 2023 #31
Has Eric Prince been spotted PlutosHeart Jan 2023 #35
I think the word he was looking for is "DEPORTING" and the sooner the better Warpy Jan 2023 #37
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