United States Magistrate Judge William Turnoff today agreed with US District Judge William Hoeveler, and certified General Manuel Noriega for extradition to France, where he will face money laundering charges that have already resulted in a ten-year sentence, which was pronounced in absentia. Authorities in France have promised him a new trial. Will the US State department trump the courts and send the General back to Panama, where he still has a small, but rabid following? We shall soon see.

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