The five Bulgarian nurses and the Palestinian doctor were found guilty earlier today, against all the scientific evidence of their innocence. I second PZ's sentiment about this.
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Category: Medicine • Politics
Posted on: December 19, 2006 8:38 AM, by Coturnix
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Despite the fact that the scientific evidence supports their innocence, the kangaroo court in Libya has found the six medical workers guilty of intentionally infecting children with AIDS. The mob, at least, is happy. Read More
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The sentence came in, Coturnix. Death.
CNN Story
Posted by: JanieBelle | December 19, 2006 8:58 AM
They can still appeal to the Libyan Supreme Court.
Posted by: coturnix | December 19, 2006 9:06 AM
Death is the minimum sentence for them. They are guilty for te life of children, the biggect sin.....
Posted by: mayraaatkins | December 19, 2006 9:12 AM
I hope they have more sense than the previous jurists, but somehow I doubt it.
Posted by: JanieBelle | December 19, 2006 9:35 AM
Bullshit. They are innocent. The science clearly shows that. This is nothing more than a cynical ploy by the Libyan government to redirect anger away from the government and its primitive hospitals and towards foreign scapegoats.
Posted by: Orac | December 19, 2006 9:38 AM
Exactly, Orac.
Not to mention the $5.7 billion in compensation and the release of the terrorists being held in a Scottish jail, which is what Libya is demanding to release these innocent health care workers.
Posted by: JanieBelle | December 19, 2006 11:28 AM
I agree
Posted by: mayraaatkins | January 11, 2007 2:27 PM
I agree
Posted by: mayraaatkins | February 28, 2007 5:52 PM