Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Black Panther Hiding in Portugal

As a priest!?

"A convicted killer who escaped a New Jersey prison in 1970 and hijacked a US airliner two years later while dressed as a priest has been captured in Portugal after more than 40 years as a fugitive, authorities said yesterday....

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"A 1970s militant who carried out one of the most brazen plane hijackings in US history lived for decades in an idyllic Portuguese hamlet near a stunning beach with his Portuguese wife and two children, neighbors said yesterday....

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"The lawyer for a captured American fugitive said his client wants to serve the rest of his jail time in Portugal, but legal experts predicted Friday that U.S. prosecutors will “move heaven and earth’’ to get him back to the U.S. justice system....

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No offense to anyone, but I really don't care about this case. I'm sure there are other things happening in Portugal.

Related: Thousands rally in Portugal to protest austerity plans

My paper hid that! 

Also see: US Keeps Black Panther in Cage