A former UK Foreign Secretary told me that Senator Dick Marty was a 'lunatic'. Eastern European politicians contemptuously described his work as the Dick Marty Da Vinci Code. The Polish Government took steps to prosecute him. He avoided that with his immunity as a member of the Council of Europe (COE).
This morning Senator Dick Marty was praised for his courage and persistence. Pictured today at a meeting of the COE's legal affairs committee. Three international experts explained how Dick's report on what is euphemistically known as 'extraordinary rendition' forced Governments to tell the truth. Their airports and facilities had been used illegally to further torture of prisoners.
Tony Blair denied the truth. Our parliamentary processes did not reveal the truth but the courts did. An inquiry is now under way that should see the rejig our our secrecy procedures. For a start we should elect the members of our Security Committee. They are all appointed now. They let us down badly on Iraq. They were fed falsehoods and reported them to parliament. The result was that the UK joined Bush’s war and 179 British soldiers died.
Reforms will come. Thanks to the Council of Europe and the courage of Dick Marty.
Dead reckoning
The death penalty in the USA may be on its way out. Possibly with Obama appointments to the Supreme Court but probably for economic reasons. In Maryland it cost $37 million for each execution. Those are the cost of the legal appeals beforehand. It's cheaper to keep prisoners incarcerated for life. Again the right deed for the wrong reason.
Serbs are criminal nation (drug dealers thugs and gangsters) with the lowest IQ in europe.
Posted by: Edward | March 11, 2011 at 02:15 PM
As soon as beauty is sought not from religion and love, but for pleasure, it degrades the seeker. Do you agree?
Posted by: Air Jordan | February 20, 2011 at 03:31 AM
People will do anything if you pay them well. He was paid from Serbia like that Carla de ponte. She too once started accusing us of this Organ myth but had no prove so she got the money and turned the back to Serbia. This guy too will do the same. If you go to all Serbians and ask them if we did Organ trafficing even the babies who are 5 years old will say yes.
Let's see what he has to offer to us so that we can believe.
I am 100% sure he was paid and that will stay so.
Posted by: Luan | February 02, 2011 at 08:23 PM
Marty is a weak and cowardly man.,and a quisling who has no respect for democracy and freedom of speech.
People like Dick are misguided.
Dick Marty, is unfounded in facts, evidence or reality, is politically motivated.
His face is not forgotten in Kosovo: Dick Marty has been and remains a tool of dirt Belgrade
Posted by: Albanian | January 29, 2011 at 05:23 PM
You leftists(liberals of course) are the people of belief (bleeding harts).No evidence of your beliefs you are interested,yours socialism,for example.Marty`s and others accusation on the theme has no evidence at all! Like the Katsav trial was importaint for leftists as the social defence of all women(his guilt is not importaint).
You leftists in differen clothes transform into the plague of our time
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Posted by: New Coach Bags | January 10, 2011 at 01:15 AM
Dick Marty has to provide evidences to back his claims! Till now he hasn't offered a single one! He's not replying also to EULEX (European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo) by handing over evidences he claims to have!
It's hard to believe that a former prosecutor does not know that he should back his claims!
What is Mr. Marty playing?
1 - A fighter for the truth? He's welcomed to cooperate but he don't!
2 - A Swiss representative? Swiss government replied that he's opinion does not represent that of Swiss government!
3 - A spokesman of Russian Propaganda? Could be! Till now the Russian Propaganda has made the biggest profit from his claims!
However, many interrogatives stands over this figure! Belong to Mr. Marty to reveal himself!
The best thing to do is to start to cooperate with EU institutions and hand over the evidences he's got!
I'm repeating again! As a former prosecutor he knows perfectly well what to do! What is expected from him is to act in the proper way and not to remain hidden! He started this story so he should keep going on unearthing that truth he's pretending for!
Posted by: Alban | January 04, 2011 at 11:46 AM
Hon. Dick Marty is a really Gentleman that World needed long ago. If he came earlier he would save many inocent People fro NAzi Butchers.
Posted by: Mick Vesic | December 23, 2010 at 09:50 PM
And what will you teach yours??? That the planned and surgically precise committed massacres of Srebrenica, Skenderaj, Meja, Recak, Gjakova never happened??? You serbs really have a short memory when you need it. And yeah, it took us 100 years to get our beloved Kosova back, and if its 200 more to get our northern part, we arent bothered because time works for us! Seriously, check the scores!
Posted by: bluestar | December 21, 2010 at 04:30 PM
I the power of the evidence that Mr Dick Marty claims to have gathered in his quest to prove the guilt of Hashim Thaci is so strong that it leaves no other option open other then naming Thaci as a guilty man , then it would be impossible for Mr Thaci to maintain his innocence.
On the other hand, if Mr Marty fails to prove his claim, then his political and legal career is finished forever.
Posted by: Get Real | December 20, 2010 at 02:05 AM
Dick Marty has yet to prove any of his allegations.
He is on record on fuming against the independence of Kosovo and against NATO intervention to stop the humanitarian catastrophe in Kosovo.
He is not a unbiased evaluator of what happened there and he is clearly in some kind of crusade on anything that relates to the US activity in Europe.
It is common practice that the responsibility to provide the proofs weights upon the accuser. Marty will have to cough up evidence or risk his reputation to be tarnished forever.
Posted by: Ruben Avxhiu | December 18, 2010 at 03:30 PM
I would say that every person embroiled in whatever crimes should be prosecuted, serbs, albanians, croats etc. But under no conditions anybody dares triggered by political circumstances, embroil our real situation: we (Kosovo) were occupied from Serbia for a long time, and now we are free, they cannot crave for our territories. We are now two separate states, and every criminal should be prosecuted.
Posted by: Agim | December 17, 2010 at 04:46 PM
We will teach them of course to look up at the heroes who by no means were few on number. They fought for what anyone today can not be afraid to walk down the street on their own town and not concealing their Albanian identity. And this will be a certainity, regardles what happens to some individuals no matter who they are. And be real, nothing is proved yet. Privious allegations were rubished, if these are any better let them be in the open. rummors might be influetial but have a backsplash effect if not founded.
Posted by: zeni | December 15, 2010 at 10:59 PM
Dick Marty does stir up strong reactions. He is a brave, ethical politicain and I trust his judgement and I have enjoyed and benefited from my work with him over the past ten years.
Posted by: Paul Flynn | December 15, 2010 at 07:04 PM
What will you teach your Albanian kids in Kosovo now? Your biggest heroes and leaders will be proven drug dealers, human traffickers and monsters ! Enjoy your "independence" and say goodbye to North Kosovo and enclaves.
Thank you Mr.Marty, you make me feel like there is justice in this world. Keep up the good work and stay safe.
Posted by: pobednik | December 15, 2010 at 06:54 PM