Spain's Judge Garzon Says U.S. Secretly Working to Have Wikileaks Founder Tried There

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15. You want to defend political prosecutions against anyone who goes after crimes from

the Franco regime? Or the Bush regime? Or Henry Kissenger?

Garzon's prosecution is widely viewed as retaliation for his pursuit of war criminals, such as Pinochet, who he had the guts to go after. And his interest in pursuing an investigation into Henry Kissinger and the Bush Torturers. Wikileaks cables revealed plans to 'influence' him into dropping plans to go after war criminals.

Many people give the case against him as much credibility as the case against Siegelman here and he remains a respected figure committed to human rights, NOT among the far right of course, who are convinced that anyone who dares to prosecute real war criminals, needs to be taught a lesson.

Spains laws permit the wire-tapping of 'terrorists' and Spain's laws on wire-tapping in this case are considered 'vague' and had he not been a diligent pursuer of war criminals, this case most likely never would have happened.

His investigation into death squads was criticized because of an amnesty given to the perps, but he and many other Human Rights proponents claim there is no amnesty for Crimes Against Humanity.

Assange was very smart to hire him, he is one of the most popular Human Rights judges, regardless of the political prosecutions against him. In the court of public opinion he was silenced and that does not go down well with anyone other than war criminals and their supporters.