Reap what you sow dept.: A Saudi prince was injured by a terrorist who blew himself up on his way to meet with him. Don’t you just love how the AP talks about the prince spearheading the “aggressive” Saudi anti-terrorism campaign? Because it’s not like Saudi money is funding terrorism anywhere in the world or anything.
Am Yisrael Chai: The Jewish people live. That’s what the Benjamin Netanyahu said in Wannsee yesterday. That’s the place where the Nazis planned the destruction of the world’s Jews.
Ew! Jew cooties! Hamas is denying having participated in European workshops with Israelis. Because, you know, Jew cooties.
Note to self: No more putting purse on the back of chairs in restaurants. Ben Bernanke’s wife’s purse was stolen from the back of her chair at a Starbuck’s, begging the question: Didn’t she feel the thief take it? The media’s making this out to be a major ID theft case, but the details being given out make it seem like, uh, the thief stole her checkbook and tried to cash a check. Unless there’s more to the story, it’s typical media overhype.
Um, what’s the point of an Israeli suing a Swedish paper in a New York court? An Israeli lawyer (not one of the brighter ones if you ask me) is suing the Aftonbladet for libel in a New York court. Why not in Sweden? Am I the only one that thinks this is moronic?
Not necessarily. THe libel laws in Europe and the United States are different. Also, the rules for “standing” (ability to sue as a damaged party) are different. It may be that the lawyer could have a better case in the New York court rather than in Sweden. You would have to check with an expert in libel law in both places to determine that.
The magazine isn’t published in the U.S. That’s libel tourism, the same practice we excoriated the Saudis for. Even though it’s truly libel, not a nuisance suit, I don’t think he should be suing in New York.
Quite possibly. The question would be if the dissemination in the United States caused an actual damage in the United States. The libel tourism would be suing in the United States for an act that occurred in Sweden. That is why I sent the email to a lawyer. It is possible that the cases are different (or not). If it is the same situation, then I would expect that it will be dismissed for that reason. However, not being a lawyer (and not “playing one on TV”) I would wait for a legitimate opinion from someone who is repected and objective (unlike the Saudis).