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Rumor has it that the Pope faces arrest.
Reuters:
Pope will have security, immunity by remaining in the Vatican
http://itccs.org/ has several blurbs; apparently, an arrest warrant was issued on Feb. 4; six days later Ratzinger resigned; and then the PR spin began: pity the poor old man who is physically degenerating; he can hardly stand up!
Apparently, a European nation and its courts have issued said arrest warrant for crimes against humanity and demanded the arrest of Ratzinger.
I bet it's Ireland.
By Nicholas Kulish, New York Times, May 22/23, 2013
BERLIN — Three of Europe’s most powerful countries — Britain, Germany and France — have thrown their weight behind a push for the European Union to designate the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, a move that could have far-reaching consequences for the group’s fund-raising activities on the Continent.
On Wednesday, Germany signaled an about-face in its policy toward the group, with a statement saying Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle supported listing “at least the military wing” of the organization as a terrorist group. The announcement came just a day after Britain’s Foreign Office said it would...
By Richard Luscombe in Miami, guardian.co.uk, 22 May 2013
An FBI agent shot dead a man believed to be a friend of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects Tamerlan and Djokhar Tsarnaev, during a "violent confrontation" in a Florida apartment early on Wednesday.
Sources said that Ibragim Todashev, 27, "flipped out" under questioning by the federal agent and two...
Woolwich killing: meat cleaver, knife and jihadist claims filmed on mobile
By Vikram Dodd, Shiv Malik & Ben Quinn, guardian.co.uk, May 22,2013
Dramatic footage emerges of suspect after British soldier is killed in suspected terror attack
• British soldier dead in suspected terror attack in London
• Knife attack near barracks 'an eye for an eye', says suspect
• Killing in street is 'absolutely sickening' says prime minister
Also @ The Guardian:...
By Jane Mayer of the New Yorker. If you are wondering how far PBS is willing to go to placate David Koch to keep their funding? It gives you a look into the special documentry "Citizen Koch" and its fall out. The program was never aired except at Sundance. David Koch resigned from WNET on May 16th.
Wow. It's about time. And yes this is good news.
Ratzinger's behavior reminds me of how Paul would avoid capture by hiding in various churches. Oh wait, that's not what Paul did at all…