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Skriven 2009-06-10 11:10:07 av Michiel van der Vlist (2:280/5555)
     Kommentar till en text av Jeff Smith (1:14/5)
Ärende: Saberi vs Blom
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Hello Jeff,

On Wednesday June 10 2009 01:20, you wrote to me:

 JS>    Whether we agree with the outcome of the cases or not. It is the
 JS> judgement of the courts that determine the guilt.

And Saberi was found guilty in an Iranian court. Ling and Lee were found guilty
in a North Korean court.

 JS> But in this forum you do indeed judge people, laws, Etc. Here you
 JS> have judged Blom as not having broken any law.

My main problem with the Blom case was that he was lured into a trap by a US
policeman while he was still on Dutch soil and not violating Dutch law.

 JS> You generally put down most things about country's that you don't
 JS> like. I once asked you to name five things you liked about America.
 JS> You couldn't mention one single thing.

Yes, you asked me ONCE. You took one single snapshot and base you opinion of me
on that and that alone. That I later came up with several things I liked about
the US is something you ignore.

 JS> That speaks volumes about your attitude and your ability to judge

It says more about you that you make the result of a single snapshot into the
basis of judgement.

 JS> When was the last time you were in the US?

When was the last time you were in The Netherlands? When was the last time you
were outside US borders for that matter?

 JS> What first hand personal experiences have you had here in the US that
 JS> you base your judgements about the US on?

What first hand personal experience do you have with me that you base your
judgement on me on?

 JS> Was it not you that has stated that you don't put value in heresay and
 JS> require proof prior to making a judgement?

One does not have to be in a country to acquire proof about it.

Cheers, Michiel

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