{"id":12057,"date":"2011-10-03T13:27:49","date_gmt":"2011-10-03T21:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/?p=12057"},"modified":"2011-10-03T13:57:33","modified_gmt":"2011-10-03T21:57:33","slug":"barbarous-italians-unimprison-nonassassinate-possible-criminal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/03\/barbarous-italians-unimprison-nonassassinate-possible-criminal\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbarous Italians Unimprison, Nonassassinate Possible Criminal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Breaking news in a case that I have diligently ignored for years:<\/p>\n

Italian Court Overturns Knox Conviction<\/strong><\/p>\n

PERUGIA, Italy\u2014An Italian appeals court on Monday acquitted American student Amanda Knox of murdering her roommate, a stunning turnaround in Ms. Knox’s yearslong quest to clear her name and end her nightmare journey<\/strong> through the Italian justice system. [Emphasis mine.]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Surprisingly, that’s The Wall Street Journal<\/em>‘s lede<\/a>. Why am I surprised? Well,\u00a0here’s a typical Journal<\/em> take on sunny Guantanamo Bay<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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And here’s a typical Journal<\/em> take on the assassination of an unindicted rabble-rouser<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Seriously, watch those two videos, especially the second one. Ah, yes, those libertarian law professors<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n

BONUS LINK: Dorothy Rabinowitz defends people convicted* of sex crimes against children!<\/a><\/p>\n

*And most likely innocent.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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