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cosmicone

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18. It is plain and simple.

Reply to ProgressiveProfessor (Reply #15)

Fri Mar 15, 2013, 08:29 AM

Mar 2013

Italy has to cough up the marines and send them to India or big goodbye to Mr. Mancini who guaranteed their return.

The colonial days when Europeans could get away with murder in the third world are over. Period.

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India orders Italy ambassador Mancini not to leave [View all] dipsydoodle Mar 2013 OP

messing with an accreditted ambassador's diplomatic immunity melm00se Mar 2013 #1

Diplomats may not be detained jsr Mar 2013 #2

She is not jailed or in custody. cosmicone Mar 2013 #3

Article 29 of Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations says, in part, melm00se Mar 2013 #5

Here is the legal justification cosmicone Mar 2013 #9

The article is nonsense ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #15

US law does not conform to international law in many instances. OrwellwasRight Mar 2013 #16

It is plain and simple. cosmicone Mar 2013 #18

No it is not standard procedure... ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #7

Are you on the side of the murderer marines? n/t cosmicone Mar 2013 #8

Not at all. Now answer the question...why do you think its SOP ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #10

See post No. 9 n/t cosmicone Mar 2013 #11

Not sure if that's SOP, but I do approve of their actions Alamuti Lotus Mar 2013 #12

I'm with you on that assessment. n/t cosmicone Mar 2013 #13

I have NO idea whatsoever Blue_Tires Mar 2013 #19

Diplomats may not get involved in individual criminal cases in a host country. grantcart Mar 2013 #17

Who does Italy think it is, the United States? marble falls Mar 2013 #4

Both sides covering themselves in shame here. geek tragedy Mar 2013 #6

Not an order they have any legal right to make. (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2013 #14

India-Italy marines row: 'No legal immunity' for envoy Daniele Mancini dipsydoodle Mar 2013 #20