Will Karl Rove flee the country?

[JohnnyRingo]

Due to his dual citizenship status with Germany he may be able to use special diplomatic privilege to flee to Switzerland with as many documents and funds as necessary to set up office at a location immune to extradition.

(Germany would likely send him back since it's a non-death penalty crime)

I think that if he faces a long prison sentence, it's a foregone conclusion.
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http://www.wiolawapress.com/karl.htm

[HereSince1628]

1. Ya know, I'd have guessed Chile or Argentina

So that he would be in the company of relative with similar political views.

[gratuitous]

16. You forgot Paraguay

Actually, Chile is having some national second thoughts on its acquaintanceship with fascism, and Argentina has found that the IMF will still call your debts no matter how repressive you make your society. But Paraguay still keeps the Franco candle lit.

[HereSince1628]

20. Yeah, PY too.

[leveymg]

2. If he's indicted, they'll take his passports

[No Exit]

3. I sure hope so!

Maybe he'll go to ground in Tora Bora.

[NNN0LHI]

4. Not so fast about that no death penalty stuff

Gathering or delivering defense information to aid a foreign government

Subsection 794(a) of title 18, United States Code, prohibits the transmission or delivery of any document or information related to national defense to any foreign government or foreign agent. Such conduct is illegal if even the transmission is direct or indirect. The penalty includes death or imprisonment for any term of years.

[ohtransplant]

5. This is something I could contribute to. n/t

[smoogatz]

6. He won't have to. Bush will pardon him.

Otherwise, Rove will testify against Bush. Why do you think Bush looks so worried? It ain't because of the polls.

[Halliburton]

7. yeah

Saudi Arabia has offered him save haven.

[ArkDem]

8. In Vino Veritas

[Lerkfish]

9. how many bushco infidels have dual citizenship?

I didn't know about Karl, but I knew about Chertoff.

are there others?

and is it just me, or do everyone else find it odd to be depending on people with dual citizenship to protect this country? (not that they are really doing that, anyhow, but still)

[leveymg]

19. The chief auditor for the Pentagon is also a dual-national

of a small Middle East theocracy run by an extreme Right-wing regime that came to power after the assassination of a popular Labor Party Prime Minister. DoD Budget Chief, Dov Zakheim, below, has been at or near the head of that office for more than a decade.

On September 10, 2001, Donald Rumsfeld announced the Pentagon's books show more than 1.5 trillion dollars in unaccounted losses. That story got lost in the excitement. Since 2003, there have been eight billion in Iraq War funds that can not be accounted for.

[lovuian]

10. He is a War Criminal!! There is No where he can hide!!!

this is their own doing!!!

[Neocondriac]

11. Only if he has an endless supply of Strudel!

[AndyTiedye]

12. It Could be a Capital Offense if He is Charged Under the Espionage Act

(Germany would likely send him back since it's a non-death penalty crime)

The Espionage Act calls for the death penalty if the disclosure caused the death of one or more agents, which it is widely rumored to have done.

It was not just Valerie Plame whose cover was blown.
It was THE CIA'S ENTIRE NETWORK OF WMD HUNTERS, all of whom were undercover, many in places where being known to be a CIA agent would be extremely hazardous to one's health.

[mattclearing]

13. I sure hope so.

Good riddance. And it'll show America just what kind of people Bush puts his faith in.

[Selteri]

14. I'm pretty sure KKKarl would flee if given the opportunity. NT

[Zapatero]

15. I Read Once

That Kkkarl Rove has dual citizenship. He has a German passport. Don't know if it is true.

[Skidmore]

17. Where would he go? Remember that most of the world

hates * and Co.

[berni_mccoy]

18. No, if it comes to that, Bush will pardon him.

See the discussion here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4998678&mesg_id=4998678

[hang a left]

21. YES HE IS DEFINATELY A FLIGHT RISK!!!!!!!! Media Blast This

He should be denied bail under any circumstances, including surrendering his passports.

:evilgrin: