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New Mexico local hero who saved girl from kidnapper says he’s undocumented

By | 08.23.11 | 12:12 pm | More from The New Mexico Independent

Antonio Diaz Chacon, 23, who gained national headlines for chasing down a kidnapper to save a six-year old girl in Albuquerque last week, told the media that he is an illegal immigrant.

“He thinks this happened for a reason,” said his wife, Martha. She is a U.S. citizen, but Diaz More…

Italy Convicts 23 Americans in Rendition Case

By | 11.04.09 | 11:40 am

Breaking news from Reuters:

An Italian judge sentenced 23 former CIA agents to up to eight years in prison on Wednesday for the abduction of a Muslim cleric in a landmark ruling against the “rendition” flights used by the former U.S. government.

The Americans were tried in More…