25 years for Fujimori -"a milestone in the fight for justice"

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Fret Bush, Cheney and Blair - there will be justice.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7986951.stm
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Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori has been sentenced to 25 years in jail for ordering killings and kidnappings by security forces.

At the end of a 15-month trial, judges found him guilty of two death-squad killings of 25 people during the conflict with guerrillas in the 1990s.

After being sentenced, Mr Fujimori said he would appeal against the verdict.

Human rights group Amnesty International described the verdict as "a milestone in the fight for justice".

"Justice has been done in Peru. This is an historic day," said the group's spokesman, Javier Zuniga.

"It is not every day when a former head of state is convicted for human rights violations such as torture, kidnapping and enforced disappearances.

"We hope that it is just the first of many trials in both Latin America and throughout the world."

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1. I understand that his daughter is in the legislature and wants to run for president.

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2. She has as much chance as

the Jerry Springer mother of the year - Sarah Palin.

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3. I want live 'mega trials' too

As the televised "mega trial" neared its end last Friday, the former leader told the court that the charges against him were exaggerated and motivated by revenge.

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4. I was pregnant with my 1st during Watergate and spent hours

sitting in a recliner and making clothes and cursing at the television. The kid turned out to be a progressive so apparently, it worked. lol

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5. LOL

I watched those Watergate hearings non-stop.