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Originally Posted by stonetools
The US government has lots of ways to get foreign governments to cooperate with the US is going after pirate sites.
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Agreed, the US is pretty good at forcing foreign governments to violate their own laws in favour of US interests.
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Originally Posted by stonetools
AS to the NZ court's action, there is no hint that this would endanger the case against the defendants . THe prosecution is always required to disclose their evidence to the defendant before the trial under US law. I presume NZ law is the same.
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Actually, the USA has refused to turn over the evidence needed by the NZ courts to determine if the extradition is legal but still want them extradited anyway.