Humberto Leal, a Mexican citizen, was charged in the United States with the murder of Adria Sauceda. However, he was never informed he had the right to the Mexican government to aid him in his trial. The U.N., the White House, and the Mexican government are all coming down on this side. Texas is contending that since it hasn't passed U.S. law, it does not apply. They are seeking the death penalty.
This is the height of intellectual dishonesty. International courts should play a role, just like they did with the Nazis. George Bush is guilty of war crimes, and it seems the trend it in Texas continues of just defying international law when it goes against the conservative disgusting tendencies toward punishment for punishment's sake. It goes back to when George Bush was asked how he would feel if another government captured an America soldier and did to them what we did to the people we captured. U.S. citizens have been captured in Iran, and we protested saying they were not being treated fairly. Inconsistency never ends!
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