tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post3867983339648019199..comments2024-03-29T17:12:19.648+13:00Comments on Bowalley Road: Spooks In The SpotlightChris Trotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09081613281183460899noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-48041983000135793212013-01-09T22:42:57.231+13:002013-01-09T22:42:57.231+13:00You're too pessimistic Chris. Un;ess you have ...You're too pessimistic Chris. Un;ess you have concrete evidence that the NZ judiciary will roll over, there is no reason to believe that the NZ police, GCSB, and their FBI chums won't have to answer a few hard questions in court.<br /><br />Of course, I expect the US officials will simply refuse (or more likely, refuse to turn up), but then they can be held in contempt of court (not to mention the public!). <br /><br />That may not mean much in practical terms, but does set the stage for a budding NZ MP to introduce a Member's Bil to solve the then proven problem of foreign spy & police agencies acting above NZ law. Say impose tariffs on US imports... hehe ;)<br /><br />Mad Marxist.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-14158792390009679332013-01-09T16:04:05.691+13:002013-01-09T16:04:05.691+13:00If there is a move to write a text for NZ schools ...If there is a move to write a text for NZ schools on Civics you might want to have an expanded form of your blog post put in a a chapter, perhaps the title would be the most fun to write, how would you word it, "stable democracy is knowing where to find the off switch".Peter Hooperhttp://takearisknz.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-39777518555849881182013-01-08T18:07:00.617+13:002013-01-08T18:07:00.617+13:00V. interesting speculation here Chris. Hey, when a...V. interesting speculation here Chris. Hey, when a trio of sky pilots can temporarily pull down Echelon’s skirts with a pre industrial tool (scythe) anything may be possible in the land of the ‘wrong white crowd’.<br /><br />You are probably correct that the judiciary will not bother the spooks for much longer on this one. Pie, Penthouse and lost brief case bungles have no doubt been well consigned to history. Or have they?Tiger Mountainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-68136296402861369022013-01-08T16:25:08.362+13:002013-01-08T16:25:08.362+13:00It might be too late. Their problem is that they p...It might be too late. Their problem is that they picked on the wrong guy this time, and they don't seem to have any leverage against him. I reckon that there's a reasonable chance that Dotcom will continue to gib the authorities just for kicks. He was reputedly the world's best CODMW3 player, and people like that don't give up when they're winning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com