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December 22nd, 2006
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| Caesar | Post; Judge: Iran owes $254M in terror attack (AP) AP - The Iranian government financed a 1996 terrorist attack that killed 19 Americans in Saudi Arabia and must pay $254 million to the victims' families, a federal judge ruled Friday.Read more... |
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December 23rd, 2006
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| Milforum's Bouncer | And how will they enforce such a ruling? This kind of stuff is really a waste of time. How can any country try to enforce its laws and legal conventions on other countries. They're as enforceable as a UN resolution. What are the going to do when Iran doesnt pay? Send them to bed without dessert? Make their delegate sit in the corner with a dunce cap at the next general assembly??
__________________ "The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense. The sword is more important than the shield and skill is more important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental." - John Steinbeck |
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December 23rd, 2006
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| Optio  | Even in the future after we kick them chin they'll never pay.
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December 23rd, 2006
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| Tribunus Laticlavius | Bulldog, you have hit the nail on the head. The judge may as well have awarded $2.45 or 245 Billion, the victims will have the same chance of getting hold of it. |
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