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Texas's Disdain

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The Washington Post - EditorialTexas's DisdainIn carrying out two executions, the state endangers Americansdetained abroad.Friday, August 8, 2008; A16THE STATE of Texas had an opportunity this week to display a victor'sgrace. Instead, it rebuffed pleas by the U.S. secretary of state andthe U.S. attorney general for help in resolving an internationaldispute and in the process gave the back of its hand to the countryand its obligations.The issue involved two foreign nationals on Texas's death row. Theleading case involved José Ernesto Medellín, a Mexican national whomthe state executed Tuesday for his part in the 1993 gang rape andmurder of two Texas girls. There is little doubt that Mr. Medellínwas guilty: He confessed to the crimes just hours after his arrest,and his conviction was upheld by state and federal appeals courts...continue to full post

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