John Yoo Arrested

[davidswanson]

Former U.S. Official Arrested in Italy
By P.V. Maro, Reuters

ROME (Reuters) - John C. Yoo, a former Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the United States, was arrested on Tuesday in Milan, Italy, and is being held for possible extradition to Spain, where he and five other retired officials who served under former President George W. Bush are expected to be indicted by a Spanish court for violations of the Geneva Conventions, the Convention Against Torture, and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.

Yoo, 41, is a visiting professor of Law at the Chapman University School of Law in Orange County, California, on leave from the University of California Berkeley School of Law. He served in the Office of Legal Counsel in the U.S. Department of Justice from 2001 to 2003. Yoo authored memos permitting the use of torture. Torture is banned by both U.S. law and international conventions.

Milan prosecutor Andrea Spolini released a statement indicating that Yoo can be held for up to 90 days awaiting an indictment in Spain under the international standard of "Rompi Testiculo."

(Edited by Antonio Gramsci)

© Chompson Reuters 2009 All rights reserved

happy financial fools day
check your zipper
and your constitution

[tekisui]

1. booo on you and on yoo.

x(

[Th1onein]

2. And so it has begun.........Thank you God!

The world will judge us if we will not judge ourselves. Thank you God and thank you Spain.

And fuck you, John Yoo.

And if this is an April Fool's joke, it's a really bad one.

[tekisui]

9. Yes, it has begun,

the April's fools posts.

[davidswanson]

20. Is God gonna get cursed now?

because logically ...

[autorank]

56. Oh, very funny;)

Had me going but the question in the back of my mind as I breathlessly read your mirthful hoax was:
Yoo would never be cool enough to have anything to do in Milan.

Good one.

[babylonsister]

You're bad! My heart just flip-flopped!

:spank: :spank:

[davidswanson]

17. sorry

everybody

[babylonsister]

23. Don't worry about it. That was good! Got me! nt

[bobthedrummer]

53. no more be said of it then...

:+

[lonestarnot]

3. Extradition to Spain! No shit?

:applause: Is this a joke?

[davidswanson]

5. Is the Pope Scientologist?

Does Antonio Gramsci work for Reuters?

[lonestarnot]

10. Don't know Antonio Gramsci...

Should I? You stop that! :evilgrin: :spank: :spank:

[Nickster]

4. If only.......

[Canuckistanian]

6. Oy. Forgot what day it was

Good one.

[Kalyke]

7. I think the Rompi Testiculo gave it away.

Breaking Balls... priceless.

[hootinholler]

44. I didn't have the Rompi part yet...

Thanks for saving me a trip to babelfish.

I thought that Rompi Testiculo was what the Bush administration was working under.

:rofl:

-Hoot

[wndycty]

8. Be sure to look at the date of of the article before you react. . .

. . .I am not finding the direct link to the Yahoo piece.

[tekisui]

12. Hopefully, its dated for the near future.

[davidswanson]

16. there'e a good chance

it is

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

11. I knew it was an April Fools joke before I clicked but as ever, I had the tiniest glimmer of

hope. David, you are sooooo baaaadddd!

[lunatica]

13. Got me!

:rofl:

But it would be so good if it were true

[Soylent Brice]

14. I JUST CRIED.

fucking dammit, don't toy with my heart.

[chemenger]

15. Sorry, but I'm not at all amused.

I have been wanting to see these bastards (and, most especially, Dick Cheney) prosecuted for their roles in instituting rendition and torture as acceptable policy for prisioners.

As happy as I am that Barak Obama is our president, I'm more than a little pissed off that he is shielding these war criminals from investigation.

[davidswanson]

18. DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT

http://prosecutebushcheney.org

I know you are

Do more

[pleah]

19. Sigh, I wish.

:)

[alcibiades_mystery]

21. The Gramsci is a nice touch

I can't believe somebody upthread didn't know who Gramsci was...

yeesh.

[barbtries]

31. well gee,

so you and david are both better history students than i am as well - i'm 53 years old and would swear i have never even heard the name until today. but that's part of what i love so much about DU: always learning. according to wiki this Gramsci dude was an interesting guy.

[Kalyke]

33. Cultural hegemony...

[snappyturtle]

22. Not funny. nt

[barbtries]

24. goddamit.

i hate april fools day. too gullible. gawd DAMN i wanted that to be true.

[One Voice]

25. DAMN!

Shame on you! :spank:

You made me look! :rofl:

That was mean...lol

[The Backlash Cometh]

26. rip a testicule?

Sounds like a law that Cheney would have approved of.

[UTUSN]

27. It's going to be a long, long day. I'm going to ask what the policy is for AF jokes

so as not to waste time Alerting if they are allowed in GD.


P.S., yes, one's humor gets blunted in some areas with great age.

[derby378]

28. You suck, man

:cry:

Still, I gotta hand it to you.

[HughMoran]

29. Oh, we can all dream

I quickly caught on as I this sounded a little fishy from the git-go. We can dream.

[chill_wind]

30. If that day ever comes

I'm saving that newspaper forever and ever.

"happy financial fools day
check your zipper
and your constitution"

:-)

[Odin2005]

32. Oh God, I got punked with the Aprils Fools.

Dammit, I wanted to believe it so much I forgot it was April 1st! :cry:

[no limit]

34. Dude, that is not cool. I actually fell for it at first.

[SpiralHawk]

35. "Republicon Homelander torture freaks will reap what they have sown"- JC

[IdaBriggs]

36. Bastard! I fell for it! I was so excited! You suck!

:spank: :spank: :spank: :spank: :spank:

[formercia]

37. Boo hoo, boo you.

:rofl: got me.

[malaise]

38. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

Bravo Gramsci of April 1st :fistbump: :fistbump:

[Mira]

39. Well, you got me ! I'm so disappointed I have to crawl back

into bed.

[progressoid]

40. Yoo will join the likes of Kissinger.

He's wanted in a few dozen counties too but lives out his days in luxury and freedom.

[Blue_Tires]

41. BAN

[defendandprotect]

42. Tell me this isn't "April Fool's Day" . . . ????

We have to support this good work -- !!!

[benld74]

43. I KNEW it was a joke, I JUST HAD TO READ IT! Good One!

[guruoo]

45. Got me too...

posted, went to get another cup and then it hit me -shit!

[Leftist Agitator]

46. Hey, davidswanson...

Fuck you. This is about as funny as cancer.

[bdamomma]

47. they think they are going to get off, they have another thing coming.

war criminals. oh this is April Fools joke, too bad.

[DearAbby]

48. Dont make me stop this thread

and go over there and slap the snot outta you!

[FlyingSquirrel]

49. Pinch me. n/t

Damn. Knew it was too good to be true. Wondered why it was in GD and not LBN

[fujiyama]

50. You Suck!

:P

[omega minimo]

51. Oh Yoo -- why I oughtta..... wise guy eh? ISN'T 8 YEARS OF APRIL FOOLS ENUFF?!1

:hi:

[tekisui]

52. Jake Tapper fell for it.

:toast: :rofl:

[tbyg52]

54. No kidding?!

:rofl:

('Course, I wouldn't be laughing if it had got me. The only reasons it didn't are a) it didn't have enough recs and b) it sounded too good to be true.)

[lies and propaganda]

55. SO WRONG.

i was SO happy for a mere moment!

[D23MIURG23]

57. Fuck you.

Seriously. Joke about something other than war crimes.

[dem629]

58. Peace crimes?

[Marnieworld]

59. On edit: You suck!

Not funny.