Now that this precedent has been set, will we see the US Government defending itself, and its cultural heritage, in the courts of El Salvador, Nicaragua, Chile, etc., countries who suffered terribly at the hands of US-funded murderers and torturers?

Or is this simply a legalistic dressing on what would otherwise be seen as the exercise of brute power?

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Good Muslim and Good American ? [350 words]	Nathan Rosenblatt	Aug 17, 2006 21:13
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i am cyrus [40 words]	cyrus	Jul 8, 2006 08:29
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