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Ret10Echo

04-26-2010 21:22

Panama's Noriega is extradited from US to France

This wasn't what I had expected to see on the BBC "Americas" home page....

Quote:

The former Panamanian leader, Manuel Noriega, has been extradited to France by the United States after spending more than 20 years in a prison there.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton signed a "surrender warrant" after all judicial challenges were resolved.

French officials later confirmed he was on board an Air France flight to Paris.

A court in France convicted Noriega in his absence in 1999 for laundering money through French banks, though it says he will be granted a new trial.

The 76-year-old had wanted to be sent back to Panama after finishing his 17-year jail sentence in 2007.

But in February the US Supreme Court rejected his final appeal against extradition to France.

Full article with video here

Dozer523

04-26-2010 23:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ret10Echo (Post 327579)

The former Panamanian leader, Manuel Noriega, has been extradited to France by the United States after spending more than 20 years in a prison there. . . The 76-year-old had wanted to be sent back to Panama after finishing his 17-year jail sentence in 2007.

Poor guy! 76 years old and has to learn to do b!tch all over again -- in another language!

kgoerz

04-27-2010 05:32

S#@t, I figured he would end up in Obamas Cabinet.

Stras

04-27-2010 05:56

well at least we don't have to return to Panama to get him again...:cool:

At least in France, they have some good wine. :lifter

After seeing the "prison" that he was staying in, it was more like a condo that you would rent for a weekend stay at a health spa.

Richard

04-27-2010 06:10

Guard: "Manuel...rencontrez votre nouvelle cellule-mate, Maurice."

Noriega: "Con mucho gusto!"

Maurice: "Comprenez-vous, 'Penchez-vous?'"

And so it goes...;)

Richard's $.02 :munchin

Green Light

04-27-2010 08:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richard (Post 327613)

Guard: "Manuel...rencontrez votre nouvelle cellule-mate, Maurice."

Noriega: "Con mucho gusto!"

Maurice: "Comprenez-vous, 'Penchez-vous?'"

And so it goes...;)

Richard's $.02 :munchin

And what a swell guy! I hear France is beautiful, especially this time of year. :D

¿Como se dice "Why's that extra set of wingtips under my bunk?" :eek:

PedOncoDoc

04-27-2010 08:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richard (Post 327613)

Guard: "Manuel...rencontrez votre nouvelle cellule-mate, Maurice."

Noriega: "Con mucho gusto!"

Maurice: "Comprenez-vous, 'Penchez-vous?'"

:D:D:D

I didn't realize Maurice was the French equivalent to Bubba.

Maurice" "Vous avez une jolie bouche."

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