Free Amanda Knox

When you go to a different country, even as a student or tourist, you are an ambassador of your country. If your country is held in high regard, and if you understand and respect the social norms and graces, exchange can be a wonderful experience. If your country is not held in high regard, or you act in ways that offend the local citizens, things may not go so well. Being born in America, with our justice system, is a real blessing, but even here, innocent people are sometimes convicted and imprisoned. The thing to remember is not every country has the same protections in place, but if things happen, when we are there, we are in a foreign land, and their rules apply.

I can only imagine how hard this must be for Amanda's family, and for Amanda too. At least, it sounds as if she is being treated with care. This will be a life changing experience for her, I am sure, and if her room mate was her friend, I'm sure she is also dealing with shock and grief.

Since I wasn't there to observe the trial, or witness the evidence, I do not have enough information to decide her innocence or guilt, but, from our news coverage, the case appears absolutely absurd, and it is hard to believe that isn't obvious to everyone.

While boycotts certainly hit the wallet, there are groups and organizations that work specifically to free political prisoners and people held for bogus charges - for example, Amnesty International. In addition to boycotts, they use letter writing campaigns, media and political pressure. I would think a great negotiator such as yourself could find ways to persuade the Italians to at least let her serve her sentence in America - after all, why should they pay for the upkeep of an American?

I completely agree with you. But be warned, your blog is about to be attacked by crazy Quennellian trolls straight out of George Orwell's worst nightmare!

Mr. Trump:
Before writing these statements maybe you should read about the case in the Italian media, which have reported extensively about this, and you should have educated yourself about the evidence in the case, and listened to the hours and hours of testimony during the trial, things which I have done.
You may be discovering that Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito have a lot of evidence against them to explain and it's not a coincidence that 70% of Italians agreed with the conviction, and that the verdict was reached unanimously by the judges and jurors. There is a good article about the evidence in the case written by an American journalist based in Italy whose name is Andrea Vogt. It appeared last Monday on the Seattle Post Intelligencer. I suggest you read it before talking nonsense.
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/413244_knox15.html?source=mypi

I am with you! Sure, get Amnesty Int'l involved too, but with Trump's clout and influence, a boycott might spur an investigation. Boycott Italy.

I'm frankly sick and tired of ignorance. Wake up Mr. Trump.

Mr. Trump needs to get the facts. Seventeen judges reviewed the magistrates evidence before going to trail. A trail of educated Tuscan citizens reviewed the evidence before them and convicted Ms. Knox and Mr. Solecito. These are not stupid people who investigated, tried and convicted these defendants. Italy is a country with a sophisticated judiciary guided by strong rules of conduct and a guaranteed system of appeals. Less important is the fact that Italy has been America's friend for many years, and no Italian takes the prosecution of an American youth lightly - it's my opinion that Ms. Knox received more deference than she should have. Yeah its a big deal for a murder trail to happen it Perugia, but it would be in most places in the USA.

Is it hard for Mr. Trump and others to review the totality of evidence? Is it hard to also consider that the Italians convicted one of their own, a promising young man that had no prior convictions. And for some reason they themselves are not whining about it. You don't hear the British screaming boycott Italy? I'll tell you why... The young woman raped and murdered in cold blood was British. In England they have and want access to all the facts and are satisfied with the results. Three participated in this outrageous crime and three are now found guilty. Period.

Despite what the American PR machine (which now unfortunately includes Mr. Trump) says, the forensic evidence was unimpeachable and would have been very admissible in any American, British or contemporary court. Murder weapons with DNA of the victim and assailants that has been removed to one of the assailants residences is certainly of interest. I defy you to explain. DNA used to convict both Mr. Guede and Mr. Solecito is certainly good enough to convict Ms. Knox. And it has.

The defendants (there were three) all put themselves at the scene of the crime. Ms. Knox herself said she heard screams and saw blood, yet took no action to call police. She did advise her roommate and then bizzarely took a shower! Under routine questioning, Ms. Knox and Mr. Solecito, suddenly changed their stories and lied to investigators by claiming they were elsewhere web-surfing. Unfortunately for them, computers don't lie about when they are on and off. Mr. Solecito's computer had never been turned on.

Ms. Knox, accused an innocent man (her boss) of the crime, who was later exonerated with an air-tight alibi. Ms. Knox is a vindictive young woman. The black man Ms. Knox was trying to protect, Rudy Guede her party pal, was convicted of sex crimes and also of accomplice to murder placed Ms. Knox, and Mr. Solecito at the scene of the crime and in the very act itself. What motivation would he have for doing such if he had all ready received a 30 year sentence?

Look. I'm like any other American and up for cheerleading and calling out those who do us injustice. This isn't one of them and its wrong headed. If there were a thread of possibility that Ms. Knox was innocent our State Department and Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs would be all over this. The fact is THEY ARE NOT.

The evidence is clear and voluminous. The process was routine. The only thing gnawing at the American public is mis-information and spin. Believe what you want - if you choose to be ignorant. Stay home if you like. We're going to Italy.

The prosecutor campaigned from day one to assassinate her character in order create a personae capable of such a killing. ("Foxy Knoxy"). It's so tragic. Look at the crime scene video linked below. Amanda told the truth about where she was that night; Mignini is a liar.

Crime scene video inside Raffaele Sollecito's apartment; police collect important evidence that confirms Amanda told the truth about her alibi; investigators will find this evidence again a month later in a completely different location.
Many still believe what the police originally said and continue to tout this as evidence of her "lies and bad character".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHleYhBJy8k

Thank you for taking notice. (((((Mr. Trump)))) Many of us have tons of facts. info and all sorts of things. This is not a good deal. Amanda and her boyfriend Raffaello are innocent. This is a railroad job by a prosecutor and Media. His dad is a well known surgeon over there. We feel many reasons why this is being done, to save face when they made a mistake on this is for one. Extortion, by the legal justice system is another. If you need to, there are over 6000 people in a Facebook group called Free Amanda... that have tons of stuff. But I am sure as well that her parents do also. I don't know though, we all have been scouring the internet for every piece of detail possible . : ) Thats just how we are when we see an injustice. Please do what you can to help in this matter and get our girl home. Herr boyfriend is not without thought as well. We may have to bring him to the states though so he is safe. : ) We have harsher ideas for the prosecutor..... : ) Please allow us a say in it : ) A jail cell is way to comforting to him : ) Please feel free to contact me in any way..

Mr. trump, don't make a fool out of yourself you probably don't know enough about the case. besides why should we boycott italy, has it ever crossed your mind this girl could be guilty. i think you are being irresponsible to make such a statement when you don't know the facts just because she is american. remember there is an italian involved too, this is not a soccer game. have you considered that possibly the murdered girls family got justice. or are you just concerned about a pretty young american girl. would you care enough if she looked like Rosie O'donald.

I AGREE!!! I personally have already stopped buying anything that is made in Italy. There have been several occasions recently where I have decided not to buy something because it was from Italy. This whole situation is disgusting and I think it is an Anti-American decision and no other reason. The USA needs to consider Amanda Knox as a hostage situation and intervene in this.

GOD WILL BLESS YOU FOREVER MR. TRUMP ! YOU WILL NEVER BE FIRED FROM HIM. I AM A NOBODY IN OUR SOCIETY. I HAVE WRITTEN EMAILS REGARDING AMANDA KNOX BEING DEFAMED, SET UP, SLANDERED, LIBELED. I WROTE TO US SECRETARY HILLARY CLINTON. I SUGGESTED IF THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING, MAYBE HUNDREDS OF AMERICANS CAN GET ON BOEING 747'S AND FLY TO ITALY TO SUPPORT HER!

I THOUGHT OF ALL THE WEALTHY AMERICANS WHO TRULY MAY BE ABLE TO ORGANIZE SOMETHING EFFECTIVE AND YOU WERE MY FIRST MAN ! NOT ONLY ARE YOU WEALTHY YOU DO NOT LET ANYONE BULLY YOU ! AMANDA IS NOT A MURDERER. SHE IS A NAIVE KID FROM OUR STATE WHO WAS ENAMORED WITHIN A WEEK BY THE ITALIAN MEN AND THE ROMANTIC CULTURE THEY HAVE A REPUTATION FOR.
I DO NOT KNOW HER OR HER FAMILY. ODD YOU THINK ? NO WAY. WE WOULD HAVE HEARD ABOUT HER LONG BEFORE SHE TOOK A TRIP TO ITALY. I RECOMMENDED TO US SECRETARY CLINTON ABOUT BOYCOTTING ALL FOREIGN STUDENTS. I AM 54 YEARS OLD. I HAVE WORKED MY ENTIRE LIFE FOR THE FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT. i WORKED AROUND UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON GRADUATES AND STUDENTS TOO.
ALSO, I HAVE BEEN PERSONALLY DEFAMED, SLANDERED, LIBELED, AND FACTS INTENTIONALLY BY PEOPLE I EVIDENTLY ANGERED WHEN I CHOSE TO HAVE INTEGRITY AND A MIND OF MY OWN. AMERICAN LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS CONTACTED BY ME AND THEY STATED "EVERYONE LIES IN COURT." NOT EVERYONE LIES IN COURT, I DO NOT.
I KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO STAND THERE AND ACTIVELY LISTEN TO BOLDFACE LIES FROM PEOPLE WITH A HIDDEN AGENDA. I KNOW WHAT IT IS LIKE TO BE SET UP. AMANDA KNOX HAS BEEN SET UP! I HAVE ALSO TRAVELED TO SEVERAL THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES WHEN I WAS YOUNG....LIKE AMANDA. THEY LOVE TO SEE YOUNG PRETTY AMERICAN WOMEN ARRIVING. I CAN TELL YOU SO MANY TRUE EXPERIENCES WHERE I CAME CLOSE TO BEING IN THE SITUATION AMANDA IS IN RIGHT NOW.
AMANDA HAS BEEN SET UP. THE ITALIANS ARE TRYING TO RUIN HER LIFE AND ROB HER OF ALL HER DREAMS OF EDUCATION, GETTING MARRIED, HAVING CHILDREN, AND LIVING IN A "FREE" COUNTRY IN THE USA.
ANYTHING I CAN DO AND YOU CAN MAKE POSSIBLE.....LET'S KICK SOME BUTT TODAY AND GO GET OUR AMERICAN GIRL. I AM SO TIRED OF FOREIGNERS THROWING HOW THEY ARE LEARNING BY BEING IN THE USA AND STUDYING NEXT TO AMERICANS, THEN STATING RIGHT TO OUR FACES THEY INTEND TO GO BACK TO THEIR COUNTRIES AND USE EVERYTHING THEY LEARNED FROM US AGAINST US. NO ITALIAN STUDENTS OR IMMIGRANTS SHOULD BE ALLOWED IN THE USA. BESIDES, BECAUSE OF THE INGNORANCE AND ARROGANCE OF THEIR ANTI AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND THEIR OWN ATTITUDES REGARDING ANTI AMERICANISM, THEY MAY BE IN DANGER BY TRYING TO COME TO THE USA AND "MOOCH" OFF OF US. AMERICANS ARE TIRED OF BEING DECIEVED BY FOREIGNERS! THEY CAN STAY HOME!
DEANNE MARIE BROUSE "DEE" ROCK SOLID AMERICAN AND TICKED OFF AT ITALY RIGHT NOW.

TOTALLY BOYCOTT ITALY FOR EVERYTHING NOW UNTIL AMANDA KNOX IS FREE AND HOME IN THE USA!
WE DO NOT NEED THEIR MERCHANDISE OR TO COOPERATE IN OUTREACH WHILE THEY SPIT IN THE HANDS OF THE AMERICANS WHO SUPPORT THEM!

Thank you Donald if many people like you who are famous could speak out and even help run donation drives to help her family that would be great. Also to let the American people really know the real truth about this injustice. There is currently a petition to get Amnesty International involved. Also her state senator (Cantwell I think is her name) is trying to do what she can to help. I am so glad you did this God Bless you Donald. Her is the link for her petition.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/help-amnesty-intnl-free-amanda-knox.

MR. TRUMP
I AM A REGULAR AMERICAN WOMAN AND DAMN PROUD OF IT. i AM A FORMER STATE GOVERNMENT SOCIAL WORKER WHO IS CURRENTLY ON 100% DISABILITY. I WAS AN ADOLESCENT SPECIALIST. I WORKED WITH AT-RISK-AND FELON TEENS AND SOME UP TO AGE 21. I BEGAN AS A STATE JUVENILE PRISON REHABILTATION COUNSELOR. THIS IS ONE REASON I AM MOTIVATED TO SAVE AMANDA KNOX. I HAVE TESTIFIED AS AN INVESTIGATIVE SOCIAL WORKER IN OUR SUPERIOR COURTS FOR YEARS.

NEVER IN MY LIFE DID I THINK YOU WOULD TOUCH MY WORLD. YOU POSTED YOUR BOYCOTT RECOMMENDATION AT WEE HOURS OF THE MORNING. AS I HAVE BEEN WRITING TO HILLARY CLINTON, I THINK OF HOW I GOT AROUND OTHER LEGAL SYSTEMS TO HELP KIDS.
JUST BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT CANNOT OR WILL NOT SAVE AMANDA DOESN'T MEAN WE CANNOT ORGANIZE AS AMERICAN CITIZENS AND DO THE RIGHT THING.

AS A REALIST, I KNOW THIS TAKES MONEY. YOU HAVE INFLUENCE. BECAUSE YOU RECOMMENDED WE BOYCOTT ITALIANS AND BRING AMANDA KNOX HOME, YOU HAVE TOUCHED THE EDGE OF MY LIFE AS A DEDICATED AMERICAN. I WILL PERSONALLY RESPECT YOU FOREVER. LET'S ORGANIZE, FACILITATE, AND STAND UP AS BRAVE AMERICAN CITIZENS. WE NEED TO SET A PRECEDENT! THEY SAY THESE COLORS DON'T RUN ! NEITHER DO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. WE WILL BAN TOGETHER TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND KEEP OURS FROM BEING TURNED INTO INTERNATIONAL VICTIMS. WE JUST NEED THE RIGHT PEOPLE. YES, AND MONEY, AND AS AMERICAN CITIZENS WE HAVE OUR CONSTITUTION WHICH SAYS "YES WE CAN" AS AMERICANS REGARDLESS OF OUR SOCIAL STATUS, FINANCIAL POSITION, OR WHATEVER. AMERICANS DO NOT LEAVE VICTIMS BEHIND ! WE WILL PROTECT OUR OWN AND WE SO DESPERATELY NEED TO SHOW THE ENTIRE WORLD THAT NOT ONLY CAN WE, YET WE NEED TO SHOW THEM HOW WE WILL BE A SUCCESS IN BEING LOYAL TO OUR AMERICAN BROTHERS AND SISTERS! SOUND IDEAL ? SO DID TRUMP TOWER WHEN I FIRST HEARD OF IT. IT'S TIME TO SET A NEW PRECEDENT ! LET'S GO SAVE AMANDA NOW ! I AM ONBOARD, JUST NEED A KITTY SITER.
SINCERELY,
DEANNE MARIE BROUSE B.A. ED. "Dee"
TUMWATER, WASHINGTON

Don:
I agreed with you and thank you for using your high profile to keep this at the forefront of the American Public.
I am terrified by the abuse of power and the evilness of that Italian prosecutor.

I donated $100 to the friend's of Amanda so she can get first class defense. Can you spare 10K?

Mr. Trump,

Thank you for your comments on behalf of Amanda Knox. It is gratifying to have someone of your stature publicly acknowledge that this gross miscarriage of justice needs to be corrected as soon as possible. For those who want more information about Amanda’s case it can be found at: http://www.friendsofamanda.org/home_eng.html

"A railroad job from hell" That is how Paul Ciolino, a top-rated private investigator, described the case against Amanda Knox on the CBS program 48 Hours.

Amanda’s family has sacrificed everything to provide for her defense. Anyone who would like to help financially, can contribute at: http://www.amandadefensefund.org/

I feel that not only the prosector is in the wrong, but the entire Italian govenment as well for letting this happen. I am starting to wonder if the Amanda Knox case goes deeper. Could the US be holding someone Italy wants back and framed Miss Knox to force the United States' hand. One thing people need to remember, especaily those who point out that there was an Italian also convicted (her ex-boyfriend). In order to convict her they had to convict him.

I am thrilled to read this post in your blog. I found the verdict mortifying. I don't know Amanda Knox and have been limited to media coverage of the trial, but from what I have heard, I find it hard to believe she is guilty. My husband and I had an amazing trip to Italy a few years ago and have hoped that someday we would be able to return. I am so upset with how the Italian court system and puplic have treated Miss Knox that I, too, feel strongly that Americans should boycott Italy. I pray she is returned to her family soon and I pray she will be strong enough emotionally to recover from this horror.

I think your voice has a tremendous amount of clout, so bravo to you for taking the time to publically voice your opinion regarding this situation. I hope it helps Miss Knox in some way.

I could not agree more with Donalds comments. After following this case from the start the Italian justice system is a joke. Every criminal expert that has looked at the case agree that Amanda is innocent. I for one plan to avoid buying any Italian product, and will not visit Italy untill this country does the "RIGHT THING" and lets Amanda Knox go.

We don't need Italian shoes, boots, or sandals.
We don't need Italian leather coats, pants, dresses, hats or gloves.
We don't need Italian cruise lines or villas on their beaches.
We don't need Italian foods, recipes, or chefs.
We don't need Italian Catholics they have the Pope.
We don't need Italian money.
We don't need Italian laws because we are the Super Power Nation and have the American Constitution.
Americans built the Super Power Nation by Sticking together and "working" together.
If we boycott Italy and everything in it or from it, we can bring Italy to it's knees quickly.
Or, they can send our American girl, Amanda Knox back to us.
If Italy wants to play "hardball, we don't want to hear any whining when the USA wins.
Send Amanda Knox home to the USA, to her Washingtonians, to her family and friends NOW.
Italy should not have stepped into this defaming position of an innocent American girl.
We need to act and not just email and talk.
We are coming to get you Amanda! Have faith that Washingtonians and the USA won't abandon you!

I hope the entire country follows Donalds lead and Boycotts Italy untill this joke of a justice system does thr right thing and lets Amanda go. My boycott of Italy and ALL Italian products starts TODAY!!!!!!

All through the past year while Amanda was in jail and during the time she was on trial, I don't think she ever believed she would actually be convicted - because, after all, she was completely innocent. She wasn't even there when her roommate was viciously murdered.

lthe police asked her to come in for questioning, this young girl, who was in Italy as a student to learn to speak Italian and to spread her wings a little, had no idea she would be suspected of committing that murder. So she voluntarily subjected herself to enormous abuse by a prosecutor hell-bent on becoming a rock star by convincing the entire country over the television, including the jury, that the American girl was a horrible, horrible person. He worked it for almost two years while she could do nothing but watch and pray.

But the laws of Italy apparently encourage a prosecutor to convict the accused on TV, talk shows, late night shows, radio, and newspaper interviews rather than actual evidence. And that's just what he did. As Mr. Trump says, he horribly abused his power and literally took Amanda's life. Yes, he should be in prison, not Amanda.

And as Americans, we should not sit idly by and let this happen. I also strongly support an America-wide boycott of everything Italian - travel to Italy, Italian restaurants, clothing, shoes, and even par

Donald Trump you are a true American and Hero to help support our efforts to free an innocent Amanda Knox! Thank You! Warren Aldous Houston, Texas.

When the young American girl was "asked" to come in for questioning about her roommate's vicious murder, she "knew" she had nothing to worry about, because she was totally innocent. She had not even been at the apartment when the murder took place, after all.

And then they took her life from her. The prosecutor saw an opportunity to become a "rock star" and he siezed it. Apparently in Italy, prosecutors are encouraged to convict their suspects on Television, in newspapers, in late night shows, and talk shows, rather than with actual evidence that the person committed the crime. So that's what they did. This young American girl, who was in Italy as a student, to learn Italian and to spread her wings a little, didn't have a chance.

I totally believe she was railroaded - that she had absolutely nothing to do with the murder, and I further totally believe the prosecutor has known it for most of the past two years. I agree with Mr. Trump that we should have an America-wide boycott of everything Italian - wine, cheese (yes, even parmegianno-reggiano, my favorite cheese), clothing, shoes, travel to Italy, and everything else, until she is freed.

Thank you, Mr. Trump. Great Idea.

I too believe she is innocent. I believe the murder was committed by one person. Since Amanda lived there they just decided to try her and her boyfriend so they could look tough on crime to the rest of the world. I have read enough to believe the case wouldn't have even made it to trial here in the U.S.. I will join with Mr. Trump and other Americans in boycotting Italy. I will not travel there (and I had hoped to go there one day). I will not buy anything that is made there. I will also boycott business here in the U.S. who sell Italian made products. I think all Americans should join me and Mr. Trump in doing this. I think Americans should also boycott cruise lines who have cruises that stop in Italy (even if the cruise they are going on is not stopping there). I also think we should also boycott flying on airlines that travel to Italy. We need to stand together here in America. When someone from our country is being mistreated in another country we need to stand together and do something about it. We need to show the rest of the world that if they want to hate us because we are Americans then there will be a price to pay. Mr. Trump, if you read this comment I think you should put up a website dedicated to freeing Amanda and boycotting Italy until she and her boyfriend are released. You can list well-known Italian products that are sold here in America so we know what not to buy. You can also make a list of people and businesses which have close ties to Italy so we can boycott them too. We need to make it hurt for them to keep her in prison. I would do this myself. But, I don't have the money and resources myself. But, I believe you do. I encourage you to use your wealth and influence to help free Amanda and her boyfriend.

Chad
Burlington, WA

Dear Mr. Trump,
My last email was cutoff. I just saw you on our local news with Amanda Knox's picture next to you. You are quickly becoming one of my heroes and I will always remember the stand you are taking to help this young American girl, Amanda Knox.

I hope Amanda learns you are taking this position and Americans are following you. We "Washingtonians" like many other people are proud of our State for the most part. We have some awesome Native Washingtonians who do good things for others as a result of being born and raised here, and in the USA.
Anti-Americanism is going on in Italy. I am so very grateful and proud of you Mr. Trump.
You are a good American man! You are using American Capitolism in the spirit of why it was created. You have a great life, and, you have a good heart in knowing the position you are in the help Amanda.

Lead on and we will follow. You can always call on me. I will help free within my power!

Respectfully,
Deanne Marie Brouse B.A. Ed. "Dee"
P.O. Box 14444
Tumwater, Washington 98511-4444
360-888-0590
Residential address: Alpine Village Apartments 301 T St SW Apt D-10 Tumwater, Wa. 98501

I am shocked and outraged as to the level of ignorance you have just demonstrated.

Wow. I don't know why you pro-Amanda groupies feel the need to embarrass yourself plus compromise our relationship with Italy by insulting their judicial system. What's going on, Donald? Are you putting some of your money on the table to help support some movie or book? A little investment spin? Certainly you have not read all of the evidence. Really, there is some and plently to go around.

R-E-S-P-E-C-T, you are sugar plum out. You are just one more FOA pawn looking like a fool.

Dear Mr. Trump;
CONSISTENCY CAN MEAN EVERYTHING! I respect you so very much. I am 54 and acting like a cheerleader in front of the 11:00PM news when they show you and reported your position of "Boycotting Italy" and saving our Amanda Knox. Keep up the stellar work ! Lead On!
I swear sir, last night was emailing Mrs. Clinton and praying someone like you would step up. I even thought of you. I pray a lot. I am not always convinced it's my turn and God is listening.
However, I think he heard me this time.
It's a good thing I live with only two cats so no one could tell me to stop acting silly over a news report and order me to be quiet and sit down.
I am so serious. You let me know what you need, I will help free of charge. I just want to get Amanda Knox home. This has broken her parents. I have so much experience in Superior court as and investigative social worker and Amanda's alleged trial was purely for Italian Popularity and status.
Italy did not prove Amanda Knox was guilty. They are only playijng a juvenile game of do anything to get attention.....in the process they have stepped on the toes of many Americans. I am going through my closet and throwing anyting "made in Italy" in the garbage. It's only money. Amanda is a human being and a kid at that.
Thank you! We can do this ! You Rule !
Sincerely,
Deanne Marie Brouse B.A. Ed. "Dee"
Tumwater, Washington

i did a lot of research on Amanda Knox but i think she is guilty. She is young and appears to be a person who is easily influenced by her peers and media.( her boyfriend and she used to read violent graphic novels). However, I have not seen her complete trial so i should not be judging her guilt or innocence.

She made a series of bad choices in her life that led her to her current troubles- bad friends, pot smoking, wild parties, indulging in violent comic books, etc. Only God knows what happened. If she is innocent, she should be freed.

Mr. Trump;
Perhaps you would do well to read here befor professing Amanda Knox`s innocence.
http://truejustice.org/ee/index.php?/tjmk/comments/our_take_on_the_ca...

Have a nice day.
Kevin

first of all I want to thank donald trump for speaking out.this trial was a joke they found her quilty before the trial and the tackics from the italy court system was somthing out of the twillight zone.please boycottt country and if you have children there get them out.

Mr.Trump,I want to thank you for looking into this matter of Amanda Knox. I have been following this case and truly feel that she was railroaded into this injustice,with you stepping in this case just might be looked into deeply enough that the real deep down truth will be detected and she will be released back into the arms of her dedicated and loving family. Again Thank You Mr.Trump..
Sincerely, Gillis Mleczek

Dear Mr. Trump,
When Italy let's Amanda Knox come back to the good ol' USA I think it should be you who goes to pick her up. In fact, if we fill up an entire 747, (including me) it will make quite a statement without any of us speaking except you.
There are assigned leaders who many people will not follow. There are natural leaders who can get people to follow them, and all they need to do is be calm and mayber whisper. The natural leader is you.
I will be so happy to see Amanda back in Washington State as a free young woman. I pray it is sooner than later.
Since we are boycotting Italy, maybe we may also invite some in America with VISAs to return to Itaiy? I am certain, when Italy feels the financial "pinch" on their economy, Amanda may be allowed to return to the USA. I am going to be a "polite pest" in any direction which helps get your truly honorable message out. as a volunteer.

I believe you are the one American man who will get this American girl back home. I have so much faith in your leadership. I am positive the Knox family is humble and grateful that you are taking a stand to help their daughter. I do believe she is innocent with the information I have gathered.

Keep that BOYCOT ITALY message consistent so all Americans will hear it.
You are the best of the best Mr. Trump and God Bless You.
Good night for now,
Deanne Marie Brouse B.A. Ed. "Dee"
Tumwater, Washington

The Donald is a most welcome member to this cause.

I hope that the powers that be in Amanda's camp listen closely to him and his play to win mentality. Amanda's Italian lawyers are saying that State Department involvement in the case would not be welcome while the Friends of Amanda Website is saying the opposite. We might also need frank commentary on whether Amanda's lawyers got the job done. They were handed the innocent client case of their lives and couldn't make it happen. Now they want another million for the appeal.

Thanks so much for the encouragement Donald!

Hello Mr. Trump,
I - an European, not Italian - think that you fails to recognize that Italy is not a third world dictatorship, but a recognized member of the European Union. As such the principles of the Italian legal system is shared in allmost all of continental Europe, and miscarriges of justice can be appealed to the European Court of Human Rights. Hence Italy is not on its own.
I can appreciate the US citizens approve of their own legal system, but you seem to fail to distinguish between 'different' and 'bad': The roman law system of continental Europe is not less fair that the UK/US system, just functions differently.

Much has been made about the supposed failings of the Italian judiciary to provide a fair trial for Amanda Knox: how the jury were free to read salacious gossip about Knox’s sex life; how Giuliano Mignini, Perugia’s theatrical public prosecutor, was allowed to sum up his case with imaginative suggestions and an animated film. But these judicial eccentricities were not the reason that Knox was sent to prison. Knox was found guilty because of the inconsistencies in her defence, and because her DNA was found on the supposed murder weapon. While Italian judges are obliged to allow rhetorical flourishes – from both prosecution and defence – they have learned to discount them.

Nor is the Italian criminal justice system inherently faulty. A mix of French inquisitorial procedures and Anglo-Saxon adversarial ones, this system does lead to lengthy trials, but they are independent and impartial. Aside from jingoism, there is no reason to believe that the two professional magistrates and six randomly selected lay people are any more likely to get it wrong than the 12 jurors who sit in British or American courts.

There have also been suggestions that a lingering anti-Americanism among the Italian judiciary, dating as far back as the early Cold War, when the US exhorted Italian immigrants to write warning their families back home to vote against the Communists, was in some way responsible. This is a curious case to make. Was it some enmity against the people of Puglia that led the court to give the same guilty verdict to Knox’s Italian boyfriend? Regretfully, when an individual comes to symbolise a whole country – as "angelic Knox" has to many Americans – that person’s trial will never be perceived as fair.

If anything, Knox, who, as part of the appeals process, has the right to a retrial next year, is fortunate to be a foreigner in an Italian jail. There she has learnt the language, entered short-story competitions and sung with nuns. Better her plight than that of a poor black outsider sent to a brutal, overcrowded American prison, or to the electric chair. Or of some foreigners – Knox’s 26-year sentence is little more than a third of the 70 years that Gary McKinnon could face, simply for wanting to satisfy some curiosity about UFOs.

In a special to the Seattle Post Intelligencer on December 15th, freelance journalist Andrea Vogt gives a different take on the trial of Amanda Knox for the murder of Meredith Kercher, than the one expressed by Senator Maria Cantell, (D-WA).

As Vogt reports, the Italian president of the Italy-USA Foundation, an association that works closely with the U.S. Embassy in Rome, released a statement on the foundation’s website describing his Sunday prison visit with Knox and harshly criticizing Cantwell’s comments about the Italian justice system.

"I believe it is out of place to insert anti-Americanism, as stated by American Sen. Maria Cantwell, into a situation like this that can be easily exploited," wrote Rocco Girlanda, president of the Italy-USA Foundation, in a news release posted on the foundation’s website.

According to Vogt, who attended and reported on the trial in Italy, "the handful of American journalists inside the courtroom regularly attending the trial did not witness the "anti-Americanism" of which Cantwell spoke."

Her special report says that jurors, interviewed after the verdict, said they were convinced by the forensic evidence and were unanimous on the question of guilt.

Among the forensic evidence was a knife with what prosecution witnesses said was Knox’s DNA on the handle and a trace of Kercher’s DNA on the blade.

Mr. Trump, please have a look at just a few of these articles.. They will answer your issue with the prosecutor.. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/masonic-theory-that-put-
knox-in-the-dock-981759.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/3277880
/Meredith-Kercher-murder-Rudy-Guede-profile.html

http://blog.seattlepi.com/dempsey/archives/131443.asp

There is huge reason to see such an outcry, It is called false facts. The so called proof is already been discounted. This prosecutor is on a mission to destroy lives. He is himself in severe turmoil as he faces prison in January. This is a fact, he was wrong, but paid no mind to that, he continued his escapade with high hopes to make his self become a hero to the people. Hoping this would grant him innocence in his trial. Watch the movie Angels and Demons.. notice the pattern with this case.
This is a total injustice to use these 2 children as his scape goat. As you can as well note. the links i attached are not USA media... The facts they painted to the media were totally out of line with this girls character As were her boyfriends. These are 2 young kids, and they in fact have the real murder, Rudy< already imprisoned. He was the sole murderer..

Posted by member11046915 on 12/16/2009 11:33 PM
We don't need Italian shoes, boots, or sandals.
We don't need Italian leather coats, pants, dresses, hats or gloves.
We don't need Italian cruise lines or villas on their beaches.
We don't need Italian foods, recipes, or chefs.
We don't need Italian Catholics they have the Pope.
We don't need Italian money.
We don't need Italian laws because we are the Super Power Nation
SUPER POWER HAHAHAHA !!!!
Nearly 13 million American children live in families with incomes below the federal poverty level 35% of black children live in poor families. In the 10 most populated states, rates of child poverty among black children range from 20% in New Jersey to 43% in Ohio. 29% of American Indian and 11% of Asian children live in poor families

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2009 - USDA's Economic Research Service's (ERS) today released its annual report on Household Food Security in the U.S., which revealed that in 2008, 17 million households, or 14.6 percent, were food insecure and families had difficulty putting enough food on the table at times during the year. This is an increase from 13 million households, or 11.1 percent, in 2007. The 2008 figures represent the highest level observed since nationally representative food security surveys were initiated in 1995.
November 16, 2009

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service (USDA) reported today that 49 million Americans, including nearly 17 million children, are food insecure. The 2009 report on Household Food Insecurity in the United States paints an alarming picture of the pervasiveness of hunger in our nation.

This is an increase of 36 percent over the numbers released one year by the USDA, which found that 36.2 million American were at risk of hunger."It is tragic that so many people in this nation of plenty don’t have access to adequate amounts of nutritious food," said Vicki Escarra, president and CEO of Feeding America. "Although these new numbers are staggering, it should be noted that these numbers reflect the state of the nation one year ago, in 2008. Since then, the economy has significantly weakened, and there are likely many more people struggling with hunger than this report states.
Some 47 million U.S. residents have no health insurance, and the numbers keep growing. Because employers increasingly are moving in the direction of providing Wal-Mart-style health coverage by shifting health care costs to employees, America’s workers struggle to pay higher premiums, deductibles and co-payments—if they can afford such coverage at all.

Of the 47 million Americans without health insurance, 8.7 million are children.
Some 30 percent of Americans drop out before finishing high school. They are more likely to be unemployed, receive public assistance, commit crimes and go to jail than those who graduate. They also are less healthy and have a lower life expectancy, according to research presented at a Columbia University conference.

A recent study estimated 1.2 million American high school students drop out of school each year, with more than half of 16- to 24-year-old dropouts facing joblessness as low-skill jobs disappear. Those that do find jobs earn far less than their graduating peers.

John Michael O'Loughlin........ Amanda and Raffaele are both suffering deep lingering effects of what they've endured at interrogation...in fact, Raffaele is almost incapacitated and there is some question as to his health and if he's going to be able to remain imprisoned without suffering permanent mental damage. Amanda, too, has been unable to recover from her interrogation to the point where she is able to fully participate in her appeal. The fairest thing the Italian authorities can do is to allow both Amanda and Raffaele to be held under house arrest throughout their appeal process to give them a chance to be capable of fully healing from their ordeals and able to assist their lawyers in their appeals.


Please hurry......

I am the spokesperson for The Friends of Amanda Knox here in Seattle. Thank you for your expressed and important sentiments.

So, Trump, next time I see you eating pasta, I can call you out on your hypocrisy?

I have been a fan of the Apprentice show for years now but this just took my respect for Trump to an entirely new level. Never did I imagine for Donald Trump to insert himself into this situation. I have been following this case for over a year, reading every document available from both sides. Although there are things that seem sketchy about Amanda's behavior, there is no evidence damning enough to give a conviction beyond a reasonable doubt. It is annoying when people automatically think that a person has not read the details of the case if they think she is innocenet. To the contrary, I find it hard to believe anyone could vote "guilty" if they've truly read everyting available. What happened to the victim, Meredith Kercher, is hideous. Yet jailing an innocent girl and putting her family through hell does not bring justice to Meredith. Honestly, it takes GUTS to take a stand. Donald Trump is most certainly a man who has the guts to speak his mind. I am thankful he is doing so and I hope he will help the family financially if he feels moved to do so as I know it is very difficult for them to visit Amanda in Italy and they have had to sell off most of their possessions. I was a fan of the show, The Apprentice. Now I am a fan of THE MAN, Donald Trump because beyond entertaining us he has now been a example of standing up for those who are wrongly imprisoned.

I have struggled to understand why there is such a strong disagreement among Americans and British and Italian people about Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito regarding whether or not they got a fair trial. I really think that the Italian and British press has had a huge influence on public opinion. It is interesting, though, when in the aftermath of the verdict we can read each other’s newspapers, but so strongly disagree with each other. I think that Americans disregard the statements that Amanda made while she was interrogated by the police. We don’t know what she really said. She was not fluent in Italian at the time and there was not an interpreter there. Apparently she was asked to imagine what might have happened and those imaginings were entered as evidence against her. It seems that many Brits and Italians think that those statements are damning to her case. Americans are also more critical to the validity and the interpretation of the DNA evidence. Many Brits seem to take the DNA evidence, as presented in this trial, as sacrosanct. American press has reported that Amanda’s defense team was not allowed to present their DNA experts to discuss the validity and interpretation of that DNA. This weakens the DNA evidence, at least in my mind. If it were so solid why deny any apposing expert view? What else is there: Oh, yeah, she did cartwheels in the police station. Absolute evidence of guilt! And let’s not forget that when all her clothes were locked up she bought more underwear. And Raffaele went with her to buy it – gasp.

The aspect of this case that is the most sinister is the fact that the Italian prosecutor,Guliano Mignini, is under indictment for abuse of his office- and can it be, falsifying evidence? It has been said that he is obsessed with occult sex…It is distasteful that this prosecutor, who is already been accused of abuse of his office be involved with this trial. His theory of this crime was put out to the press before the evidence was collected. The DNA evidence was used as support for his theory, not viewed as clues to see what really happened. Then pieces of supposed evidence were leaked to the press if they could be used to support his theory. I am not a crime scene investigator or a criminologist, but I am fairly certain that is not how evidence is supposed to be used. (I have studied a little science).

Mr. Trump,

I always knew you were class act. What you said takes courage, you will get know personal gain, only criticism.

This is what separates the good from great, this is what makes our country great.

Thank you for stepping up, we need a lot more of that.

After reading some of the responces to you defence of Amanda Knox. I have to wonder what rock some of these people live under with there negitive comments about your defence of Amanda. Any justice system who lets the MEDIA convict the accused person and ignores the facts is very questonable. Any justices system that takes almost two years to try a case and then delay appeal for even MORE years is not a "JUSTICE SYSTEM" it is a joke. Donald PLEASE do not drop the ball on this one keep the pressure ON and get public opinion behind you. Anyone who saw the 48 Hour Show has to support your EFFORTS.
GO GET THEM Donald

The pre-previous comments did get this wrong:
Of cause was the two defendant not prevented from presenting their view on the DNA evidence (this is a fair trial!). The defence presened during the trial three expert witnesses, and these experts did disagree with the prosecution about the DNA evidence, but they also presented conflicting statements among themselves. In the end of the trial, the defence asked permission from the jury to add additional experts to highlight the DNA evidence, and the jury resonded that they did not find this necessary.
Everyone wants a fair trial, dont be so prejudicial towards the Italians and the juridical system (which most of the comments demonsrate clearly that they dont understand).
... and you are free to boycot Italy, Mr Trump, they dont pay much attention to you.

Thank you Mr. Trump for supporting Amanda. I posted on my facebook account to boycott Italy as well. My daughter did a Quarter abroad in Italy and It scares me to know this could have been my daughter. I have only heard good things about Amanda's character and it is sad how the media can twist school yard nicknames into something it is not.

We need to get this girl home to her family and to her Country. I was surprised by Hillary Clinton's comment that she had not heard about the Amanda Knox's situation but would be willing to talk to someone if asked. How is this possible? It has been all over the television and news papers for several years. Is it because she wasn't employed by Al Gore or she didn't have a famous sister?
Are not all of our citizens of the United States worth stepping up for? Shame on our goverment for waiting until she was convicted before they said they would look into it.

If you have the power to push for this family and make people that can help listen I plead that you do.
We can't let this happen to one of our Citizens without a fight.

God Bless you Donald!

The Italian authorities say that she "confessed" after so many hours of interogation. What a joke! What person, after reaching their breaking point, wouldn't say whatever they had to for it to end.

TreeHouseForRent

This i found and could be a possible motive as well. This is a sore spot with Italy against America, we have one of theirs.

http://carlofree.wordpress.com/

I think in reality, its the prosecutor. He (as I am a nurse) shows total delusional ways as a person with Schizophrenia. We at Facebook, may i add with a group of over 6000 just in one of the many groups have looked at every possibility for this action being done.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=18268784389

I agree with Mr. Trump. I know the Knox family, and this has bankrupt them.

I completely agree with Mr. Trump. Any reasonable person could see the absurdity over the whole thing. The italian judge had such an imagination and he cooked up a wild story to convict Amanda. Amanda is just a typical American kid just like your and my own daughter. Anti-Americianism is absolutely played a roll in this case. I am a Canadian and i also have a 22 years old daughter. I will never let her set her foot on Italian soil. I am extremely upset about the verdict and i feel sorry for amanda's family. they have lost everything and i hope God will help them.

When it comes to italy I'm a little weary these days. SInce the one who is leading that country is a disgusting old man who to me is definantely the source of a lot of corruption. That I can say. He is no good for Italy. He also is a sort of dictator when it comes to the media. Which has played as I understand it a great part in this case.

You to me has an incredible amount of credability. If it is the case that she was interrogated for that long without a lawyer, that suggests that there are faults in the system, or at least in this individual case. To add, to have a prosecutor that is currently under investegation in such an important and big case is to me very odd.

I don't know this person, and I am not one to judge, but the bottom line is, considering the situation, you have all the reason in the world to be suspicious. And considering the consequences of a faulty sentence, it for sure is something that is worth fighting for.

It is odd to me that people can state that she is guilty, as if they read it out of a book. A healthy mind evaluates a situation like this one as if everything is possible.

By the way, when will these people learn english. She should be on trial in an american court where she doesn't need an interpreter, embarrassing.

Fight for her, and let her at least be trialed in the states. This is definantely something that deserves a second chance.

Thank you, Mr. Trump! Here! Here! I'm a college professor trained in Critical Thinking, and I agree that there is a conspiracy at work against our fellow American, Amanda Knox. What political game this particular group of Italians is playing at is unknown, but this has gone beyond their scope. Amanda should be freed immediately. The media has tried comparing her to other overseas prisoners, but Amanda is different. She has not conspired with rebel factions or compromised her integrity in any way. She is not linked to any corruption or wrong-doing. She is innocent and should be freed as soon as possible.

I agree with you Mr Trump.....please keep her name in the media. I would like to see her freed.

Those defending this verdict from Seattle to Perugia never effectively answer the blatant problems with the evidence. The murder scene was a horrific, blood spurting mess. Anyone who participated in the murder would have left DNA in the room in a number of spots. It is essentially exculpatory for the defendants that the room was NOT smeared with their DNA. The DNA that was found gravely implicated Rudy Guede and failed abysmally to prove the case against Ms. Knox and Mr. Sollecito. First, the low count DNA allegedly from Ms. Kirchner found on the knife (that did not fit the wounds) is utterly useless. Look at the peer reviewed published articles on this. Additionally, the testing on this infintesimal amount of DNA cannot be replicated because the DNA was consumed entirely in the testing for the prosecution. Please. Second, the bra clasp DNA collected some six weeks after the murder from a badly compromised evidentiary scene and used to convict Mr. Sollecito is just as inadequate. The footprints likewise are inconclusive. Any other "evidence," including the witness statements and the statements of defendants to police, when examined closely simply falls apart.

The physical evidence and the totality of the circumstances make plain the innocence of Ms. Knox and Mr. Sollecito. I applaud Mr. Trump for calling attention to this ridiculous verdict and his efforts to seek justice for these two almost certainly innocent young people.

For those worked up about Guantanamo, it is important to remember the murder in Perugia was not a war time event. Ms. Knox and Mr. Sollecito have been accused of quite a lot but thankfully not of being terrorists or enemy combatants. Guantanamo is simply irrelevant, which is not to say the American system is perfect. It is not, and we too have unjust outcomes on occasion. But we do recognize the poisonous impact of (1) natural prejudice, (2) an unhinged, profit seeking media and its potential impact on a jury pool, and (3) a rogue prosecutor and the willingness of members of every profession to compromise their ethics and protocols to support such an individual a la Mr. Nifong and the Duke lacrosse case.

Finally, it really doesn't matter whether 17 judges or 50 judges reviewed the evidence in Italy. That they completely misread the evidence in this case is highly indicative of their inclination to support the prosecution regardless of the strength of the case against the defendants.

Thank you Mr. Trump for helping Amanda. Besides boycotting, please let me know how I can also help. Please continue to communicate to us Amanda supporters via the media. We need to unite and do something about this.

Thank you Donald! I am in for the boycott. I have already started by turning down Italian wine at a restaurant. By the way, the Spanish wine was great. I will not return to Italy until Amanda is home. I believe Amanda is innocent and I pray for her.

Guede committed the murder alone as part of a burglary gone wrong. He had a criminal history, his fingerprints & DNA were on and IN the victim's body, he fled country after the murder. and he admitted have sex with the victim. Sollecito & Knox had no criminal history, didn’t flee, had no motive, and their fingerprints & DNA were NOT found on the victim or at the crime scene, except for the infamous bra clasp, which was collected 6 weeks after murder when the crime scene had been contaminated by dozens of investigators. How could Sollecito's DNA be on the clasp but not the bra itself? What was the DNA of three "unidentified" people on the bra clasp? The luminal footprints didn’t test positive for blood. The kitchen knife that prosecutor's selected out of many in Sollecito's apartment had Amanda’s DNA on the handle because she cooked with it. A sample swabbed from the knife blade tested NEGATIVE for blood. There was no blood on the knife. The rest of sample was tested in a lab along with large quantities of the victim’s DNA. The initial DNA test results were negative. The machine parameters were then overridden, producing results typical of contamination, trillionths of a gram of DNA. That DNA came from the lab. If it had come from the blade, the blood tests would not have been negative. The knife does not match the most of the victim’s wounds. All a prosecution expert could testify to was that the knife was "compatible" with one wounds but not the others. This is a fancy way of saying "maybe". It does not match the bloody knife print left on the pillow by her body. Ergo, the knife has nothing to do with the murder. Conveniently, the prosecution destroyed DNA blade sample during testing. US DNA experts (recall that it was invented here - even the machine used in the Italian lab was designed and manufactured here) all agree that the DNA evidence as presented is completely unreliable and LIKELY the result of cross-contamination. The "forensic computer evidence" was so badly botched that the "expert" totally destroyed the very hard drives! The "eyewitness" testimony that came out many months after the crime is PHONY and about 90% of what has appeared in the tabloids that the jury read is pure FICTION. Knox and Sollecito should be freed and the prosecutor (currently under investigation for malicious prosecution) should be put in jail.

Thank you Mr. Trump. I have been watching this injustice unfold for the past two years as well, waiting for people over there to wake up and look at the non-existant evidence. After I read' Monster Of Florence ', it made more sense.
I love Italy, love the cappuccino, love the wine, love the people, love the beauty etc. But when the verdict was announced I realized I needed to take a stand. No more Italian wine, gloves , pottery(this one hurts the most) no ore wonderful trips until this mess is made right.
Thank you Mr. Trump for taking a stand, for speaking out, for calling a spade a spade.
Thank you Mr. Trump for finally standing up for the innocent American student Amanda Knox, who was at the wrong place at the wrong time.
Thank you Mr. Trump for having the balls to call this whole mess out, no one else has had the guts to.

Dear Mr. Trump,
All my messages and the word "Blog" from here on out will be considered a "verb." For those of you who are analyzing the hell out of a realistic solution, if you plan on arguing philosophy, attorney cases, theology, and what ever else it is you deem to be intellectual.....Go to another website and blab away.
Someone will want to listen to your BUNK.

As for messages, you may answer they with one sentence or do not reply at all. What you think of me pales deep into insignificant areas of hell when compared to what Amanda Knox has and is going through. If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem.

For those of you who wish to organize and coordinate, you many reply to my P.O. Box with one sentence and your contact information. I will forward the entire list to Mr. Trump. The only sentence you many send to me is " Amanda, we are coming to bring you home to the USA and your beloved Americans." If you type anything other than this it will be shredded.

Those of you who want to write for argumentative reasons go punt because all you are to us loyal hardworking dedicated Americans are "time wasters." The whole time you're running your mouth, Amanda sits in prison in Italy as a victim of Anti Americanism. To get right to the point, get off your lazy butts and help,STEP UP with myself, others, and Mr. Trump or SHUT UP! We have work to do and please get out of our way or work with us.

Oh and by the way to you whiners, I was a foster kid. Let's save Amanda. Everyone knows she did not get a fair trial. Some say she got railroaded. I worked for the American/Canadian International railroads..as did my grandfather, and great grandfather, yes, I do believe I remember the strategy!

Deanne Marie Brouse B.A. Ed. Born, raised, educated, honest, proud, American woman!
P.O. Box 14444
Tumwater, Washington 98511-4444

Dear Mr. Trump,
If the spirit moves you, could you please remind the ignorant ones that Amanda Knox is an "American Kid." She was only 20 when she went to Italy.
It is our jobs as responsible Americans to role model leadership. She will learn lessons for life watching her country bring her home.
I am going to try and reach the Pope. I will be requesting he allow a large, huge, group of Americans peaceful passage on the road to bring Amanda home. No one will speak a word. In a world where hostility is the norm, one moment of silence can sound like a pistol shot. What do you think, a huge group of quiet peaceful Americans sounds like? Yes, we can and yes, we wil. No cameras, not invading of personal space. Yes, I am on the next level of planning for those of you who are stuck way back in the analyzing room ! You bunch of slowpokes.
Dee

I boycotted an Italian restaurant today. The polite boys seemed confused as I ever so politely ignored their little sales pitches. Word to the wise...do not apply at any Italian restaurants for employment or anything else. You may end up scratching your head in confusion all the way home.

Oh, and George, I would totally invest in that winery and sell your Italian bungalo. It isn't over til' it's over and I have a feeling this may be a bumpy ride for some of you.

Amanda, you are "our American girl, our Washingtonian, a student of life with imperfections, just like the rest of us. We love you and we are coming to bring you home safe and sound. Pull your inner strength from inside your gut and turn it into peaceful faith. Take your anger and turn it into determination because their is still hope.

Hey Italy ? Think again. How important is it ? The silly position you just took out on our American girl?

You incompetent people....you ignorant nay-sayers who totally ignore the FACT that one of the nimcompoop Judges also put himself inside the jury room and assigned himself there!

Any of you "oh-so-brilliant ones" ever hear of CONFLICT OF INTEREST! Also ZERO reporters are supposed to consistently be in the court room. Ever hear of a GAG ORDER? This trial was such a joke and tainted with predjudice in so many ways....any of you who agrees that Amanda got a "fair" trial need your heads examined and taken away from you because you sure cannot be trusted with it.

Great going Donald Trump!

Thanks for speaking up on Amanda's behalf!

Americans with a conscious should not buy anything from Italy until Amanda is out of prison. This is a very serious mis-justice! Boycotting Italy will send a powerful message!

Within a few days of the guilty verdict, I was at the store to buy wine and quickly set down the Italian bottle and picked up a California wine instead!

Stay positive!

Power to the people!

Joe

Mr. Trump, Which planet are you broadcasting from? I would suggest that you do your homework and then take your position unless you have another motive.. like money!? What if it were your daughter that was slaughtered and those involved presented 3 different alibi's as to what happened. Do you really want egg on your face? Do your homework or perhaps you have in which case... how sad that you think so little of yourself that you would sell your soul for a buck.

Dear Mr. Trump,
Let's stay on course to bring Amanda home to the USA and the State of Washington. The nay-sayers can take one piece of their own hair and split it into 64 pieces in the meantime.
Time wasters.

Remember, this is specifically about "working" to get our American girl, Amanda Knox home to her countrymen and women, her friends, her family, and remember to her OMA. (grandmother)

This is not about anything else folks. Stay focused and on course. We need action people to respond with the rest of us. We need power "with" us and not time wasters. What do all of you suppose Amanda is doing right at this moment in a prison she doesn't belong inside within the country of Italy?
Europeans "we American people do not care" about your explaination of your Federal Union.

Do you know what International Federal Railroad Unions can do? We can cost a country billions and billions of money in less than eight hours. We can bring a country to a complete STOP. Do not write to Americans and the USA or Canada and lecture us about any type of unions. We can do all of this without a you hearing a whisper. It would be our American President who would come to our USA railroad bargaining tables to negotiate a contract for us to agree to and start up the country again. Remember, we have International Railroads. Pipe down and be quiet nay sayers.

Lucky for you our only focus is bringing Amanda Knox back home peacefully and quickly.

God Bless All of You for Supporting Mr. Trump and other friends of Amanda Knox to help bring her home. And no, I do not know Amanda personally. If this can happen to her, it can happen to your child, daughter, son, niece, nephew, grandchild, neighbor....or you if you travel.

I feel solidarity when I read your posts who support bringing this American girl home.

How can you call Mr. Trump a hypocrite if you see him eating pasta? What makes you believe the Italians even invented pasta? Go back to school. HIs stomach can dictate anyway it wants to and it's not a political tummy or a hypocritical one. Some people. sheesh!

See Cara Ellison's blog at
ellisonblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/amanda-knox-a-story-of-sex-drugs...
which pretty much says what needs to be said about this sad case.

Donald stick to speculating on something you know something about. If your so starved for attention start another show. Stay out of things you know nothing about. She was convicted and she's guilty as hell.
What you found a blond you have not yet screwed so you want get her out of Italian jail. Are you not a little afraid she might cut it off while your sleeping.
I think you and Maria Cantwell could find something better use you time for Trump like putting some Americans back to work!

For the most part, I love all the positive expressions about helping Amanda.

Folks of all nations please, remember, not only is she an innocent prisoner in a foreign country without justice.....she's only a kid ! A child. Barely a young woman.

Italy and all those who criticize Mr. Trump. STOP ! You are not paying attention to the amount of Americans who are building up behind and beside him. We are about to do whatever Mr. Trump asks us to do to rescue Amanda Knox. Power isn't power until you give it away or to say, until you empower other people. What do you think Mr. Trump is allowing to happen on this website. As an American, I can tell you, the word to rescue Amanda and support Mr. Trump is out.

Treat Mr. Trump with respect, one day we may be returning the power as a society and empowering him more. Mr. Trump is one of the most intelligent men in our Nation and one day you may see many more Americans and other nations holding him in higher esteem. We do have a Democracy. Italy has a Dictatorship or it sure looks and sounds this way. Our most esteemed politicians are men and women who the American public support......because when we needed their help....they were here for us.

Maybe you Italians have never heard or believed the statement "What goes around, comes around."
I would pay attention to what poison you just put around regarding Amanda Knox. Basic physics, " For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction." If you do not understand, you may want to check with one of your professors who allegedly teach in the university at Perguia, Italy. You've heard of the Golden Rule and you act the way you do toward Amanda right under the Pope's nose and sanctuary?
Shame on you all who negatively judge Amanda. We want her home NOW. NOW as in NOW !

EBAYERS READ THIS: You can help to free Amanda by boycotting Italy through ebay. You can refuse to buy anything Italian-made on ebay. You can boycott them by refusing to buy from or sell to anyone in Italy. I make my living selling on ebay. Starting tomorrow I will be including in my listings that I will not be sending anything to Italy. I am also considering donating a percentage of my sales to freeing Amanda in the near future. This is just one way you can join in the boycott and help get Amanda get free. My username on ebay is chadster333. Check out my auctions.

This is the best way that it has all been put in perspective that I have read............

Lets teach all the dumb misguided people about this case, shall we?

http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=10975028253&topic=11507

It may be a boycott is the only way be be taken serious.

The prosecutions story just doesn't make sense. The DNA evidence doesn't make sense so the conviction doesn't make sense. This is the craziest damn thing I've even seen happen to anyone.

The knife is the most damming evidence. The fact no blood DNA was found under the handles provides sufficient proof it's not the murder weapon. I'm certain the knife could not be cleaned enough to remove all blood DNA under the handles without also removing all traces of DNA from the knife. Also if the knife was cleaned with bleach I'm 100% positive all the DNA would have been destroyed by the bleach. I have no doubt about this logic. We are talking about a long time in bleach to destroy the blood DNA that would naturally be under the handles.

If the prosecution had physical evidence that the crime scene or anything else was cleaned with bleach I'm not aware of it. I think if they tested for residue left by bleach and found some, it would have been in the news. Also if they tested for bleach residue and didn't find any, based on the prosecution's tactics displayed here, I think they would keep this information secret.

We are rock solid- good hearted - butt kicking AMERICANS!
STOP bullying our American children or we can help you STOP! There are more people on Mr.Donald Trump's website who are positive and joining the Trump team for zero dollars to help save Amanda Knox and bring her back to the USA.

The only strong belief we need to act on is a foreign country is bullying and victimizing our young people specifically Amanda Knox.

It is NOT OK and Americans will not tolerate it. I was on Twitter last night and spent a good hour or so contacting celebrities and groups asking them to join ourselves and our Fearless Leader Mr. Trump.
Americans are responding positively.

Picture this. A half dozen Boeing 747's lined up on the airport runway and hundreds of Americans who support bringing Amanda home peacefully inside preparing to depart the airplanes.

There was no DNA of Amanda's at the scene! It doesn't take a strategy. It's common sense. This girl is innocent of murder.

To the "Official Spokesperson for Amanda Knox" 11046984, Bless your heart and hang in there. We are tired of seeing Amanda's family suffer too. We also saw her friends on T.V. and we do not like seeing them suffer either. Please let Amanda know, if you haven't already, the uproar her American brothers and sisters are creating to support her and we will are following the lead of Mr. Donald Trump. God Bless him.
Please all supporting Americans, contact one person today who you can get a legitimate agreement out of to go to their facebook, my space, email, family, friends, coworkers, ebay, small or large business, staple flyers to telephone poles and other areas, "We are bringing Amanda Knox home!"

Join Americans in " BOYCOTTING ITALY ", Italian services, movies, websites, T.V., apparel, restaurants, imports, wineries, top fashions and Italian models, Art work, photography, stocks, real estate, educational institutions which have Italian foriegn students, Italian politicians and those who support them, Railroads which are owned and/or operated by Italians, gas prices, oil prices, vehicles bought and/or made by Italians, refuse to speak their language and if they do not understand English forget about them. Refuse to provide needed and wanted services to Italians until they send Amanda Knox home to the USA and her loyal American friends, brothers, sisters, and family, both blood related or not. Be creative and safe. Let us know what you are doing to "Boycott Italy and all Italian services". We are so proud of all these positive messages and Mr. Donald Trump.

I wrote this poem to Amanda and Raffaele.

Conviction
Written By DestinyOFire
Dedicated to Amanda and Rafaele
12/13/2009

Though you both were convicted in the wrong way,
The ones that have done so will pay,
For they are the ones that have to answer to Creator someday,
Both of you just keep your hearts up and pray,

For he will bring your freedom,
And the light will shine,
In his Aura so divine,

No matter how much they try to take you both down,
You have to stay strong,
Never give up,
Dispite how much the world is corrupt,

And when that day of freedom shall be,
Others will than see,
They will see what they've done,
And the nation will be in stun,

The true one is behind bars,
But their is another that walks free,
But the press and the police don't see,
And he will do it again someday,
Just hope by than they catch him if not today,

I keep you both in my prayers,
For of what I feel in my soul and heart,
It brings tears and drives me apart,
For I know you both didn't do this wrong,
Just have to stay strong,

Meredith is saddened where she is,
She knows you were true friends,
That would have stayed to the end,

I am a Seer,
A Spiritwalker, Spirithealer,
Walked my path for many years,
Some have been painful tears,
And through my own convictions,
Creator has walked with me,
And set me free,

So you just keep yourself close with Him,
And he will help get you back home,
Where you can be with family,
And not be alone.

Has Mr. Trump taken his own advice? No more Italian business deals and no more Italian brands? This smells of business to me!!

Mr Trump you are obviously a great business man and entertainer for that matter. But would you suggest that you know more than 19 judges that overlooked all the evidence? Have you reviewed ALL the facts - not just the DNA that everyone ramps on about in the States...

If this wasnt a business associated matter you are clever enough to have waited for the judges that will deliver within 90 days of the judgment the reasoning behind the verdict - you may be surprised to see all the evidence

Traveling to foreign countries can be dangerous. My brother was photographing a building in Madagascar and was taken by the police. Being a young Marine, the U.S. Marines had to rescue him. The authorities of the country took the film and returned the camera. You don't want to travel alone. I don't know her story, but you have heard the phrase "Out of the frying pan and into the fire." Sometimes it is best to stay where you are at (or nearby anyway) - Julie Caulfield

May I add Mr Trump that interrogations did not last 50 hours. As you are aware this is a breach of human rights. It may have slipped your busy mind, but Italy as an EU country answers to the ECHR (European Court of Human Rights)

Many accounts have come up with random number, but common sense dictates that 50 hours - over 2 days of interrogations is nonsense.

A witness does not require a lawyer present when giving evidence, the same applies in America and the UK and France and NewZealand and Canada ....

Do some research, take this off your blog, you will embarrass yourself when the facts are spelled out in the next couple of months (judges reasoning)

ITALIANS DONT CARE IF YOU FOOLS BOYCOTT ITALIANS PRODUCT INSTED THEY COME WITH THE STRONG EURO TO BUY AMERICA HAHAHAHA!!!!!

Good Grief ! All Nay-Sayers.....Get Over Yourselves ! STOP leading with your egos. This realistically is not about you! There is only one focus here and this is returning Amanda Knox home to her home in our USA, her family and friends.

Maybe those of us who think that Amanda and Raffaele are NOT SO INNOCENT should start doubling up our Italian purchases and Italian travels. I bet they'll totally offset those who want to boycott it. Besides most people who wrote in this blog are such ignorant xenophobic red necks that I bet they never traveled there anyway. People like that boycotting travel to Italy are like Mormons boycotting alcohol, or non-smokers boycotting sigars. I'm sure you're going to make a big difference to their economy! Yeah right! And with the weak dollar we have now? We are the ones who need the Italians with their Euros!

Unfortunately Mr Trump may not read all these comments, but I would like to say to him, please , first imagine if your bautiful ,precious daughter had been violently murdered while she pursuing her studies. Start from there. Would you not at least find out the facts?I KNOW that you would. I urge you to do so in this case before you speak out in defence of the convicted persons. At the end of the day Mr Trump ,Ms Kerchers family have lost their child. Having suffered such unbearable pain at the very least i hope people can afford them some respect and not make ill-judged comments before being acquainted with the facts. It does not matter whetehr one is American , Italian , English or Japanese. Whilst I know that many are expressing their views, you are in the public eye. This is a gravely serious matter please read the original transcript of this case before making further comments as I trust you have the intelligence to FULLY comprehend the truth. I sincerely hope that you will re-acquaint yourself with this case.

Donald Trump great move on this !!! We follow you 100%

Rajah from-
http://www.rajahweb.com

THANK YOU! Mr Trump.

I am a resident of Washington State who does not know "AMANDA KNOX" or her family....but...I have also lived overseas in Paris, France...and can easily see when "ANTI-AMERICANISM" leads to a "FALSE VERDICT"!

You are a powerful, and well known person. AMANDA needs your help!
The "PROSECUTOR" in this case is a total "CROOK"!.....He has completely "FRAMED" AMANDA and RAFFAEL . The "Knife" is NOT the MURDER WEAPON......and there is no "Blood on it". (*But the press acts like it is...and the Italiens said their was not enought DNA to let the DEFENSE get it tested independently.) The interrogation of this young girl was by a "Sceaming Match" in Italien for hours...and hours..where she had NO LAWYER, NO WATER...and NO BREAKS....Then...when she would not "CONFESS"...they asked her to "IMAGINE YOU ARE THERE...SEEEING THE CRIME"....and when she did that ...they called it "A CONFESSION".

The PROSECUTOR is a "CROOK" who has used the SATANIC SEX MURDER charge previously in another case just 1 year earlier... (THIS GUY is a PERVERT...not an HONEST PROSECUTOR)

He reminds me of the Prosecutor NIFONG who tried to "Frame" the (3) Duke Lacross players for "Rape"...even...when he knew no crime had occurred. THANKFULLY---the "Duke" players had $ 2 million to defend themselves...or they would be in jail right now....for NOTHING!

AMANDA KNOX and her family are now "BROKE"......I am sending $ 50 to her family for defense. It not a lot of money, but I hope it helps. -------PLEASE anyone who is a father to a girl....imagine if your daughter was "Framed" in a foriegn country...where you know that the "ITALIEN GUARDS" will be trying to take advantage of this young girl.....(NOTE---They already have "Suggested" she have Sex with Them...Imagine the HELL this girl faces....if the family is forced out of the country)----------

AND (1) other thing.....WHERE are the FEMALE POLITICIANS------in the US HOUSE and SENATE on the "Violation" of the CIVIL RIGHTS of this AMERICAN GIRL/YOUNG WOMAN?-------STAND UP for HER!

I may be Blonde... but it has been said that none of this is Anti-American, yet I can simply read this blog and see it clearly, not to mention the lack of total respect when talking to Mr. Trump ... : )

If it was proven that Amanda Knox committed the murder then the punishment must stand, however if there is any doubt whatsoever that she didn't commit the murder and was perhaps an accessory to the fact then the sentence should be reduced to say five years. I understand her DNA was all over the crime scene so that would be the proof the prosecuters were looking for to convict her. The issue is whether she actually committed the murder. If she didn't let us hope that her Appeal brings a different result. The 20+ year sentence handed down is excessive but I am sure if one of my relations had been murdered I would want to see the same justice metered out.... but I would want to be sure the right person was convicted.

I've been a male model for over 10 years and I can assure you that Amanda is innocent.

I've followed your advice Donald, and today I boycotted an Italian restaurant near my house with these Italian green white and red flags all over which is called Jose's Cantina. I told them that they can keep their margaritas and tacos because I'm not buying Italian food anymore until they free Amanda. The restaurant hostess, her name was Juanita, was stunned when I told her that. The hell with those Italians and their stupid sombreros!

The evidence of guilt are overwhelming, and bye the way, the Italian system is far better than the US. If Donald Trump committed a crime in the US, he probably wouldn't have to go to jail because he's rich.

People are analyzing what happenned incorrectly, and, therefore, are missing the picture.

It might not be that difficult to understand what happenned if we begin from the right place.

Let's begin with what we can say we trust we know: The toilet in the bathroom.


The toilet in the bathroom tells us that Guede was at the scene. He has not argued that he was not at the scene at the approximate time of the murder. He has stated that he held her after she was cut.

This does not mean he killed her. This is a "squared" fact...Guede was there, and Guede held her after she was cut. Let's start from there.

Blood on the pillowcase -- fits to what Guede has stated. Guede's DNA in and on her body --- fits what Guede has stated, and he hasn't said incredibly much. Now, she's cut, Guede is holding her, and he touches a number of things.

Did Guede use the bathroom before or after she was cut? Let's say probably before, because after she is cut his motivation is escape and he would certainly have flushed the toilet. The toilet is not flushed because he was hiding in the bathroom. Hiding from who? He doesn't flush the toilet because he doesn't want the toilet to make noise --- because he is trying to hear something.

Remember that Guede stated that he was in the bathroom AND had his iPod on listening to music. Let's accept that as true. He's not rushing in order to escape, and he's not worried, he's listening to music.

When he goes into the bathroom he is not hiding. When he goes into the bathroom he is not really worried. What changes that? Find the piece...There's someone outside the door saying something that sounds mutedly strange. The speakers don't realize he is there in the bathroom. Had either of the voices been that of intruding strangers, the closed bathroom door would have been cause for immediate alarm.

The parties in the hall know the living patterns and habits of the occupants and reflexively do not suspect the bathroom door. Another way to put this: Because you live with the people there, you know that if you come in and there is one of you housemates in the bathroom, within in 2 minutes either that person will come out to check or call out to see who's home. No one does either, you reflexively assume there is no person in the bathroom. Who is assuming this? Who is in the hallway...?

More interestingly, what if the person in the hall knew that two of the roomates are away for several days, and the person has indication that the other roommate is in her room. It's reflexive deduction: "The bathroom door is closed , but no one is in there."

Now let's break from these facts and establish a timeline framework --- but not a timeline for the murder. Let's establish and look at what we know binds all of this together: The statements of the parties involved. Who said what, when. and why...Then we'll place our facts around our insights.


Guede in the bathroom. Guede with music. Guede doesn't flush. Guede holds Meredith ( not masking evidence --- more concerned, than "smart" ).

Here you go Mr. Trump this is a creditable account to all. This man did an amazing job on this.

http://freeamanda.livejournal.com/

Thank you Mr. Trump for always showing your love for our country, this time by seeking justice for an innocent American girl. I agree with boycotting Italy. I am glad you are supporting Amanda, we need powerful public figures behind her to ensure her coming home.

Watch tonights episode of 20/20 it will give you a great outlook on Italy's Justice..... and their stance with the USA ........

Hi Fellow Americans following our Fearless Leader Mr. Donald Trump,

How are you Mr. Trump ? I hope you have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I hope your heart feels good in the way you stepped up for Amanda. I "boycotted Italian" foods today. I cook from scratch. I wanted to make a pretty pasta bow tie and spinach salad. I even read the labels of each package to look for imports and Italian companies. I was not happy with any of the items. No olive oil, no pasta, just good ol' American Popeye Spinach and this is OK. I can make a healthy salad with spinach, boiled eggs, and bacon bits. I will make my own American healthy dressing.

To the website folks. Please stay focused. Our goal is to free Amanda Knox. If we here, were going to believe the Italians, and whatever they do for a living there, we never would have shown up here.

Let's stay in the "here and now" please. We are rescuing Amanda Knox as we stand behind and beside Mr. Donald Trump.
I hope all of you have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year knowing you are giving the gift of yourselves in dedicating your loyalty to the challenge Mr.Trump had the courage to put down for the whole world to witness.

Please visualize the day when Amanda is walking on American soil once again. I have read some posts on here that make me truly proud to be in alliance with other good Americans with this altruistic goal to help Amanda. We can do this all together. I have reunited families across the world and specifically an American boy with an American mother in our American military in Italy. Family Reconciliation Services was part of my career. For those of you who are wondering, yes, this is goal to get Amanda Knox home to the USA can be accomplished in hours. It may call for one long day, and it most definitely can be done.

By the way American military mother and wild cat American boy missing Mama. You are welcome.

A boycott where we Americans take real action is the only way the Italians will take us serious !
A huge pile of fire ants can cause some real uncomfortable situations when they work together.
Ever see someone run like hell after they witness a Wasps nest or Hornets nest disturbed ? You can step on one ant, one Wasp, one Hornet, and then you'd better hi-tail your butt out of there with turbo charge energy! Italians are arrogant and it will be a delight to see and hear of them tripping over their own big egos.

I am counting on the Italians underestimating us and viewing Mr. Trump as a joke as they have expressed. Thank you for writing this to us and playing right into our hands. We will bring Amanda home safe and sound. You keep watching and actively listening. It is going to happen. Go back to your Italian party, your boozing, your unethical, no integrity ways of living, and just keep up with your blasphamy and hedonistic ways in Perugia right under the Catholic Pope's nose.

Remember, "What goes around, Comes Around."

Amanda, we are coming to bring you home! We will not abandon you!

interesting what the prosecutions statement will be on why they sentence these two young adults.
90 days is along time
http://overule.blogspot.com/2009/12/think-about-it.html

Someone mentioned "Quennellian" trolls ... that is strong but maybe fair, considering
I tried to register to comment at hi website and have never received a confirmation email.
Waht they're doing over at his site is more of a mind-conrolled PR attack campaign-- propaganda, not debate. I just checked the PI article one of them cited, and it paraphrased the defense argument in a very weak, incomplete way.
This Seattle paper, the PI, helped beat up their own local daugher, Frances Farmer, a few generations ago. We can't assume a newspaper is a better source than the writing of a concerned blogger. What matters is the whole case, and all the facts, not the PR campaign by closed websites like Quennell's.

Thank God, someone is doing something about this case. I am a retired Colonel in the U.S. army and although I am quite elderly and infirm. I am willing to get on that plane and help free Anita. Of course, I will need putting up in some decent accommodation, but I am sure that you could stretch to at five star, and also provide a bunk for my sergeant.
I may be a bit shaky on details, but I think that I heard, on the Geraldo show that an octopus was involved. I find this hard to believe, but if true I will be boycotting calamari from now on. I also read somewhere that Anita was in the flat at the time of the murder and that she heard the local Starbucks proprietor do the deed. If this is true then that brand of coffee is definitely not on my menu!

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What did the Consulate and Embassy do to help Amanda Knox at the very beginning?
I am glad that you Mr. Trump are speaking out.... as for not buying Italien, that would only be a few items anyways as we keep having to look at the "made in China' tags.

Bravo and thanks to Mr. Trump. I hope more well known people will speak out on behalf of Amanda.

Mr. Trump,

Please ignore the media hype and actually read up on the evidence. This trial is not about anti-Americanism - AN ITALIAN WAS ALSO CONVICTED! Amanda's and Raffaele's own testimonies, which they changed many times, and which did not corroborate each other, led to the suspicion of guilt. The finding of actual DNA evidence (though they used extensive amounts of bleach to eradicate it) is what convicted them. Under the circumstances they would have received far worse sentences here in the USA. Please Mr. Trump, before you buy into the "save Amanda" campaign, please read the actual evidence, which can be found at www.truejustice.org among other places. Raffaele is a wealthy italian boy and despite his family's wealth and social standing, he was convicted, as well. Stop making this "an Italian issue". As an American, I wish that I could believe that Amanda is innocent, but in light of the evidence I feel otherwise.

Here are some of the facts in this case: Amanda and her boyfriend lied repeatedly in the beginning and> never did their stories ever match up,; all of the cell and computer
> records prove that both were lying even independently. She was seen buying
> bleach, and the apartment was completely washed down with bleach. When she was
> first questioned, she said she heard her roommate being raped and that it was
> Patrick Lumumba her boss who she saw leaving the apartment. She let that lie stand for about two weeks until Lumumba was shown to have an airtight alibi. The defense wants
> to argue about the dna evidence, but actually it seems pretty solid. Then
> there is the fact that her family, who is supposed to be broke hired a p.r.
> agency early on to spin this story,(never heard of this before!) which most in
> America have fallen for. (You too?) Apparently, the being roughed up by the police is a
> p.r. spin, because the police department is so adament and pissed off about
> this that they have started a defamation action against the family; I believe
> Lumumba also is suing the family for defamation. And, now that the defamation
> action is out there, and Amanda has to depend on the appeal, she has changed
> her story about being roughed up. Then there is the issue re: her writing (she
> fancies herself an artist); it is odd that both before and during her
> incarceration she has written "fiction" stories that are alarmingly fix on this
> same type of crime. Then there is her inability to express the appropriate
> emotions at the appropriate time. The flirting with the cops while she was
> being questioned in her apartment right after her roommate's murder; the
> cartwheeling in the police station upon being arrested, and the inappropriate
> dress to the court room, the constant preening, kissing and laughing. Never
> really acting devastated, depressed, etc. And now for what I think: I think she is
> a certifiable sociopath, and that she and the boyfriend were both drunk and on
> drugs when this happened, and they might not even remember the details. I
think that the free Amanda folks are just profiling her as innocent -- too pretty
to do something so bad? How naive and superficial can we get? Does no one
read history any longer? Does no one actually think? The American reaction to
the Amanda Knox case is an embarassment.

Member11047007: I totally agree. And so did the OJ jury. They didn't see rivers of Nicole's and Ron's blood in the Bronco -- only a few drops. Hey, those could have been planted. And that glove at his house? Planted too. Sheesh, how can no one see that "copious amounts" of Raffaele's DNA on that poor girl's bra clasp just must mean contamination. Doesn't DNA fly, after all? If Raffaele was EVER in that house, his DNA must have been all over everything, including his girlfriend's roommate's bra!!! To convict him on that basis is RIDICULOUS.

And that bloody footprint in the bathroom. Maybe those anti-Amanda haters will say that every other footprint left by Rudy was a shoeprint, but this was by a bare foot. We all know that ALL murderers, after they murder, do NOT immediately flee ... no no no!!! They take off their shoes!!! They move around the scene, leaving bare footprints in blood!!! We know this, it convicts Rudy!!! Who cares if Rudy's foot is way larger than Raffaele's... we know that there's such a phenomenon as "murder-induced foot-shrinkage," and there you go! As soon as Rudy committed this murder, his foot shrank several sizes... it happens every time, just look it up! Yeah, so don't give me that you-know-what about how that footprint had to have been left by Raffaele! *I* know it was RUDY.

And Amanda's blood on the knife handle, the victim's on the blade? Don't give me that stuff. We all know DNA Labs make up evidence all the time... especially ones that are highly respected like Patrizia Stefanoni's lab, that go to the Tsunami site to identify victims. After all, who cares about those poor Indonesian families, whether they get Minooti or Minati back as their loved one... who gives a flying *&^%. And just 'cause she hasn't had any cases of contamination in her lab in the past 7 years... Pfft, as the French would say... It just proves she was due for a doozy, eh???

Yep. FREE AMANDA. And while you're at it, Free OJ, too, okay???

Being rich does not necessarily find its origin in intelligence, let alone critical sense.

This article could be proof of this.

Dear Mr. Trump and Americans,
Do not listen to 11046977. You are telling us the Italians do not care of Americans "Boycott Italy."

RIGHT ON. THEN BE QUIET AND STEP OUT OF THE WAY OF AMERICANS ! THE ITALIANS DO NOT CARE IF AMERICANS BOYCOTT ITALY BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT FELT THE TOTAL "EFFECTS" YET. WHAT ? YOU THINK WE ARE NOT PATIENT PEOPLE WITH EXCELLENT MEMORIES ? THINK AGAOM PRIOR TO UNDERESTIMATING US. HUSH YOURSELF. STOP MOVING YOUR LIPS AND FINGERS ONLINE.

BY THE WAY, 11046977, THOSE OF US WHO SPEAK READ AND WRITE ENGLISH FLUENTLY SPELL THE WORD "INSTED" AS YOU HAVE SPELLED IT......"INSTEAD."

CASE AND POINT MADE ABOUT AMANDA NOT RECEIVING A FAIR TRIAL.

I heard it was 50 hours of interrogation over a 4-day period not two days. I don't know if she it guilty or not. But, I do believe she didn't get a fair trial. Any of the statements of hers that were given to police without her lawyer being present should have been thrown out of the case. Also, the jury should have been sequestered. I know Italian law does not require that. But, just the fact that they were bombarded with negative media makes me believe she didn't get a fair trial. She should either be released or given another trial. Until she gets released or gets a fair trial I will boycott Italy. To the person who said that Italians don't care if we boycott them: We'll see about that. Just wait until cruise ships with Americans stop traveling there. Just wait until it starts to hit them in the pocket book. Then we'll see if Italians care if we boycott them. This case has really made me not want to travel outside the U.S.. Italy is not a third world country and just look at how bad they handled this case. I know our system is not perfect. But, I truly believe it's the best in the world. Also, we have everything here in America: (tropical beaches, mountains, deserts, major cities, small towns, fun places like Las Vegas and Disneyland, and a whole lot else). I think we have just about everything here. So, why would I want to pay more money to visit a far off place where people are more likely to hate me because I am an American and I am not going to feel as safe because of their justice system? It just doesn't make sense. Next time I take a vacation I will fly to Hawaii, Florida, California, or Las Vegas. It will cost about 1/3 the price and I'll have more fun and feel safer.

I am suggesting a strategy to gain Amanda Knox freedom. It is being proposed here because of Mr. Trump's outspoken support of her. If we wish to free Amanda Knox the best way to do it is through Italy's wallet. Financial pain will get its attention in a way that histrionics from Hillary, the Secretary of Mistake, cannot. Boycotts historically have been hard to maintain and impossible to enforce. A strategy to free Amanda Knox must have keeping her cause in the attention of the American public as its first priority. Then public opinion can be mobilized in lobbying Congress to vote against legislation that benefits Italy either in trade or aid. While this is going on the Knox family must file an appeal over the 26 year sentence she received on 5 December 2009. In order to implement this proposed strategy a figure with sufficient name recognition and gravitas like Mr. Trump is vital as the spokesman for the 'free Amanda Knox movement. A popular song wouldn't hurt. One by Bob Dylan was a big factor in gaining the release of Reuben Hurricane Carter from another bogus murder conviction in 1975. The other good model of a successful effort to gain the release of a person falsely convicted of Murder was Angela Davis in 1972. Free Amanda Knox!

Why would people want this convicted murderer walking around free and unemcumbered in US? Do Anericans like to let their own convicted murderers out to roam amongst the public? Or why would someone want Knox to serve her time in a US prison? Italian prisons are more humane.

I've never read so many racist posts as I have here. Only people who want to come to italy to murder their room mates should boycott the country.

Dear Mr. Trump,
I need to tell you my opinion....once again. You see the Italians think their "opinions" are somehow more important that an educated American. Why do people keep writing to you trying to convince you that Italian reporters have some kind of secret objective talents that Americans do not have ?

I would never trust a reporter from any country ! I have been in the news and on TV. There is a good reason Mr. Trump only said a few words...."Boycott Italy." He is not a joke or you nay-sayers would not have your shorts in a bunch and your knickers in knots. He said two words and "some" people are acting like a Tsunami hit. I am. However, I am on the "optimistic" side. Heck yes, Mr.Donal Trump, "What a man!"

To the philosopher who addresses "rich doesn't mean intelligence." True enough and neither do the words Italian, Spaghetti, Marinara, Mama Mia, Linguine, Lasagne and Gondola.

So, you think each of us individuals who is writing has the "true objective" facts ? It seems to me that if one were to be looking for the TRUTH, one would write as if they knew how to sort them out from non-truths. Myself, if I were to write a court report, I would identify myself as the investiagating officer in a confident manner. I do not worry about what the report before mine read, heck, they could have been Italian for all I know !

In a non attacking and non assuming way, I would label my thoughts, opinions, beliefs, witnesses, witlesses, perceptions, attitudes, and feelings as such. This way the reader would not "assume" they were being written as facts. I have learned that people have a tendency to "believe" if something is put into writing ... it must be true.

Then SEPARATELY, I would list the FACTS, how I found them, and decided they were FACTS.
Also, Mr. Trump, why do people write to you with assuming comments that instruct you to read something assuming you will then change your mind? And You...people....why do you write to Mr.Trump and assume if you mis-direct (or assume you even are) influencing his thoughts. Me? I hope he is smiling and laughing at all the attention his two words, "boycott Italy" have stirred up. This situation needed attention. In my opinion, <---get it? OPINION......I think he has done so with great success. After all there was his picture on our TV news next to Amanda Knox's picture.....Yes, this really happened....A FACT you have all acknowledged. He sure is good at keeping it simple. In my OPINION....pretty smart.
I would like to Thank the person 11046905 who wrote the poem on this blog for Amanda and 11046938 for stating your position simply. The professor who teaches "Critical Thinking." (I will not disclose if I took your class) good for you!
Amanda's official spokesperson, how is it going, could you give us an objective update without jeopardizing any optimistic plans for Amanda's return?
To the person who asked Mr. Trump if he was going to make any money and this was a business deal....Why the heck should we care ? What do you think a "Boycott is? It is a VERB....An action of
"shifting money" from one place to another. We are saying to Italy, we will not be shifting our American dollars in your direction I do not care if Mr. Trump makes a BILLION dollars if he brings Amanda Knox back home to Washington State and the USA ! Let him ! Why would any genuine good hearted person care about that ? You are more than happy to shift your energy to his website and voice your opinion.
Tell me, when you arrived here either a supporter or a nay-sayer.....were you "aware" Mr. Donald Trump is one of the USA's most successful business men ?

Let's keep it simple. Bring Amanda Knox home to Washington State and the USA. Boycott Italy until they agree to "get serious" and let her go. Hey, you......b

I also wanted to make a few more comments. First to the guy who said if we boycott Italy then other people will double up on their consumption of Italian products: you better triple, quadruple, 5x, or 6x your consumption because we've got you way outnumbered. ALSO, WHAT THE HELL KIND OF JUSTICE SYSTEM TAKES TWO YEARS TO TRY A CASE? THAT'S UNBELIEVABLE!!! WE HAVE A RIGHT TO A FAST TRIAL HERE IN THE U.S.. I am not boycotting Italy because I am 100% sure Amanda is not guilty. I am boycotting them because of their justice system. Italy can go screw themselves. AND YES THE BOYCOTT WILL HURT THEM. WE DON'T FORGET HERE IN AMERICA. THE REST OF THE WORLD RELIES ON OUR SUPPORT.

Who was the Meredith Kercher not mentioned by Knox trial critics?

Meredith Kercher was one of four children, was said to be full of life and vitality, and was interested in poetry, gymnastics, and ballet. She was a third year student at Leeds and 21 years of age at the time of her tragic, unfair and undeserved death. She had begun European studies in Perugia, Italy in August of 2007. She seems like just a nice, normal young lady who wanted to complete college.

Her sister described her as beautiful, witty, and caring. She had been "pursuing her dreams" and "very happy in her life" while immersing herself in Italian culture. She called her family daily and would bring chocolate home in her suitcase on visits.

Another American reporter, (besides Andrea Vogt) residing in Italy, who attended and covered the trial, Barbie Latza Nadeau,states in a video on CNN that Amanda Knox "got a fair trial I think."

Nadeau notes that the American Embassy did have a monitor present during the trial, and that Knox will have several tiers to her appeal under the Italian system. Nadeau seems to indicate that stories in the American press or claims of an unfair trial by politicians like Senator Maria Cantwell are not supported by what she observed.
AMEN !!!!!!!!

Dear Mr. Trump and Americans,
Do not listen to 11046977. You are telling us the Italians do not care of Americans "Boycott Italy."

LISTEN MY FRIEND FIRST OF ALL I HAVE AN AMERICAN PASSPORT AND I AM SURE I HAVE BEEEN IN THE US MORE THEN U ARE PLUS I CAN TALK TO U IN 5 LANGUAGES AND DONT FORGET THE US WAS DISCOVERED BY ITALIANS AND NAME IT TOO AMERICA IS ITALIAN FOR AMERICO VESPUCCI !!!!!!

Donald, Don't murder anyone while you are in Italy and you will
be just fine.
Amanda should have had this advice.
You are responding to a PR campaign that has been bought and paid
for by the convicted murderess' parents who seem to think that
grossly distorting the facts and feeding them to the American media
will somehow influence the case on appeal.

Hello and Merry Christmas to all via Mr. Donald Trump....Our Fearless Leader.
People this is an active blog! There are some wonderful Americans responding on this site. Please read the positive American blogs.
There are a couple of Italian and European Anti American infiltrators trying to unbalance it. IGNORE THEM. They are worried and rightfully so. Americans are boycotting them and they are aware it is going to catch up to them. Americans are just getting started. Italians, you haven't felt or experienced anything yet. We are growing bigger and bigger. We are already much bigger than your tiny country of Italy.

Besides our now "active boycotting of Italy and Italian services", I went to the Amnesty International Website and signed a petition to have Amanda Knox set free and returned to us in the USA. I learned about it on this blog. Thank you to the person who provided it. If there is anything else I (we) can do to support an active release plan, please let us know. Please, let's stay in the "here and now." Right now, we are working to have Amanda set free and sent home to the USA and our wonderful Washington State. STOP ANTI AMERICANISM! Stop bullying our children and young people.
Write Senator Maria Cantwell about your concerns of Anti Americanism. Take a stand for Amanda!

Dear Mr. Trump,

Unless this is a favor for a family friend, or the Trump name is thought to be unassailable by any form of potentially damaging publicity, I would assign staff members the task of reading the court transcripts of this case -- in their entirety. If you are basing your opinion on reports in the American media or from anyone connected to the hired Knox/ Mellas PR campaign, you have been misinformed.

In one regard you are correct: "nothing has been made clear" -- by the American media. The U.S. media has simply omitted the majority of evidence in this case from its coverage. (Whether this is due to the influence of the Knoxes' hired PR firm; or because controversy and nationalism increase ratings and readership; or because resources are so limited in news bureaus these days that reporters must rely on 3rd, 4th, and 5th hand information -- I don't know). In any case, only the European media has gathered and presented the facts, timelines, events, and witness testimony that allow one to speak with any confidence of the case. Aside from sound bytes about DNA, which by itself is a fraction of the case, there is little that one will learn about the evidence pertinent to Amanda Knox from the U.S. media.

As required by Italian law, the Italian court will formally publish its arguments and reasoning in March. When this happens, those who have been swept up by the Knoxes' hired PR machinery and are now asserting Amanda's innocence and Italian incompetence will be confronted by a volume of incriminating evidence that the American media has not prepared the public to expect.

Many Americans believe the Italian court pronounced correctly. More than that, many Americans are deeply resentful of the image of arrogance that the Knox/ Mellas PR campaign has projected around the world, with its repeated denials and wholesale condemnation of the judicial system of a sovereign nation and ally. It is fair to say that in my region of the country, there is a backlash against the Knox PR campaign right now, for attempting to try the case in the media instead of allowing judicial arguments to proceed where they belong, in the appeal. Trying the case in the media raises questions about motive: is it for future book deals? Is it to influence future parole boards, should Amanda serve her sentence in the U.S.? Media and public opinion will not summon the (political) cavalry, nor will it change the verdict. All that has been accomplished so far is public insult to the very Italian professionals who will hear the appeal. The majority of Americans do not trust the Knox family's hired PR firm, its wisdom, or its assertions.

We had consular presence throughout the trial, and there was no consular complaint, no account of judicial wrongdoing. Hillary Clinton is on record stating she sees no mishandling of the case.

It may seem that the Trump name cannot be touched. But there is sufficient anger in this country about the arrogance being shown abroad by this PR campaign -- and sufficient suspicion about the motives behind the hired PR machinery -- that a marketed name associated with it cannot help but be affected.

Especially when the substantial evidence considered by the jury -- and not covered in the American media -- is revealed in the March report.

There is a saying, that "all publicity is good publicity." I have found this to be overwhelmingly false.

Just because a different system of criminal justice is used in another country we as Americans are not compelled to respect and abide by its outcome(i.e., verdict) in any particular case. We must respect Italy's right to have its own system. If we believe that it has rendered an incorrect (i.e., unjust) outcome, we are morally compelled to oppose it as we would do in America. Amanda Knox is the archetypal romantic figure of the tragic innocent heroine held captive in a distant land. Amanda is one of us. Her condition demands that we act to secure her freedom. Amanda Knox is Americas Ingrid Betancourt. The Italians have chosen to play the role of the FARC. I urge Mr. Trump to follow up on his strong initial work of calling for a boycott of Italian good and services to form a free Amanda Knox Committee. Let us set a goal of having Amanda Knox repatriated before her 25th birthday. American marketing and Promotion of which Mr. Trump is a master can put the harsh glare of world wide attention on this Italian injustice that will make them free Amanda Knox. I cannot imagine a better person to lead an international free Amanda Knox campaign

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Christmas presents for Meredith's killer
Amanda Knox has been given a large bag of Christmas presents by shopkeepers from a town near her prison, her mother said today.

American Knox, 22, was sentenced earlier this month to 26 years in jail for the sexual assault and murder of British student Meredith Kercher.

Speaking from Perugia, Italy, where her daughter is behind bars, Edda Mellas said the gifts had been given to her by merchants in the nearby historic town of Assisi.

"There's a woman in Assisi who said she wanted to collect something for Amanda so she went around the merchants in the town and I just received a huge bag of gifts for her for

Among the gifts were chocolates, a potted Christmas tree and Italian literature, including books about St Francis of Assisi.

Christmas,"

Those who accuse someone of a crime, especially after the trial, ought to cite the exact source of their information... chapter and verse, or line number. Rumor and gossip are being presented as evidence here, and it's wrong.
Without citing the trial transcript, the accusers should admit they're just ranting irresponsibly, or we should make it clear they are doing that.
The pro-prosecution arguments here are committing a giant crime by the standards of the U.S. Constitution. They are not citing the source of their information, and instead are repeating every damaging rumor they have encountered in print or word-of-mouth rumor.

The trial transcript is needed here. As Senator Cantwell has mentioned, we deem it unfair that the jury was able to read newspaper accounts of the case rather than being exposed only to real evidence offered in the trial. Newspapers carrry propaganda, rumor, libel and the rantings of biased gossip-mongers.
Now this web site is experiencing the same problem.
We can't afford to believe everything we read, Those who accuse someone of a crime after the trial should be citing the exact source of their information... chapter and verse, or line number.

Dear Mr. Trump:
It's time for action. Amanda Knox has been imprisoned for two weeks and her story has fallen off the media's radar.
Something else is needed to get her story back in the spotlight.
I'm challenging you to step up to the plate, do something tangible, and give the free Amanda Knox movement direction.
Freeing her demands a leader!
Are you ready to assume this role?
I believe you are.
Best Regards,
Richard

Dear Mr. Trump,
I believe....bloggers....I believe, (please note) Mr. Trump is not abusing his power by taking a stand to help Amanda Knox. If ever there was a man who is aware of power and how to appropriately use it, it's Mr.Trump. The Italian prosecutor did abuse his power ! This man was (is) already under investigation for "abusing his power." This is stated by Mr. Trump at the beginning of this blog. Also, there is a nurse on our blog who stated this Italian prosecutor was showing behavioral signs of schziophrenia. I agree.

"Nothing has been made clear." Yet, "some" people keep writing in assuming they have it all clear.

All we are asking is to let Amanda Knox come home. Today works! Then we Americans will STOP boycotting Itlalians. Please send in more constructive and effective actions we Washingtonians and Americans can take to help her! We are acting on the ideas and plans we receive.

This says it all and has carefully separated the media from the actual facts.

Lets teach all the dumb misguided people about this case, shall we?

http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?topic=11507&post=61503&uid=10975028...

You go Donald! I too think that her trial was grossly flawed. DNA evidence was a joke. Jury not sequestered? With all of the tabloid coverage?!

I will suport such anboycott. Although she will have an appeal, it should be accelerated.

You know what? I was all het-up about this after I read Mr. Trump's column, but now I've found out that Amanda could get out in 10-12 years. Hoorah!!!! That's what she deserves. After all, she only murdered one person, unlike OJ.... oops, I mean she was only CHARGED with murdering ONE person...she's innocent, of course...

Hey by the way, OJ's doing pretty good these days, he's in a medium security facility where they treat him really nice. He's got TV in his room, he plays checkers and cards with the boys, etc. Hey he's even smiling here in this picture: http://bit.ly/6KB9GE ... YEAH!!! I thought all you people here would really appreciate knowing that.

After all, there's no more evidence against Amanda than there is against OJ. And OJ didn't even get convicted of murder, just trying to get back HIS stuff!!!

OJ's jury was soooo smart. They didn't buy all this DNA stuff.... and after all, after you throw out the DNA, whaddya got? Just a bunch of conflicting stories and alibis.... OJ was chipping golf balls, he was napping, he was waiting for the limo... it all adds up to INNOCENCE!!! Just like for Amanda... She was having dinner and a movie with her boyfriend, they were taking a shower, he was washing her ears, they were making love... but then she was in her house listening to her boss killing that poor girl.... no that's not right that was just because she was FRIGHTENED by those nasty EYE-talians in funny hats that she said that... yeah that's right.... she was back in her boyfriend's apartment, they didn't wake up until 10 a.m.... and the pixies must have turned on her phone at 6 a.m. and her doppelganger was in the piazza where the homeless guy saw her and her other doppelganger was in front of the cottage where the Albanian guy saw her... but that's just like that limo driver that saw a tall black guy enter OJ's house right after Nicole and Ron's murder, how could that be? He was napping. So how could Amanda be in the piazza or in front of the cottage, she too was elsewhere, watching Amelie, cleaning her boyfriend's ears... or was it the other way around? Whatever! She wasn't there, OK!!! Even though she admitted it, she was soooo scared, she'd been questioned by the police for 500 hours or something!!!! Who WOULDN'T break under that pressure??!!!

And she was found at the scene of the crime ONLY because she was INVESTIGATING and ABOUT TO CALL the police!!! Just because the police HAPPENED to show up before she called them, proves NOTHING! Didn't she then go into her own bedroom, call her mom, and have her boyfriend call the police!!!! Doesn't that PROVE that they were ABOUT TO CALL the police!!??? Just like OJ, she was looking for the "REAL KILLER." Let's give her some credit folks. Wow those people that don't believe her MUST hate America.

And I'd like to comment on member11047148 on 12/20/2009 9:16 AM
"Amanda Knox is the archetypal romantic figure of the tragic innocent heroine held captive in a distant land. Amanda is one of us. Her condition demands that we act to secure her freedom. Amanda Knox is Americas Ingrid Betancourt."

I totally agree!!!! Ms. Betancourt went to Columbia, put herself in harm's way for a cause!!! Amanda did the same... she went to the backward, rebel-infested streets of Perugia and partied hearty, slept with a lot of different guys, risked so many things, including disease, all for the sake of the EYE-talians!!! And what do they do?!! Do they shower her with roses and gifts!??? Well, NOW they do, after they've locked her up for years....

Just look at her name: AMANDA. AMERICA. So similar. She IS America.

Signed,
Bubbie, over and out.

We're told they'll probably "get it right on appeal." Maybe not, unless we keep the pressure on. They might just be stringing us along, playing us ...

An implacable enemy is most dangerous when pretending to be your ally?
A 48 Hours news report which is represented as balanced and mainstream... might be a con in favor of the prosecution. Ah... however, it appears in hindsight that they greatly softened their punches in Amanda's defense.

For examples:
At http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5915082n&tag=cbsnewsSidebarArea.0 , . Various exxamples:
1) They didn't mention that a transcript of the trial is not available to the public, which seems quite damning of the court system. But they translated Amanda's words on some film clips from the trial. When, about five minutes from the end, Amanda testifies what sounds like,"I am secure in my conscience," the translation substitutes "knowledge" for "conscience," sounding much weaker. Little nuances like this can be found throughout the filim, including non-verbal values and times where the visual does not support the audio... sending a mixed signal instead of clarifying what is becoming more obvious.

2) Journalist Nick Pisa is CBS's star guest journalist in the report, saying the jury may have made up their mind before the trial. Why did CBS choose Nick Pisa? Nick Pisa is quoted in another film as having stated,"Compulsive liar Foxy Knoxy now insists she wasn't at the 'house of horrors.' and several other noxious statements. (see 4:47 at this YouTube film as my initial source) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHleYhBJy8k
So rather than a strong journalist who is trying to get to the bottom of the case, CBS _selected a smear artist as their guest journalist. (An implacable enemy is most dangerous when pretending to be your ally)?

3) CBS touches on some of the key areas which a defender would mention, but CBS does not go deep or show just how strong these points are... CBS news could have, but did not, provide enough analysis to show how much better they stand up under examination than does the prosecutor's case.

Therefore, it seems we have a problem with some of the media reports which we might have thought were allies for justice. Instead, are they just playing the game the usual way, or is there something more foolish going on?

Will they "get it right on appeal?" Or is that just a way of stringing us along
so we'll let more time slip away?

CBS News does a 48 hours expose' on the case
An implacable enemy is most dangerous when posing as one's defender.
Whether or not CBS should be considered in that light, they certainly pulled their punches in a 48 Hour "expose'" on the case. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5915082n&tag=cbsnewsSidebarArea.0

A few examples:

1) A guest journalist in the CBS report is Nick Pisa. Is he a hard-hitting journalist who helps get to the bottom of things? Why did CBS select him? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHleYhBJy8k In this film, around 4:47, Nick Pisa is quoted as stating,"Compulsive liar Foxy Knoxy now insists she wasn't at the 'house of horrors.'" Nick Pisa says several other similar things. quoted in the film. But CBS presents him as a defender of Amanda, saying meekly that it seems the jury might have made up their mind before the trial. Did CBS make that point extremely clear, or were they just inoculating the public mind so that later, we'd think,'Oh, we've already heard that, and it seemed weak."

2) They don't report, as some have said, that under Italian law, court documents such as transcripts of the trial are not available to the public. But apparently a film, with translation, is available,
In this film, five minutes from the end, there is a piece of Amanda's statement which sounds like "I am secure in my conscience," the translation changes the word "conscience" to "knowledge," which sounds weaker. --
Small matter? But the film has many such nuances, leaving a more doubtful impression than a clear report would have. There are many places where the video and sound combine to send a mixed signal or a doubtful one. In this way, the main points of a strong defense are presented while they are weakened.

3) CBS did not strongly make points for the defense. They pulled their punches By implying they were reporting in a balanced way, they gave credence to the prosecution case which actually seems preposterous on the face of it. Perhaps we are supposed to feel lucky that CBS touched on the mishandled evidence, the lack of evidence, the media distortions.... But CBS did not add up the numbers. Instead, they impled it is all still such a mystery after all.

4) So Rafaele was interested in "serial killers." CBS presents it as a puzzling detail. Look at the huge sales of books about serial killers. The public wants to know about them. Nothing odd about Rafaele being interested in them. In their report, CBS leaves this "spin" the way the prosecution would like to paint it, along with sensationalist media. Thanks for nothing again, CBS. Couldn't get to the bottom of that puddle, eh?

5) To repeat: CBS did not mention that we cannot read the transcripts because trial transcripts are not available.
That should be news, in itself. A very deep story. Will they get it right on appeal? Pffftt. If they don't, we've just been conned still again!!!!
We need a better expose' on the case.

We might also need to know how this connects with
the other cases by this prosecutor. It's sad, but the politics of this might need to be cleaned up before the young people's story is treated for what it really is.

Donald, you should mind more the real estate business than somebody's else. And please, all of you, boicott Italy and Italian product, don't buy Italian griffes, nice furniture, design, villas in beautiful places (tell George Clooney and Spielberg and the rest of your fellow citizens to sell and come back home too) don't buy trips and vacation there, please, stay home, and by the way, spread the word to all the people in the Army bases overthere not to go out and enjoy that beautiful Country, please, boycott Italy! Be quick because as per now we see so many USA tourist wandering around beautiful Italian cities that maybe don't know what there are supposed to ndo, you should tell them! Boycott the Made in Italy, keep buying the Made in China, they're better! And they own you now...

Good Day to You Mr. Trump,
I am boycotting Italy and Italian products and services consistently and without being grandiose and hostile. I am merely doing it. There are some stellar thinkers on your blog. There are some ingnorant and hostile people. <---in my opinion. Why do you suppose "some" people are calling Americans racist. We are not racist. We are down and out ANGRY at you for targeting one of our American young people with Anti-Americanism....also known as racism. Italians have nothing to prove Americans are racist prior to ticking us off about the injustice to Amanda Knox. Americans most certainly have an active evil situation to refer to which Italians have provided injustice to Amanda!

Yes, we are responding to one of our young people, Amanda Knox being bullied and railroaded by Italy. There are blogs here about Anti Americanism and threats from alleged Italians to come over and use the "mighty" Euro to buy America? Yes, this was on a blog. What kind of medications or recreational drugs are you taking ? Why ? Why if you hate Americans so much, as some of you have expressed, would you be so ignorant as to plant yourself right in the middle of us ? Not smart. Talk about showing your Anti American cards up front.

Stay in Italy so you can be safe around your like-minded Italians. Or, better yet, get off this blog why don't you Italians go support American Troops in finding Osama Bin Laden in Iraq, Afghanistan, and where ever else Italians can hunt him down! Oh yes, that's right, you only hunt innocent young American girls who cannot defend themselves against your pre-determined decisions not based on facts. This is more important to you and "some" of you have the audacity to think you are better than the USA and Americans. GET OVER YOURSELVES AND YOUR SELF ABSORBED MACHOISM AND SELF INVENTED VANITY. ITALIANS ARE NOT HEROES. AMERICAN MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN ARE HEROES. Put that in your pipe and smoke it. Anyone who cannot see how Americans of all different diverse beliefs and stations in life still are altruistic enough to go help other people who need help!

Our military strong American men and women are out there risking their lives to keep the USA and united nations safe! There were not only Americans in the World Trade Center buildings! We have been suffering and sacrificing our troops so the entire world will be better. This is giving you Italians enough time to screw around, gossip, defame, slander, libel, and discriminate against us! If there were one Italian person who was killed on 09/11/2001 why the hell is Italy not sacrificing your people to help make the world a better place. At a minimum this war has lasted 8 years.

We want our American girl back. I have traveled to many places in the world too. I have seen and experienced the Anti Americanism and those of you who have not traveled, trust me as an American, it is most definitely realistic. Read the most negative post here and ask yourself if you would like to have breakfast, lunch or dinner with that person. It bothers me that Italians are trying to spponfeed Americans bird seed when we do not have that kind of diet. We eat what Eagles eat so don't waste your time trying to change our diet. Oh and by the way, we do use Metaphors, and I am not surprised any of them would go over the heads of Italians. Mr. Trump, I hope you find some of my metaphors amusing. I believe they are relevant. I think they make a big point on who understands the "meaning" and what happened to Amanda. LET'S BRING AMANDA HOME. SHE SHOULD NEVER HAVE SERVED ONE DAY IN ANY PRISON. SET HER FREE. YOU ALREADY HAVE RUDY WHO IS THE MURDERER OF MERIDETH. AMANDA CANNOT CONTROL THE ACTIONS OF OTHERS. SHE IS INNOCENT.

Oops, and I forgot to mention one more really important fact. Just as there was no trace of OJ's DNA (except for the glove, which was planted) within the 10-foot-square "room" at the front gate to Nicole's condo, which PROVES his innocence... likewise, there was NO TRACE of AMANDA's DNA in Meredith's 10-foot square room... which proves HER innocence.

Who cares that OJ's and the victims' blood was mixed in spots in his car. Who cares that Oj's and Nicole's blood was mixed on his socks (at home). Who even cares that there were drops of OJ's blood on a sidewalk leading away from that "room" around the victims. The really CRUCIAL thing is there was none of his blood in the ten-foot square "ROOM" around the corpses. THAT's what matters, in both cases.

Likewise, who CARES that Amanda's DNA was mixed with Meredith's blood in 5 spots in other places in the apartment... including the room where the break-in occurred... I'm sure they bled together ALL THE TIME. It's just RIDICULOUS to even THINK that might indicate guilt.... Of course, if even ONE of those drops with Amanda's DNA had been inside Meredith's room... even ONE inch over the sill... well, then I'd say it's "GAME OVER" she's guilty as sin... But that wasn't the case. Read the trial transcripts if you don't believe me!!! Of course, you MUST read them in EYE-talian - those anti-Americans refuse to publish them in English, unlike we Americans who publish ALL our trial transcripts in all five languages plus Arabic, Chinese and Russian... don't we? It sounds so suspicious to me that they won't publish them in English, which after all is THE official language of the world, right????

And one of those spots of mixed Meredith blood and Amanda DNA happened to be a bare footprint in blood? Pfft. Who cares. I'm sure Amanda walked in fruit juice, then Meredith walked right over her steps and bled. Simple as pie, and as American as apple pie.

So I just want you all to remember: OJ and Amanda are BOTH innocent. It's a simple fact, that anyone who murders someone else MUST leave DNA IN THEIR ROOM. DNA left elsewhere in the house, even on a Murder weapon, DOES NOT COUNT. Only in the ROOM. True for OJ, true for Amanda. Thank you!!!

DEAR MR. TRUMP,
I LOVE YOU TO PIECES AS STELLAR AND DEDICATED AMERICAN BUSINESS MAN. YOU HAVE MADE AMERICA A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE.

I SAT BACK AND THOUGHT, WHAT IF "THE DONALD" WOULD NEVER HAVE SHOWN UP IN AMERICA ?

AMERICANS WOULD BE ENVIOUS AS ALL GET OUT, JUST LIKE THE FOREIGNERS ARE ESPECIALY ITALIANS !
HAVE A WONDERFUL HOILDAY SEASON.
DEE

I am Italian citizen but please dont tell anyone. I've been aroound the world and i tell you Italians are the most idiots people I have met, they are so far behind they think they are first. What a shame, what a shame. I dont wanna be Italian.

TO THE MEMBER : Posted by member11046915 on 12/21/2009 2:14 PM
Write :Stay in Italy so you can be safe around your like-minded Italians. Or, better yet, get off this blog why don't you Italians go support American Troops in finding Osama Bin Laden in Iraq, Afghanistan, and where ever else Italians can hunt him down!

ITALIANS ARE THERE : http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=149060
http://www.theworld.org/2009/12/03/italy-commits-more-troops-to-afgha...

Member: Posted by member11046915 on 12/21/2009 2:14 PM

Stay in Italy so you can be safe around your like-minded Italians.

AMERICA WAS DISCOVERED BY ITALIANS AND NAMED AFTER ONE ITALIAN "AMERICO VESPUCCI " EUROPE CIVILAZED THIS LAND AND DONT FORGET ENGLISH IS A EUROPEAN LANGUAGE !!!!!
WITHOUT ITALY AND EUROPE YOU WILL BE NOT HERE !!!!!!

Dear Mr. Trump,
In the process of grocery shopping here in Western USA and "boycotting Italian products" I read all labels. I have found a grocery chain called SAFEWAY which sells pasta products. They are distributed out of Pasadena California and the label does say MADE IN USA. I drove away from another grocery store and went in search of one that has MADE IN USA products.
This is how we bring jobs back to the USA. I can also learn to make my own pasta at home. Anything any foreign Chef can do, Americans who love to cook from scratch can also learn to do. Many people do not know why the French are so famous for their "Sauces." Back in history when refrigeration was not electric, people had cellars they put the meat into because it was coldest down there. When the meat became slightly old, the French created many sauces to put on it to salvage the food so people would not starve. Anything I make from scratch like Chicken soup or my healthy salads is also
MADE IN USA. Why am I writing this regarding Amanda Knox some may be wondering. Once again, we do not need products from Italy. Most American women and many men could give Martha Stuart a run for it in the kitchen. Many Americans LOVE to cook from scratch in our AMERICAN KITCHENS however big or small. Yummy, Yummy! Healthy American Food.

Hi Donald..

I have always admired you for one reason-Your a consumate Straight Talker and are ground in Common Sense. Plus-You always crack me...I think your hilarious.

However-I must say-I was utterly stupefied to see your comments on this case. It is very apparent you have not read, for even a brief time, the facts surrounding it. It was stunning for a man with a mind for keen details. There is a lot of physical evidence-And a ton of circumstantial evidence. The entire Defense has been "There is no Evidence"...Which is an out and out lie. This trial was a YEAR long.

You have also not addressed Sollecito. Their case is 100% woven together. Is he being railroaded as well as an Italian? It is NOT possible for her to win on appeal without him winning on appeal. She also tried to throw him under the bus as well as her former employer. Her former employer spent two weeks in jail before coming up with his alibi. Only THEN did she change her story. She also said,,UNDER OATH AT TRIAL that Sollecitio could have snuck out from his apartment that night, come back and put her fingerprints on the weapon while she was sleeping. This is a extremely small sampling of the absurdity surrounding this trial and the nonsense coming from Amanda Knox.

So glad to see your input on this matter. I was outraged at the verdict and contacted the Italian consulate to tell them that I would not be returning to their country until Amanda was returned to hers. The most damning evidence: the prosecutor himself. A disgrace to the country who seems to fall back on Satanic rituals, sex games, bizarre practices, etc. to support his case.

I am in total agreement with Mr. Trump's position regarding the Amanda Knox innocence and unjust imprisonment. Furthermore , his premise that only economic pressure exercised by Americans is certain to secure her release. He suggested a boycott which is a cause all Americans can support without government involvement and which cannot be stopped without their support and cooperation. A boycott of all Italian goods and services is truly vox populi (voice of the people). I would like to do anything to help further his suggestion and assist the tragic young American heroine regain her freedom. As a gesture of my good will I have designed a bumper sticker containing the words: FREE AMANDA KNOX/Boycott Italy. It can be viewed at the following link: http://www.buildasign.com/PowerDesign.aspx?T=7367773878445078596B343D.... I hope that either Mr. Trump or another senior manager at Trump University will review it for appropriateness and consistency with his thinking. I do not have a copyright on this design or any economic interest in the Website or products on which it is displayed. My only hope is that by making it available I can support Mr. Trump's Amanda Knox initiative and the cause of regaining Amanda Knox's freedom.
Best Regards,
Richard

Richard (member 11047148): Can I say how much I appreciate your bumper sticker?? "Free Amanda, Boycott Italy!!!" Yes!!!

I'm sure since the same sort of evidence was put up against Amanda as for OJ Simpson, that you also agree with me that HE is innocent!! Can you also make up a sticker that says: "Free OJ -- Boycott Las Vegas"??? (where he was convicted on those trumped(oops)-up charges of trying to get his OWN stuff back).... I would really really love to have a sticker like that on my car!!! That would be soooo kewl!!!! Thanks!!!

P.s. Oh and if you want to see how a TRUE "Ingrid Betancourt" behaves, read this article
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-498853/The-wild-raunchy-past-
Foxy-Knoxy.html

which details the kind of self-sacrificing and altruistic character that Amanda possesses.... LOL....
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OK, I have to stop writing this way, I keep needing to take a shower every time I walk away from the computer, LOL. If you haven't figured it out yet, I've been having you on. I think both OJ and Amanda are guilty as sin. However, if you've found any of my arguments the least bit valid, I would (if I were you) immediately go back to elementary logic class. :)

And so, as Miss Rosanne Rosannadanna might say, 'Thank you very much.' :)

With all the respect I never thought that a person who believe and is so powerful in the USA could be so naive about a case like this.
Not knowing Italy at all and pretending to follow an idea that Italy is a 3rd world and america can enter Italian governments , laws and it all .
Such an old country , with CULTURE and it all...
Do you know how many years of university do you need to become a lawyer in Italy ?
And a PR ?
Do you believe Italians magistrati and lawyers will put an ITALIAN guy Sollecito in prison not only your little poor angel KNox without any clue ?
You can do all you want and boycott Italy such an idiotic act but well go ahead .
I hope there is a GOD and sooner or later the innocents will be out of jail or they will stay in . I am sorry for MEREDITH but everybody is so concerned about Amanda Knox that of course Meredith is only a dead body .
Well, learn and study more about Italy and know that here in the USA there are still many , many people INNOCENT in JAIL also some Italians .
Moreover , you should put a HALT to DEATH SENTENCE as that is really BARBARIC and MEDIEVAL , nobody apart GOD can decide of death not humans ...
Well good luck ....sincerely

For informational purposes and because it does not detract from the Trump initiative of leading a boycott of Italian goods and services, I wanted to share the link to the Amnesty International 'Free Amanda Knox petition website: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/help-amnesty-intnl-free-amanda-knox
I hope this will help keep Amanda's plight alive in the mind's of Americans.
Best Regards,
Richard

Dear USA citizens, you should really boycott everything that is Italian, make those guineas pay for holding Saint Amanda in jail for no reason, so do not buy all the following Italians items, such as Ferrari, Maserati, Versace, Armani, Dolce & Gabbana, Prada, Cavalli, Valentino, Benetton, Geox, Rossignol, etc. but I can bet that any of you wasting time here never even own anything like that, you Walmart's loyal customers. And don't forget Italian cuisine, restaurants and the wine (I heard President Obama likes Italian Prosecco wine, his Italian personal chef served it to him last year new year's Eve) Also the women: please George Clooney, don't marry Elisabetta Canalis, she's Italian, you have to boycott her (yeah right!) and please, get off your beautiful villa on Como lake, you don't have to buy anything that is Italian, so your friends... No more beautiful cars in L.A.? hard to convince them, those billionaires from Holywood, and the list could really grow bigger, too much to list, just stick to WALMART as usual, you can't afford anything else anyway, and don't need to boycott Pasta Alfredo, that is an American invention, you can still eat it. Boycott Italian and keep buying Chinese, all the beautiful made in China, that your standard I guess, if you know the difference...you know, many of you share the fame of being ignorant, reading some posts here is totally understandable why. Ciao!

Thank you Mr. Trump for standing up for Amanda Knox who has been completely railroaded by the Italian legal system. There is not one iota of substantiated evidence linking Ms Knox to Ms Kercher's tragic murder. All of Ms Knox's so-called "verbal and written" statements were brow-beaten out of her by the Italian police. All of the physical crime scene evidence points to a single killer, Rudy Guede. Mr Guede's DNA was found all over the murder scene, and on the poor victim.

And what about the news that the jurors wore Italian flags as sashes when the verdict was returned? No anti-Americanism some say? Consider that Perugia itself was the home of Italian fascism in the 1920s, with the 4 generals responsible for the fascist March on Rome operating out of Perugia. Not only that, but consider that Benito Mussolini ("Il Duce") the Italian fascist leader who allied Italy with Adolf Hitler's Germany in WWII actually gave a famous October 1926 speech at the University in Perugia outlining the basic tenets of his fascist doctrine. Mussolini chose Perugia due to the strong fascist sentiments of the local population.

Finally, remember, when you buy a new automobile, consider that Chrysler is now owned by the Italian automaker FIAT.

To member11047372 on 12/22/2009 11:14 PM :
you are talking about 1926 so about 80 years ago, it's like we say the Germans are still all **** because of Hitler, so the americans are all like Bush who's not saint and master of the mess we have now worldwide, but I'm not like you and I don't think so. Fortunatly right now you have a President that is really the best thing that could happen to USA and will fix some of the mistakes the previous one made, some are so big without any way to fix them, i admire him a lot. Before speaking study the tradition of a Country and why they wear an Italian flag sasch, also, you must be God if you think that Amanda is innocente forgetting all the times she changed her testimony and the attempt to implicate her boss, that by the way is suing her right now for wrong imprisoment, and as her roomates say, those that still alive, she was bringing men at home all the time. She fought few times with Meredith because she wasn't cleaning the bathroom they were sharing, but that morning they spotted her buying bleach at the store, I guess she woke up with the urge of cleaning that day, what a good girl, the first thought of the morning. I wouldn't put my hand on the fire for anybody only because is a fellow citizen, and by the way, Italians are not antiamericans, they're very friendly to USA people, so get the facts straight and the other two implicated aren't americans, one is african and one is italian. Fiat owns Chrisler, and you have a chance to drive very good and cute little cars, very cheap in gas. otherwise you can buy a Ferrari if you prefer.

Of course, Mussolini rose to power in the 1920s, and that was 80+ years ago, but does the fascist movement still have traction in Italy today? Consider the article "Echoes of Fascism as Populism Grows" in http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/9698,news-comment,news-politics,fascism-ga
ins-ground-in-modern-italy .

Here is an excerpt from that article: " But it is in Italy, always one of the great laboratories of European politics, where populism has become the new rallying cry. A poster has appeared for Forza Nuova - a right-wing party shamelessly cashing in on the martial imagery of Mussolini's Fascism - which uses a photo montage of Amanda Knox and Rudy Hermann Guede, the two foreigners being held by police over the recent murder of British student Meredith Kercher in Perugia, to sell the line 'Against all drugs'.
The FN calls for a return to the old values of 'God, Fatherland and Family' ... ".

Since Perugia was the headquarters and heartland of the Italian fascist movement, is it not too much of a stretch to consider that the fascist mentality still festers under the modern European Union facade?

I have a problem with Italy's brand of justice and support Mr. Trump's suggestion of boycotting it as a way to get Amanda Knox's case reviewed sympathetically in real time. This orientation should not be misconstrued as an expression of unhappiness with Italian-Americans. Their ancestors came here partly because those who were not descended from wealthy, well connected, hereditary aristocracy could get no justice in Italy. In the one hundred ten to twenty years since most of them emigrated to America not much has changed in the Italian legal system. This is one of the big reasons explaining how Amanda Knox with no illustrious family connections, who couldn't be proven guilty with believable physical evidence ended up being sentenced to 26 years in a maximum security prison

Good day to you Mr. Trump and bloggers,
For those of you who keep bringing up O.J. Simpson "Stop." You are trying to compare apples and oranges. Thank you to everyone who is presenting plans and taking actions to free Amanda. Thank you Richard for the Amnesty International website. I signed it.
On the news, I saw Rudy Guede, the murderer of Merideth Kercher in court in Italy. This specific report stated his sentence of 30 years, was minimized down to 16 years. If the Italians can do this to a real murderer, then they can certainly, let Amanda who is not a murderer go free and come home to the USA and her home state of Washington.
Dear Mr. Italian prosecutor,
I want to see a certified copy of your intimate encounters and all sexual partners you have had in your lifetime. Also, I would like a statement from each partner whether they be female or male specifically if they found their experiences with you satisfying and why, or not, and why ? If you have any diseases or not ? Do you understand what is being asked of you ? .
Graphic explanations will be mandatory. You will be given a polygraph test and other tests to see if you are telling the truth. Pay attention ,when you read" other tests" because we Americans sure have them in our justice system. We will show you pictures and your central nervous system will tell us a lot about you. Also, we want to know what size........everything you wear ? Do you role play like you do in court ?
Be prepared to have the entire test results announced so the whole world will know. You have the choice of feeling humiliated or not. Chances are an Italian man from Perguia, Italy will be bragging !
What my request is "OUT OF BOUNDS FOR YOU ?" Inappropriate you believe ? Ghastly, gross ?
Do you feel personally violated ? Well, don't feel bad, at least I am asking you up front and telling you what I am going to do with all the information.
This is so DIFFERENT THAN WHAT YOU DID TO AMANDA ! HOW DARE YOU AND YOUR IDIOT POLICE do this violation to her ! You are living in another century ! HOW DARE YOU ! THIS IS TRULY WHAT YOU BELIEVE YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH REGARDING WOMEN....OR JUST AMERICAN WOMEN ?
She gets lied to, over and over by you and your Italian idiots. If she can answer these questions via your deceit.....then "MAN UP", AND ANSWER MY GRAPHIC QUESTIONS. For those of you who merely feel like responding to be gross. Don't. Formerly, I was a professional American Justice Sex Offender treatment specialist and community Sex Offender tracker. Mr. Trump, I will understand if you do not print this one. However, I think I certainly make a valid point !

I will take one of those free Amanda-Boycott Itally bumper stickers!

Happy Holidays.......Amanda will say this once again soon.

Dr. Mr. Italian Abuse Your Power Prosecutor;

You are hereby deemed " Officially Guilty Of Abusing Your Power. " These are your own rules.
So far, you flunk. You are GUILTY of abusing a young American girl with your position in the Italian Alleged Justice System.

Sentence: You are no longer a member, worker, friend of the Italian courts. YOU'RE FIRED.
You are hereby sentenced to life in Italian prison without parole.
You will have other cases which will be reviewed and people will be freed from
Your Italian prisons. You may want to inform your family of their release dates.
Your case against Amanda Knox is DISMISSED.
You are not to speak or act on Amanda's case forever.
By the way, If you were American you would be innocent until PROVEN guilty. Too bad you are Italian.

Is very funny to ear someone talking about Mussolini that is dead long long time ago don't forget that this country was created by killing all the REAL AMERICAN (The Indians ) a massive genocide worst of the one Hitler and Mussolini did,plus in the USA you got only two Party to choose from in the political elections this is like semi fascist = NOT MUCH FREEDOM of expressions!!
The US is in WAR since the first day of her life killing innocents all around the world ( Is the only country on earth to drop ATOMIC BOMBS ) and you guys are worrying about Amanda what IPOCRAZY !!!!!!

It seems that the best way to assure more just treatment of Amanda Knox during her appeals process is to keep America's attention on the fate of its tragic young country-woman held captive in Italy. I am presuming that Mr. Trump agrees or this Blog. wouldn't have been created. I'd like to urge those who contribute to this blog to contact NPR to recommend continuing coverage of America's reaction to the unjust Knox verdict. Please suggest that this follow-up reporting be done by a good contemporary American social and cultural historian who is able to provide historical perspective and context. Also, please suggest that Euro-centric reporters who are apologists for Italian legal idiosyncrasies, and dismissive of American popular opinion like Sylvia Poggioli not be used. Reporters like this are biased in favor of Europe and don't comprehend the American experience. They don't understand that the conditions that led to many Italian families leaving Italy to emigrate to America still exist, and to a degree were a contributory factor to the bogus Amanda Knox verdict

Does Mussolini-inspired fascism have traction in modern Italy? If so does this have anything to do with Ms Knox's not receiving a fair trial? Should Americans be concerned that one of their own is the victim of neo-fascist hate squads? I ask readers to consider the following link which depicts a popular modern Italian political poster. This poster is one widely disseminated in Italy by the modern Italian neo-fascist political party La Forza Nuova (FN). The FN, modern day would-be squadristas, uses Ms Knox's image as a symbol upon which to focus public hate and intolerance. Here is the link to that poster:

http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/9730,news-comment,news-politics,italian-f
orza-nuova-posters

Again, I ask: Does Mussolini-inspired fascism have traction in modern Italy?

I want to share a link to an excellent article on the Amanda Knox trial by Melinda Henneberger of Politics Daily. Ms. Henneberger had previously been an International reporter for the NY Times. It is the first article I've read that really analyzes the Italian justice system objectively. It also questions America's Secretary of State's uninvolvement. Here's its web-address: http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/12/06/amanda-knox-she-devil-or-vict...
I hope you find it as well written and informative as I did.
Best Regards,
Richard

Dear Mr. Trump,

Merry Christmas ! Amanda " Merry Christmas ! Merry Christmas Amanda's family !
Merry Christmas to my fellow team of optimistic bloggers! (and even the one's who aren't optimistic.)

My two American kitties got Tuna fish for breakfast. This is a big worldwide deal ! They gobbled it up and are now kicking back and washing thier faces with their paws. Amanda, didi you know both of my kitties are "rescue" kittens ? One is a Tabby and one is a black Calico who follows me all over the place. I should velcro her to my leg. Many times she is wanting my attention and sits right here. It's mee in the computer chair, her, the keyboard, and then the monitor. And she talks! (a lot ) We do not have family close and will spend it together cuddled up, except when I am cooking.

We are working to bring you home way before next Christmas.
The American people love you, most of us, and we pray your sentence is dismissed soon.
Myself and many of my friends went to Christmas mass last night and prayed for you.

Did you know that when Catholics go to mass, the word of God is quoted in the very same masses, and word of God is said in Catholic churches all over the world ? This means even the Italians are saying the same words in mass as everyone else who is Catholic in the world. Our priest even invited others of different denominatons who want to be blessed to stand up and walk with everyone coming for Catholic Communion in order to be blessed ? The Catholic church has come a long way baby! They do give us a moment to be quiet and pray our own personal prayers. I said one for you kiddo.

Be strong and patient dear Amanda! God's will is going to be done! This is good news for you.
All you need to do is believe Amanda. This will always give you hope!

Christmas Eve, I spent it with Italian American Christian friends who are wonderful people !

Amanda, not every Italian American is the same. I work to take people one at a time. My Italian American friends took me, their children, and father in law to a totally nice American Italian restaurant.
Then we went to church. Keep saying your prayers asking God to grant you freedom, Amanda.

God Bless everyone working to free you and bring you home to the good ol' USA.

Keep the faith.

Dear Mr. Trump,
I am going to share a couple of horrible experiences I had traveling. First of all I went on an Italian cruise line in the 80's. We traveled all over the Carribbean. It was fun when the Dolphins raced our cruise ship. Many Italian cruise ship male employees flirted with me even when my boyfriend was standing right next to me. We went to Grenada and rented a taxi with another couple from Chicago.
We went into the jungle to see how the locals really live. I am naturally curious which has been a huge help getting through college and my career. I had my little tourist camera as we stopped at a spice stand with many little children playing. It was sweet. I wandered off a little ways and began taking pictures of this beautiful breath-taking field of grass surrounded by jungle.
Within about 3 minutes a Bob Marley looking type soldier stepped out of the jungle right in front of me toe to toe and shook a machine gun at me. I froze. All the children playing stopped and there was dead silence which raised my anxiety even though I have excellent self control. It was so scary because he was right next to me in camouflage and I didn't have a clue. I did not speak. He shook his machine gun again and then slowly looked at me from head to toe and all the way back up. My heart was pounding pretty hard frome fear and I could not move. I think at this point is when I began praying in my head. Then, my friends told me calmly to back up. I was staring eye to eye with the soldier as he put a smirk on his face. I then finally put one foot behind the other and kept eye contact with him backing up and we all got back into the taxi. The taxi driver adjusted his rear view mirror so he could stare directly at me while driving. No one said a word. It was a horribly sick feeling. I think after I got back on the cruise ship I began to breathe again. This was definitely Anti Americanism. So why did the Italian cruise ship take us there ?
We also went to Caracus, Venuzuala where we got caught in flash flood. There were traffic police everywhere holding machine guns. I only focused on their presence as the window of the bus was rolled down and I stuck my camera and head out to take a picture of this scary nature situation. One Policeman shoved the machine gun directly into my face. I popped back into the bus and shut my camera down. This definitely felt like Anti Americanism as I was looking dow the barrel of a machine gun ! When we were on the beach in the French Netherland Antilles, as soon as my boyfriend and I got out of our rental car, about a dozen women instantly surrounded me invading my personal space, touching my shoulders and arms, and yes, I was holding my money tightly.
In Puerta Vallarta, Mexico the men kept trying to single me out and get me to leave my brother and friends.
In St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, the men deemed themselves as charming and were aggressively asking me if I wanted a private tour ot the Island day after day. I was there 16 days. . Good thing the local friends I stayed with had one family member who is a Federal Probation Officer. Their family is well known on this island too.
I am a nice woman, I do not curse, and I have a high level of integrity and respect for others.
Still, the machine guns were pointed at me and it was clear to me and my friends it was because I was American.
I do believe Amanda Knox was set up and she is innocent. Let's bring her home to the USA.

Forget Mussolini he's yesterday's boxscore! Silvio Berlusconi , a pathetic rich old lecher, leads the conservative government of Italy . Nevertheless, the police state psychological interrogation methods pioneered by Il Duce ( group pressure, isolation, and sleep deprivation) were used against Amanda Knox. The video records of Amanda Knox’s 14 hour interrogation required by law are missing. They were either destroyed by the police or never made. If they are found they would show her being treated as brutally as if she was Luca Brasi. At the time of her interrogation Amanda was 20 years old, had no attorney present, and spoke Italian poorly as she had been in Italy only 6 weeks. Her interrogation and the absence of these tapes are considered a violation of her human rights by Italy’s Supreme Court.
The tragic Ms. Knox spent her 3rd Christmas in an Italian dungeon and no senior American government official is committed to helping her regain her freedom. Our president is too busy increasing the size of the war in Afghanistan, lobbying international groups over climate change, and guiding healthcare reform legislation through Congress. He gets off more on being treated like an international rock star than in helping an abused individual American citizen.

Our Secretary of State is a moral coward s who only dares to challenge the misdeeds of America’s international boogieman (North Korea & Iran). She hasn’t the skill or the courage to speak out when an American is mistreated in a friendly country.
By sponsoring this blog Mr. Trump has taken more real action than any other American leader. Amanda Knox needs us, her fellow Americans, to rally the support necessary to free her. Possible actions are: writing to Hillary Clinton to urge her to become proactive in helping Amanda Knox; or picketing any Italian consulate nationwide.
Three or four pickets walking in front of an Italian consulate and presenting a petition on behalf of Amanda Knox release can be done in any major city with an Italian Consulate. There are consulates in Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Kansas City, Miami, LA, New York, Philadelphia, and San Francisco. It would make the 6:00 o’clock news. Video clips of American citizens spontaneously picketing Italian Consulates over the mistreatment of Amanda Knox would put more pressure on the Obama administration than a thousand Bogs. Street theater worked in opposing the war in Vietnam. Is anyone interested in joining me to picket the Italian consulate in Chicago?
Mr. Trump, what are your thoughts on this type of an action oriented approach? . Could we use your name on a petition to be presented to the Italian Consul in Chicago as Chairman of the Free Amanda Knox Committee.

I think you should all learn the facts of the case before assuming that Amanda is certainly innocent. Unfortunately the US media has not done a good job at it. Most of what has been shown was patriotic America-uber-alles spin, but in reality there were a lot of pieces of evidence and contradicting statements that Amanda and Raffaele's defenses have not been able to explain. Raffaele even took advantage of his right not to testify and not respond to any questions, a right similar to the 5th Amendment right in the US Constitution. I find that hardly a sign of "certain" innocence.

The only good news piece in America is from the Seattle Post Intelligencer's Andrea Vogt, the only American correspondent, who lives in Italy and is fully fluent in the language, that has attended all sessions of the trial.
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/413244_knox15.html?source=mypi

As to the allegation that Amanda was convicted because she was American and not wealthy, I'd like to remind you that her codefendant and former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito is both Italian and rich, and yet he was convicted as well. His lawyer, Giulia Bongiorno, is one of the top attorneys in the country, who is a Member of Parliament and has defended former Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti in another high profile trial a few years back. If you can afford Giulia Bongiorno, you're definitely not poor, and yet that didn't help Raffaele to get an acquittal.

In any case, go ahead and boycott as much as you want. I can guarantee you that most American won't give a damn about the outcome of this case in a few weeks' time. Americans have short memories, and the lure of Italy and its wonderful foods and products too hard for them to resist. I really want to see how long Americans can survive without touching Italian food. A week maybe?

Happy Day After Merry Christmas Mr. Trump,
I had a fun thought. I am glad I am not in a position in life where people pick names to buy Christmas presents for one another. Why ? If I picked your name, I would suffer ! What does a person buy the man who has everything.....and in this case literally has everything ? I mean I could sign you up for a NASA space shuttle, but you can bet your last pennies I wouldn't be paying for it. Oh well, it's the thought that counts. And, besides, I don't even know if you are interested in NASA. However, if you did go into space, talk about getting the real estate on the ground level first.
I hope you had a Merry Christmas. I did. My Italian American friends surprised me so much! I was treated like a Queen. I thought their little "active" four year old was going to do a few laps in the Holy water pool. He definitely earned a fan club during mass.
Italians......see how happy most Americans celebrate, share, respect, and are thoughtful of one another ?
One more time, We want Amanda Knox sent home where she will be valued as an American, a young woman, a human being with a good heart.

AMANDA, WE ARE COMING TO BRING YOU BACK HOME TO YOUR BELOVED AMERICANS !

YES....." WE " ARE YOUNG LADY !

Mr. Trump, Mr. Trump, Mr. Trump!
I feel childlike, I am so excited. People listen up please ! A while back I gave my name and P.O. Box to you all and asked you to show support for Amanda by writing only one sentence.

" Amanda, we are coming to bring you back home to the USA and your beloved Americans."

I also stated to list your contact information and this one sentence only or your note will be shredded.
I will forward everything to Mr. Trump. I will. I have integrity and an altruistic attitude like most people supporting Amanda. Guess what my team mates and Fearless Leader ! The statements so far are coming from Washington State and the state of California. I would like to see some from the mid-west and the East coast, Ivy Leagers, Community Colleges, Universities, and everyone else.

Once again. Type the statement above and list your contact information.

ITALY ! PAY ATTENTION ! SIT UP STRAIGHT IN YOUR CHAIRS ! PULL YOUR NOSES OUT OF THE GOSSIP COLUMNS ! ITALIAN, PERUGIA PROFESSORS, " TEACH " GET OFF THE BLEACHERS AND INTO THE FIELD WITH THE REST OF US WHO HAVE INTEGRITY AND CARING HEARTS AND WANT PEACE ALONG WITH OUR AMANDA KNOX HOME SAFELY!

I WILL TELL YOU ITALIANS FROM PERUGIA IF YOU SEND ME ANYTHING HOSTILE OR DEFAMING, I HAVE THE ABILITY TO USE THE SAME RULES YOU USED AGAINT AMANDA KNOX. YOU ACCUSED HER PARENTS OF DEFAMATION. HEADS UP ITALY ! BE ON YOUR BEST BEHAVIORS !

Hi Holiday People and Mr. Trump,
For your Holiday wine DO NOT BUY ITALIAN WINES. Napa Valley California, and Washington State wines are great St. Michelle and Columbia wineries are here in my state of Washington. I have been to wine tastings in both wineries and they both have top quality wines.

DO NOT BUY ITALIAN CIGARS. They smell bad.

I spoke with another blogger. We discussed Amanda not receiving justice. No one tested Amanda for the date rape drug in Italy ! Whatever the Italians believe Amanda did, she is not a murderer, if they want to make up their next piece of "alleged evidence" the outcome needs to be "credit for time served" like in the USA. Amanda has been in prison for over two years. This YOUTH did nothing which warrants this type of treatment. Sophia Loren, why are you sitting back and allowing this to happen to this poor girl ? Please help her return to the USA !

I sent a Thank-you to Senator Maria Cantwell for bringing Amanda Knox's situation in Italy to Secretary Clinton's attention.

Italy (at least in Perugia) apparently has a poor Justice System. One in which a prosecutor can prosecute while at the same time be under criminal investigation; where "evidence" can be used even though contaminated by sloppy crime scene investigation techniques; where jurors are allowed (encouraged) to be biased by community input during long trials; where the "innocent until proven guilty" precept in the US is exactly opposite to that used.

In short, Italy's "Justice System" if far inferior to our own. Only pressure from our national leaders simultaneous with a boycott by American citizens of Italian products will likely result in Amanda's retrial. But needed foremost is a trial of the Italian justice system followed by changes. Otherwise a repeat trial of Amanda will never bring justice.

ALERT ! This is 11046915 ! PLEASE AMANDA SUPPORTERS. READ MY BLOG MESSAGE FROM 12/17/2009 ! LETTERS ARE BEGINNING TO ARRIVE IN MY P.O. BOX. ! PLEASE EACH PERSON TALK TWO PEOPLE YOU KNOW INTO SENDING MORE.

FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS TO THE LETTER LIKE OTHERS HAVE DONE. ALL ORGINALS AND SIGNATURES WILL BE GIVEN TO MR. DONALD TRUMP. There are people from all walks of life responding. Yes! Finally, WE NEED MORE. WE WILL COLLABORATE WITH OTHER AMANDA SUPPORTER GROUPS, FRIENDS, WHOMEVER WANTS TO HELP! THIS TRULY IS A " THE MORE THE MERRIER " SITUATION ! ALSO, KNOWN AS TEAM WORK ! WHEN WE AMERICANS PUT OUR HEADS TOGETHER AND GET ON THE SAME PAGE, WELL, I WILL BE HAPPY WE ARE EVEN WORKING OUT OF THE SAME BOOK ! THERE IS POWER IN NUMBERS, THERE ARE MORE OF US AMERICAN CITIZENS THAN THERE ARE IN ALL OF ITALY, OR THEIR PRISONS, OR THEIR CORRUPT COURT ROOMS! LET'S PUT IT ALL TOGETHER PEOPLE ! I HAVE EVEN SPOKEN WITH SOME PEOPLE ON THE TELEPHONE. I HAVE LEARNED THERE ARE MANY MORE PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO ARE SUPPORTING BRINGING THIS "AMERICAN GIRL" HOME TO THE USA. i AM SO PROUD OF EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU AND ESPECIALLY THE LETTERS. I HAVE TO TELL YOU, WHEN I OPENED THE FIRST FEW, I JUMPED UP AND DOWN IN THE POST OFFICE AND CRIED TEARS OF JOY AND I AM 54. PLEASE READ MY MESSAGE FROM 12/17/2009 - 11046915 AND RESPOND ARTICULATELY ! TYPE THE ONE SENTENCE AND GIVE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION. THEY WILL GO TO THE OUR FEARLESS LEADER, " MR.DONALD TRUMP.' MORE, MORE, MORE. MID-WEST, SOUTH, NORTH, EAST COAST WAKE UP AND JOIN US !

Mr.Trump,
Saw on the Internet an announcement today that you had decided to personally become directly involved with leading the effort to Free Amanda Knox. The report of your increased involvement was at: this web-address: http://www.examiner.com/x-17262-Celebrity-Legal-Issues-Examiner~y2009.... It indicated that you were taking charge of guiding her legal efforts. This is fantastic news! It is superb to see a public person transcend the narrow confines of the notoriety conferred by wealth and celebrity status to a position of national leadership. This tragic young woman's life now rests in your hands. Left to the Italian legal system and the efforts of the American government she would have either spent most of her young life in an Italian dungeon or died there without ever having another chance to breathe the air of freedom. Your action represents the best of the American virtues of: Taking personal responsibility; and, Acting aggressively to fight injustice. I am profoundly impressed by your reported actions
Best Regards,
Richard

Mr. Trump, for the first sorry for my bad english. For the second. As we say in Sweden, "sweep infron of your own door before you complain about others "wrong doing". Would be nice to hear what you think about the three youngsters that was convicted for the murder of three 8 years old boys in West Memphis? They interviewed one of the boys for 12 hour straight without any laywer present, the boy confessed but just that moment wasn´t recorded on tape. He later took back the confession. He has an IQ of 75 and thought he would be going home if he confessed. There is no physical evidence, new DNA evidence won't be aloud in a new trial. If you country ever will let the boys get a new trial. Read about this case and it would be nice to hear what you think about it before you accuse other countries for not being fair. You say other convicts cried over her and that would be a evidence in some way? Even the three boys parents belive it is the Memphis three who are the killers. As usual the Americans are fast to point fingers to others and they can't do wrong them self

Amanda Knox is America's child. I look at my young daughter and see what is and what could be. I think of that poor girl everyday. What surprises me is that when I speak of her circumstances to my friend and family they are not even aware of her ordeal. The only thing I am convienced of is that if she really had been at that apartment that night she too would be dead. To her parents and family I say there is hope. There a great people who are aware of her ordeal and fighting hard to spread the word. I think Amanda Knox is America's child, If we all work together as a community, we can do amazing things and bringing Amanda home would be the beginning of a rebirth.

Does anyone think it could be related to mobbing and gangstalking? Why isn't this ever in the news even though there are so many sites on the internet about it and so many victims? Why don't they want to expose this and inform the general public about it?

Mr. Trump:

I thought you were a smart man, but this post seriously made me reconsider. When you get involved in criticizing other countries justice systems, especially being an American, you are out on very thin ice. But you go even further than that when you bring up with words like "boycott". Now you bring politics into it as well. Let me remind you that you represent one of the few countries in the civilized world that still endorses the death penalty. How many executions of innocent people is "your" country responsible for? How does your own justice system work when it comes to the many innocent (innocent until proven otherwise) people still jailed at Guantanamo? (In some cases we are talking to up to eight years of imprisonment without even a proper trial). I am not even getting in to the "guilty or not guilty" discussion since there are others more qualified than me to make comments on that. I am just reminding you of that if this would have taken place in the US, she would probably be on death row by now. How childish is it to promote boycott of Italy? Take a look in your own back yard before you start criticizing other countries justice systems.

Immaculate conception,

immaculate murder.

Only in Italy!

Id like to share something with Mr Trump as he may be able to put some more pieces to this puzzle together.

I believe in looking at things from the outside of the circle, so as to see it as a whole, shed light on what is really going on..........
Harry Rag is connected with Peter Quennell - A New York Real Estate Developer and Financier. PQ is a notorious Internet Bully. He threatens to sue people for libel all the time. Harry Rag is a Site Admin on Peter's site True Justice for Meredith. He doesn't write under the name Harry Rag - he writes under the name The Machine. He and Peter are pretty tight.
There is another guy named Michael who runs the PMF site who is also a huge bully. The Machine/Rag and Peter Q are also involved in that site.
Harry/Peter also has exclusive rights to the story of Meredith, Hence, these 2 be found innocent, He makes nothing. He is simply trying to gain strength in the guilty verdict, in order to make money off this. He is a PR man pretty simple.OK, Harry is working for someone and can speak Italian.
He signed on to FB end of November or the beginning of Dec.
He only posts information to Amanda Knox pages...both American and foreign.
This was before the verdict.
I'm going to go out on a big limb here and state this...
Harry is trying to change some PR about the case.
Is it possible that he or they knew what the verdict was going to be before the trial concluded?
And they were laying the groundwork to plant doubt.
The interesting questions..
Peter Quennell seems to have the inside scoop on stories from Barbie Nadeau who writes for Newsweek.
What is their connection?
Harry Rag is writing from Sheffield, England.
What is his connection to Quennell?
And even more interesting....
There is rumors of a Seattle police investigation on an Internet bullying ring that includes Quennell.

Posted by member11047617 on 12/27/2009 11:26 PM
Mr. Trump:
Take a look in your own back yard before you start criticizing other countries justice systems.

YES TAKE A LOOK IN YOUR OWN BACK YARD BEFORE YOU START CRITICIZING OTHER COUNTRIES JUSTICE SYSTEMS ( AND DONT FORGET ITALY WAS CIVILIZED WHEN HERE THE REAL AMERICANS WHERE SLEEPING IN TENDS AND PLAY WITH ARROWS )

I HAVE A QUESTION TO ALL ALL YOU >>> BUT YOU REALLY BELIVE THAT IF YOU DONT BUY FEWS ITALIAN PRODUCT YOU CAN BOYCOTT ITALY ???
LET ME TELL YOU ITALY IS A EUROPEEN UNION COUNTRY ITALY IS A GREAT ECONOMIC POWER AND IS PRESENT ALL TIME IN THE G8 ( ACTUALY THE LAST ONE G8 WAS HELD IN ITALY ) ITALY EXPORT IS PRODUCTS ALL AROUND THE WORLD AND LET ME TELL YOU THEY DONT CARE IF FEW FOOLS LIKE YOU DONT BUY ITALIANS PRODUCS ( PLUS I AM SURE THAT YOU NEVER DID BEACAUSE ITALIANS MAKE QUALITY AND FOR YOU ARE TOO EXPENSIVE )
ITALIANS DONT EVEN KNOW YOU EXIST LOL !!!!!

Meredith´s Mum : Our Life Sentence

The mother of murdered British student Meredith Kercher has criticised the sentences of the trio of killers who butchered her daughter after trying to force her to join in a group sex game. Drifter Rudy Guede had his 30 year sentence slashed to just 16 years last week after an appeal hearing. And ringleader Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito are to appeal their 26 and 25 year sentences next year. Now Meredith's shattered mother Arline, 64, has criticised the leniency of the courts in an interview with Italian magazine Gente. The young student would have been 23 today (Dec 28). "We're the only ones who have been given a life sentence. Nobody will give us back our Meredith," she said. Meredith was stabbed to death two years ago in the apartment she shared with fellow student Amanda Knox in Perugia, Italy. Her killers - high on drink and drugs - had slashed her throat and stabbed her when she refused to join them in a perverted sex game. But her mother told the magazine she still can't believe Meredith is never coming back to the family home to Coulsdon, Surrey. "I haven't changed anything in her room. It is always exactly as it was when she lived here. And whenever I go there I have the feeling that she's just about to come back home," she explained. "Lots of people have told me I should move home but I don't want to. I know it sounds silly but if we move Meredith won't be able to find us again," added Arline. She revealed that Meredith was delighted when she won a place to study in Italy. "When she got the news she was really happy because it was a fantastic chance for her. "She used to call me every day and she told me everything was great there and she was learning Italian too," said her mother. But Meredith's brother Lyle, 30, said he feels no bitterness over his sister's killers' jail sentences. "Meredith was really happy to be in Perugia. The sentences of Knox and Sollecito? I didn't feel any anger when I heard the sentences," he said. Her other brother John Junior, 29, added: "They say time is a healer but it's not true at all. We feel the pain every day." Meredith's sister Stephanie, 26, said: "We're not the judges so we cannot judge Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito." "We can only say Meredith is still in her hearts and lives. I still hear the sound of our laughter when she danced. She really liked dancing. "On 28th December we will celebrate her birthday just as we did in 2008. We will toast to Mez," she added. And Meredith's heartbroken father John, 66, says he's been "destroyed" by the violent way his daughter met her death. "I'm still asking to myself why? Meredith was loved by everyone there. Many people in Perugia told me Meredith had a wonderful smile and she was a kind and sunny person. "I read the details of her death and I still cannot believe such a wonderful person could be killed in that way. It destroys me."

AMEN !!!!

It’s the 21st Century and one of Amanda Knox’s biggest problem in regaining her freedom is that she must avoid completely fading from the memory of her fellow citizens. This is a really big problem for two reasons: The American public has the collective attention span of a flea (Michael Jackson’s death only held the front page for 10 to12 days); and, Without the spotlight of American public opinion her case might sink forever into the labyrinthine murk of the Italian legal system.
A major media event is needed to refocus public attention on Amanda’s plight and to get the American government off its collective derriere. A national Free Amanda Knox march on the Italian Embassy to present an appeal to the Italian Ambassador offers a good chance of success. If one thousand or more people can be mobilized this will definitely make the 6 o’clock news in both America and Italy. The 6th of March might be a good date as it is 90 days after she was found guilty by the Italian kangaroo court. The 6th of March is on a Saturday which almost guarantees media coverage
Mr. Trumps support and leadership could make this idea happen by having announcements about it on this website and, On the Celebrity Apprentice 2010 program.

Dear Mr. Trump,
I hope you had a great time with your family over Christmas. I see a few posted comments here which have nothing to do with our goal to " FREE AMANDA KNOX. " To those who wrote on task, Thank You for all your encouraging ideas.
I agree with the posting that not a wide spread of people are aware of Amanda's situation. Amanda's situation needs to hit the news again, newspapers, internet and TV. We do need to keep her on the forefront of the public's minds.

Dear Mr. Trump.
If you have read the posting about Merideth Kercher's personality, it is beautiful. I live in the state of Washington in the USA. I was born and raised in the state of Washington. Amanda was a University of Washington Student . She will be again one day if she wants. Do you know how much competition there is to get into the U of W ? Many people are turned away. University of Washington students get a top quality education. Amanda Knox was in good company of well educated people and she was never reported to be in any "unusual" situations. This kid was a soccer champion and earned her nickname from esteemed and intelligent kids because she loved the sport so much she could get the ball through the zig-zag opponents into the scoring net. "Foxy Knoxy " is not a nickname which even refers to sex. It is about her top quality soccer sport skills. This is an innocent and wholesome reason many American Atheletes get nicknames. It happens all over the USA.
To Meredith's mother, I personally am sorry any parent in any country has to bury a child. My heart goes out to you. So many parent's in the USA have had to bury their boys and girls due to our efforts to fight terrorism for the people in the USA and every country in the world. These parents go through the same set of emotions and grief which you are going through. I have complete respect for the family of Meredith Kercher and for the family of Amanda Knox. Everyone is grieving over a situation in which everyone lost. There is no winner.
I worked in a prison facility. I worked and counseled murderers for pre-parole planning. I did counsel some young ones whom I thought were naive and in the wrong place at the wrong time.
I know they were not aware of what other people had planned, were thinking, or doing. Meredith sounds like a wonderful girl, however, it sounds like her friends were Anti American and held hidden resentments regarding Amanda. We would never have learned about these resentments if the Italian media had not reported it. Everyone gives the Italian media so much credit in Italy or it seems so.
Then take a stronger attitude about them reporting this about Amanda.

I am well traveled. I have a well rounded and good education. I have been looked at through the resentful, hateful eyes of foreigners, when I merely stepped onto their soil. None of us is aware of all the other people who hang around the University. Rudy Guede was a drifter who admitted he killed Meredith. What was a guy like him doing hanging around the University ? Where were the University security or police ? Why was his presence so well known and no one chased him off or told him not to return to the University district ? The guy is a bum, a drug dealer, a drifter with no loyalty to anyone.
If a guy like Rudy Guede was to begin to hang around our University of Washington he would have been approached by campus security. Other U of W students would have reported him. We even have cameras surrounding our youth and would have caught him on camera. Where were the cameras surrounding the University of Perugia ? Italy does not have them. They live and work in a past century and I am not even sure it was the 20th.
American women are educated to be interdependent. I am sure everyone knows what this means and I am not going to explain. Some of us do not care for this italian Machishmo or bossy need to control women. We do not know if Rafael was threatening Amanda, how much influence he had over Amanda, yet, we certainly know he wasn't loyal to her.
When Amanda comes home to the USA does anyone believe she is going to have a totally wonderful life ? I do not. Italy has truamatized her and her family Amanda will carry this with her the rest of her life.

Before continuing making defamatory statements against the judicial system in Italy it’s better that you read the first e-mail sent out by Amanda Knox where she keeps telling made up stories after made up stories about what had happened. This was even before she was charged with her ex-boyfriend Raffaele.
Anything this girl has said so far is shown how a pathetic manipulator she can be to get away with her involvement with this murder.
I wasn’t there and I cannot tell who exactly did what but her behavior by her conflicting statements and the coldness she showed up while investigators where collecting evidence at the residence while she was seen kissing and hugging and laughing with her boyfriend it wasn’t certainly the attitude of a person who had lost a friend through a brutal act.
Her family now has involved not only U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell but also want Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to intervene with Italian Authorities hoping to find out if "Anti-Americanism" was the actual reason for her conviction.
The fact is that the actions of Amanda Knox were carefully scrutinized by the Police and later by the Jury and this led to her conviction and not because she is "American". There are thousand of Americans living in Italy enjoying every bit of the Italian hospitality and friendliness.
Well, if that was the case of "Anti-Americanism" then why even her ex-Italian boyfriend Raffaele was also convicted? And if it was "Anti-Americanism" why she was convicted to only 26 years when the Prosecutors had asked for the maximum which was life in jail?
Italy (Italia) is not a third-world country. In fact Italy is the birthplace of the Rule of Laws. There was no Rule of Laws in Europe before the great ancient Italians, the Romans, established it. The Italian Judicial System is the Roman Judicial System which is the foundation of our civilization.
Unlike the laws in the USA which punish and oppress people and leave them with a criminal record for life and the impossibility to make a living after a conviction,even for a minor infraction, the Italian criminal laws system does not deprive people, even after a conviction, of their Civil Rights. Think about it.
All is done in Italy to rehabilitate the individual and not to deny the right to the pursuit of happiness and the right to work is guaranteed by the Constitution.
So either U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell or Secretary of State Clinton don’t have a leg to stand on criticizing Italy.
Amanda Knox has some more cards to play to demonstrate her innocence or whatever lesser involvement she had in the case. But she has to be honest and tell the truth.
Even if after all the appeals fail she will not spend more than 20 years in jail and with all the Pardons every Italian President grants every year at Christmas,thousands,not a dozen or two like in the USA, without mentioning the Parliament and Ministry of Justice Pardons and Commutations done very often she could be out sooner than expected.
One last observation: people say that the Jury was not sequestered. Even in the USA at the State or Federal Courts happens the same. Many times the Jurors are let to go home for week-end and told to comeback. Finally, this case attracted wide attention because the Italian people are not used to experience violent crimes especially of this dimension which revolt their conscience and not because that Amanda Knox was American and had blue eyes. There are plenty of girls/women in Italy who are naturally blondes with blue eyes.

I like any other decent person was horrified by the death of Meredith Kercher. No matter how heinous a crime, the punishment of an innocent person for it only deepens the situation’s gloom. Imagine the anguish of Meredith Kercher’s mother when she realizes that an innocent person is being punished for it and that her vilification of Amanda Knox had much to do with the unjust verdict against her.
If she had only said to the press, "My daughter Meredith would not have been a party to a multiple individual sex game and she would not have been friends with anyone who would" Then the prosecutors ludicrous motive (unsubstantiated by any objective physical evidence) would have been invalidated. Mrs. Kercher along with the Perugia police and the demented prosecutor are the villains of this modern morality play. They all wanted to find a perpetrator so badly that they became satisfied with creating a suspect out of an innocent party and convicting her.
Mrs. Kercher in her grief was so willing to see anyone punished that she abandoned all ethics. Given the humiliation, despair, and fear to which Amanda Knox is being subjected, it is possibly equitable that Mrs. Kercher will have to live with the pain of her daughter’s loss for the rest of her life. A pain that will only grow as she comprehends the damage she help inflict on an innocent American girl

Dear Mr. Trump,
It is interesting how the Italians or Anti Americans who are writing on your blog compare " freedom of speech " as automatically being labeled as "defamation." I agree with the Knox family, extended family and friends. Italy had no right to accuse them of defamation while they were not even located in Italy. Their accusations are just so pathetic ! When did Italy become a communist country ?
In China and other communist countries a person's opinion can get them killed. And those of you Italians who are backing up this situation.....why are you being so ignorant to buy into this negativity ?
You Italian women.....what is wrong with you ? You scream "assassin" in the streets...just like street women in America scream at their pimps. Yet, you do not believe this should be called "Defamation."
You expect American women to respect you for acting this way ? Not happening. No woman being educated at the University of Washington would act this way. If this is your true character, then either you are not listening to the professors at the University of Perugia, you do not care, you only enrolled there to party, so, why don't you all drop ou and go hand out on the streets. You will be in good street-like company. In your behaviors, there is not evidence of effective and ethical education. Your Italian media provided us with this information. Italy has a reputation for being mobster linked and corrupt.
I have been waiting for someone to say this historical fact.
In Italy your ocean views are beautiful, the old buildings, landscapes, olive groves and Sophia Loren always acts like a lady. Then, for crying out loud, you Italian women need to unenroll yourselves from your schools in Perugia and go home. By the way, you are NOT INVITED to come to America and the United States and get a real, genuine, and ethical, education. Whatever you do, do not apply anywhere in the State of Washington. We are experienced with foreigners coming to America to learn then leaving and attacking the very people who helped them. We call them TERROSISTS.

Dear Mr. Trump,

As you well know, "ANGER IS A CHOICE."

To: The Italians who get angry: You have the same pants and skirts to get glad in that you got mad in! Make another choice of emotions. Choose something more constructive. What I have seen and read about the Italians in Perugia you have a sharks to blood mentality. Go back to school and disect the brain of a shark. Tiny primitive little things.

The arrogance of people who've never experienced or observed intense police/military interrogation that uses group pressure, intimidation , mild physical abuse, isolation and sleep deprivation in which the police are allowed to lie to the suspect to increase their fear. Imagine a police homicide squad working in teams throughout a marathon 14 hour interrogation session. The reality of the situation is that Amanda Knox was subjected to this human rights abomination. She was 20 years old and had no prior criminal record, and therefore didn't know what to expect. In addition, she had an imperfect knowledge of spoken Italian having been in country only 6 weeks If one of those who minimize the effectiveness of this type of interrogation was subjected to it, they'd admit to having assassinated Abraham Lincoln

Posted by member11046915 on 12/28/2009 2:53 PM
Where were the cameras surrounding the University of Perugia ?

There are a lot of cameras in the University but the crime was not commited on the Campus....Helloooooooo!!!!!!! http://www.unistrapg.it/english/

Posted by member11046915 on 12/28/2009 2:53 PM
American women are educated to be interdependent.

ITALIAN WOMEN ARE THE SAME PROBLY EVEN MOORE !!!!!

Posted by member11046915 on 12/28/2009 2:53 PM
If a guy like Rudy Guede was to begin to hang around our University of Washington he would have been approached by campus security.

My friend where are you living ??????Virginia Tech massacre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Tech_massacre

Posted by member11046915 on 12/28/2009 2:53 PM
Some of us do not care for this italian Machishmo or bossy need to control women.

( I am sure you never been to ITALY lol )

Dear Mr. Trump,
Kids! You've got to love them! I am perplexed, yet, only for a moment. I question the Italian students. Why on earth did the Italian University students who knew, who were aware, who knew Rudy Guede was "crashing" their wild parties, knew he was a mooching bum, a drug DEALER, not report him to the police ? You university students, shame on you! Shame on you. Each of you needs to sit down and take a good international look at what you allowed to happen to Amanda Knox and Meredith Kercher ! SHAME ON YOUR BEHAVIOR, THINKING, AND SOULS FOR NOT REPORTING AN UNSAFE PERSON "PRIOR" TO HIM BEING ALLOWED TO HURT SOMEONE ! I mean this in the sense of even not having a country, who cares what country, what belief, what your popularity score is! Reporting a guy like Rudy Guede is a basic safety concern for human beings and maybe other living things.
All of you students knew who this guy is and kept your pathetic mouths shut. If you were educated in America Universities and had a high level of integrity, or any level of integrity, you would have gotten Rudy Guede out of your neigborhood prior to him hurting anyone or anything.
To the Perugia University Professors and Students - Shame on All Of You for being such paranoid frightened cowardly people. If you were seriously focused on your education, all of you, YOU ITALIAN STUDENTS AND PROFESSORS WOULD NEVER HAVE LET A DRIFTING DRUG DEALER IN AMONG YOU AS A FELLOW PARTIER UNLESS YOU WERE BENEFITING FROM HIS PRESENCE !

YOU ALL LET HIM RUN WILD KNOWING WHO AND WHAT HE IS.....ITALIAN SCHOOLS SURE APPEAR TO HAVE NO ETHICS, INTEGRITY, AND ALL OF YOU WOULD BE MANDATED TO REPORT SUCH PEOPLE "BEFORE" THEY DID ANY REAL DAMAGE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AMERICANS ARE UNITED !

Dear Mr. Trump,
In case you were wondering....or dear moderator.....yes, I have a leadership award from the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission.

I am American and proud of my award (s) which I rarely speak of. My philosophy is jump in, kick butt, empathize at juncitions, be respectful, be myself , lighten the situation up, and get the job done.
I have turned most likely in the thousands of young people who were in negative situations into realist postive outcomes !

Real life human beings and real life American Integrity ! Who said, " YES WE CAN ? "

Hi all, 11047148 your last post is very well stated and thought out ! You are on task and a great thinker/writer. Check out the New York reporter's statement. Good stuff.
You stated: To bear the guilt of condeming an innocent American girl on top of grieving for her daughter... by.Meredith's Mum. What a heavy burden to carry emotionally. This is stress she doesn't need.
This is a powerful statement in itself. Meredith's Mum can let go of some pain if she realizes Amanda was not the one. There was NO DNA evidence of Amanda's. Poor lady, she cannot think straight right now. You sound like a person who has been there or helped someone else through a similar situation. My heart still goes out to her and Amanda's Mother and Father too. They are broke, distraught, heart broken, grieving. The Italians have made thousands of people in both countries sad. The prosecutor and media never should have been allowed in the court room. Send Amanda home!

Dear Mr. Trump,
The head professor according to this internet......of the University of Perugia, Italy is supposedly named Francesco Bistoni. The University was founded in 1308. It has 1200 professors !
1200 professors who let these Italian students act like savages in the streets of Perugia, Italy to wrongfully villify, defame, and humiliate an American girl.

1200 professors and how many were in this crowd acting like savages with the students ? It is stated 34,391 students. The private college that I worked myself to exhaustion in order to attend was Catholic and only had 12 to 24 students in the class and very high standards and performence measures.
For those of you Italian Catholic students, you know very well what I am writing about. Get to your priests. No wonder so many Italians are present when the POPE of the Catholic church speaks. You all have guilty consciences. I live in peace and I love it. I found peace in a chaotic world. This is my choice.

I wonder what these Italian students will feel when they have children and remember their savage and un-Christian-dehumanizing behaviors toward an innocent American girl in the streets of Perugia, Italy.
They have to live with this too and try to pass themselves off as decent human beings because Italy is all about the image. What happens when your Masks melt ? What happens when you are old and wiser and realize you were caught up in public defaming which truly hurt an innocent human beings life? I bet there are long lines of Italians in line at your Italian Catholic churches waiting for a priest to hear your confessions. Well, students, police, professors, prosecutor, Judges who are all corrupt. I am Catholic and saying the Rosary and a few Hail Mary's is not good enough for what you have done to Amanda Knox. Go sit in the praying chapel where you are expected to be totally quiet while saying the Rosary. You listen to God. No one else. Clear your minds. You " actively listen " to God and I believe you will change your attitudes.

If any of them have a conscience and they allowed this to happen or participated in it......do not ever , ever even think of coming to the USA. If you think your education and systems are so effective....stay in Europe until you naturally die of old age. You have nothing to offer the USA. Think this message over.

SUPPORTING FREEDOM FOR AMANDA AND RAFFAELLE DOES NOT MEAN unjust for MEREDITH She deserves to be laid to rest by the truthhhhhhhhhhhh . Stop this comparison. Everyone in all of the Facebook groups feel sorrow for Meredith as well. But locking 2 innocent kids up is not granting her peace. It is granting her sorrow. Her parents allowing this to be are allowing Rudy to take 3 life's. Look before you speak. These kids are innocent, a blind person can see the writing on the wall. I as a mother would want this matter cleared up immediately. I would not want any parent to suffer like this, I would see clearly that something is wrong here. I would have to ask, If the situation was reversed and it was Meredith accused over Amands death, what would their reaction and actions be? .......... They need to seek truth.

In a now familiar scenario, a self-proclaimed American missionary, Robert Park, 28, slipped across the frozen Tumen River into North Korea from China last week with letters calling for a change in North Korea's leadership and an end to political prison camps. North's official Korean Central News Agency said in a brief dispatch that the American was detained and under investigation after illegally entering through the North Korea-China border last Thursday.

Mr. Park is to many a deluded fool, who deliberately crossed the Chinese-North Korean border into North Korea. The North Koreans have apprehended him, will put him on trial, and will sentence him to 37 years in a prison camp. The fundamentalist Christian right will howl, its anger which will be echoed by conservative broadcast media (Pox News, Limblob, O'Whiney, and Don Anus). The President will respond to the heat by sending Bill Clinton to negotiate with President Kimchi of NK
while Hillary rants about its cruel repressive and immoral leadership.

As this international psycho-drama is unfolding Amanda Knox, a truly innocent American citizen, deserving of the federal government's full diplomatic support remains imprisoned in a maximum security Italian dungeon. Every morning in checking the news on the Internet one of my strongest fears is that it will be reported that she has committed suicide over the total surrealism of her trial and the hopelessness of her situation.

I hope for Obama's and Hillary's sake she doesn't commit suicide in abject despair from being unjustly sentenced and then being abandoned by her own country . If that happens neither Obama or Hillary will ever hold an elective office in ,America again. FREE AMANDA KNOX!

A hyperlink to an objective 3rd party review of the Amanda Knox trial as a dismal miscarriage of justice.
It was written by Mr. Bernard Shepherd, President of the Birmingham England, UK Law Society, who indicates (source not identified) that Hillary Clinton is close to doing something on Amanda's behalf.
http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/business-comment/mo...
Hope all of you take the time to read it
Best Regards,
Richard

HELLO member11047148 You must be on medication or your blood is full of alcohol you are not making any sense in all your STUPID post get a life will you and go to ITALY before you can comment on it because lots of us we been there and we know you are writing a bunch of nonsense !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dear Mr. Trump,
Blogger 1104905 is a mother and her message is brave and accurate ! Good for you Mama!
Excellent point about if Meredith was falsley accused and sitting in jail in the USA,

So, TEAM " FREE AMANDA KNOX " ..... Does anyone think we are making any "progress" in getting Amanda free and returned to the USA. and to her beloved Americans ?

I wrote to Sentator Maria Cantwell and Hillary Clinton again.

Writing to our legislative representatives over and over is another thing we Americans can do!

Dear Mr. Trump,
I have to Thank you again for stepping up on Amanda's behalf and sharing your blog. I have never been a blogger and yours is my first experience. Imagine that.

I asked Senator Cantwell and US Secretary Clinton to read your blog when I wrote to them about helping Amanda. For sure, there is evidence on your blog of Anti Americanism from Italians.

To the Italians: You are over confident. Do you really think if Americans fully "boycotted italy" that you and your country would not feel it ? Think again.

I like the idea one blogger gave of about 1000 Americans flying to Italy and going to support Amanda.

Does anyone think the Filmena factor is odd? I have been wondering about this for a while. Today I found that Turtle Dove on Candace's blog wrote the following:

1) her window broken
2) her cell phone in Merediths possession
3) she is the one that comments on glass yet no photographs confirm this
4) she is the one that points the finger at Amanda
5) she is the one who acts uptight at the crime scene.
6) her room ripped apart
7) She is the one who disprupts crime scene to get her ultra important documents.

Even in the unlikely event that Amanda is really totally innocent, I frankly don't know how all of you, Mr Trump and all other Knox proselytes, could possibly think that putting down an entire democratic nation with all its institutions, such as the judiciary, is going to actually help Amanda to gain her favours with the judges and the jurors (and the Italian public opinion)!

You know that the Italian Judiciary is the most independent in the entire world and that the Italian Government has no power over it, since both judges and even prosecutors don't even report to or get appointed by the executive power there (I'm sure Berlusconi wished he could, to get them off his back!).

So, how is your strategy going to work exactly? Please explain this to me! I don't get it, but maybe I'm not as smart as I thought!

to member11046977,
If you're going to engage in ad hominem attacks ( implying that I was using drugs) featuring the use of juvenile pejoratives (i.e., stupid) regarding posts I've made, please make your comments using complete declarative sentences. Otherwise, your meaning is unclear. As I have made more than one post please indicate the date and time of the one on which you are commenting. Making the assumption that because someone doesn't agree with you that they've never traveled to or within Italy is risky at best. It doesn't reflect well on your ability to analyze arguments or present your ideas clearly. It might be better to present your own thoughts than to criticize those of others in a rambling incoherent, and grammatically incorrect manner

This case is really about Italian neo-fascists and extreme nationalists using Ms Knox in a sort of philosophical terrorist attack on the idea of the USA, and more generally, on the concept of Western liberal democracy, than it is about the guilt or innocence of Ms Knox.

The Italian authorties' case itself is unbelievably preposterous on its face. And, what's more, upon closer inspection the role of neo-fascism/anti-Americanism is unmistakable and undeniable.

Modern Italian neo-fascists, followers of WWII Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, have been plastering this poster all over Italy, defiling Ms Knox:

http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/9730,news-comment,news-politics,italian-f
orza-nuova-posters

This poster uses Ms Knox's image as an object upon which to focus public hate and intolerance. Otherwise there is not one iota of substantiated evidence implicating Ms Knox to Ms Kercher's tragic murder.

Readers should ask themselves how they would like it if the image on the posters was their daughter or sister, instead of Ms Knox.

Thank you again, Mr Trump, for standing up for Amanda Knox, who appears to be all but held hostage by a foreign country.

Dear Mr. Trump,
In your initial statement you state " Nothing has been made clear - except that Amanda Knox is now in an Italian prison for perhaps her whole life.
is everything "clear " yet. Do we have a clear plan of action. beside " boycotting Italy " (which we feel good about making public ) until they get seroius and return Amanda home ?
I am praying there is some muscle behind our Trump U blog. I do believe we are getting the attention of many peeople with strong feelings about the "injustice" Amanda received. Still, even when I speak with other bloggers, my friends, neighbors, and people in the community, too many people are shrugging their shoulders and using the " IF " this or that happened phrase way too much. This is wrong. Americans need to know " THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP US GOD." Italy has not given Americans the entire truth. We are being fed B.S. and propaganda. We need to get out of the " IF " stage and get some real ACTION !

Dear Mr. Trump,
11046902 refers to our State Department and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs not acting on Amanda's behalf and the writer indicates this must carry some substance.

It was President Bill Clinton who went to the communist country negotiating the release of our two Asian American women, I believe one writer, and a reporter, who were being called spys.

If President Clinton had not used his influence, negotiating skills, knowledge of law, and position in life. Does anyone truly believe these women would still be in a communist prison ? Hell, Yes, they would. Mr. Trump, you are a celebrity and you have easier access to the celebrity reporter. Maybe you could get a hold of her and ask what her and her sister's tears were all about when they landed on American soil ? These women were both innocent and defamed to be evil American women which is far from the truth. I believe many Americans were crying watching them get off the plane and hug their loved ones. Then, we see President Clinton. We do not see or hear from the State Department or anyone else from Government.

President Clinton used his own funds, his own time out from his family, and the work he does for his Clinton Foundation to go rescue these two innocent women and dig them out from underneath the seriously defaming, fearful, and unsafe position a foreign country was keeping incarcerating them in.

I am going to write to President Clintion and ask if he can rescue Amanda via his Clinton Foundation. I receive email updates on his foundation. He does do many good things to help children in foreign countries. His foundation provides clean water, teaches people in third world countries how to be healthier who have Malaria, HIV, and AIDS. Let's see if President Clinton can help Mr.Trump free Amanda Knox. He asks for Americans to donate to his Foundation to help these poor people in foreign countries. We are Americans and we have been asked to behave and believe in helping others in ugly situations from the first day we took our first breath........until we die. We, as Americans stand up and go rescue these people. This is the right thing to do. We help the oppressed who try to stand up for themselves and are retaliated against in damaging ways and/or killed. The USA may be a diverse society with a united combination of people and beliefs. I will tell you one thing, every American has in their blood, heart, and soul to stand up for people who need help. Most of the time, we stand up because our country asks us to do so.....it may not initially be 100% "clear", sometimes even after we help foreign countries it may never be 100% clear. The American way is to stand united.....diverse....yet, united. We do celebrate diversity. All Americans are asked to help other countries, regardless of financial, IQ, social status. disability, race, religion, familial status, or whether we have enough food to put on the tables of our own children, if we cannot afford medical, if we are suffering, it does not matter, we are expected to have integrity and take a stand and value humanity. We do. We need more people to stand up for to " FREE OUR AMERICAN GIRL AMANDA." I have contributed a lot of ideas and taken action the best I can for an American woman on disability hurt in the line of my duties for my countrymen, women and children......like millions of Americans. Stand Up America! Bring our American girl home. We need progress now.

Amanda Knox has stronger appeal rights in Italy than in U.S.

Washington State Senator Maria Cantwell has stated that Amanda Knox did not receive a fair trial in Perugia, Italy, implying the Italian system is inherently deficient, and calling for the Department of State to intervene. In fact, Knox has stronger rights on appeal in Italy than a defendant in the U.S..

As it stands now, Amanda Knox has the right to two appeals in Italy as a matter of right. In her home state of Washington, she would have one appeal as a matter of right, to the Court of Appeals, and any request for a second review by the Washington State Supreme Court would be discretionary as to whether a review would even take place.

In her home state, an appeal from the trial court to the Court of Appeals would only be for legal error, the appeal would not allow her to argue that the appeals court should substitute their judgment on the facts for that of the jury. Only if the evidence was completely insufficient for any rational juror to convict would the strength of the evidence matter. In other words, if even one rational person could convict on the evidence presented, the weight of the evidence does not matter on review. The U.S. appellant can of course argue that legal error was committed in the admission of evidence, or in instructing the jury on the law, or as to the correctness of the sentence imposed.

But in Italy, Knox's first appeal will have the Corte d' Assize d'Appello (Court of Appeals) of Perugia retrying the facts, giving her a chance she would not have in the U.S. appeals system. In other words, the evidence could be sufficient for some people to vote for guilty, but if the Italian appellate judges have doubts as to the conclusions to be drawn from the facts, they could acquit. There will be a six person jury on this appeal as well. The president of the Appeal Court of Assizes is in fact a judge from the Supreme Court of Cassation. The jurors must be all have a high school diploma, in the first trial the minimum required is only a middle school education.

Knox can request a change of venue in this first appeal, if she can show good cause, unlike the appellate process here.

If Knox's first appeal is not successful, she has another appeal as a matter of right, to the Court of Cassation This appeal is more like her appeal rights in the U.S., it is only for review of whether distinct legal errors were committed. But in Washington State, she would not have this second level of review as a matter of right.

Further, reportedly, half of appeals in Italy result in reversal. Taking that alone, Knox's chances are now fifty-fifty.

Art. 593 et seq. of the Italian Code of Criminal Procedure governs appeals. Art. 595 of the Code provides that the judge in the trial court has 90 days from the December 4 verdict to file his written report of "Motivations" for the decision. Then Knox's lawyer has 45 days to file for appeal.

In 1988, a new code was enacted that chose to abandon the inquisitorial system. But the system is not completely like the U.S. adversarial system, it may be somewhere between the old system and the American style criminal procedure.

America needs to stay out of Knox affair


Knox stood trial in Italy and the court heard a voluminous amount of evidence pointing to her guilt. She will serve 26 years in prison.

The family of Amanda Knox insist that the Italian legal system is flawed, but is the Italian system flawed - or does the American justice system still view women as belonging to the 'weaker sex' and in need of special protection?

If the US government runs to the aid of Amanda Knox and tries to reverse the outcome of a perfectly good trial, they are indeed making such a sexist statement.

Therefore, barring grave procedural error, the US government needs to stay out of the affair and let justice be served in memory of the murder victim, Meredith Kercher.

I uploaded this Word Pad (RTF) document to the net.
I would like for those concerned to download it and give it a good going over.
After we have made corrections start spreading it around. Send it to everyone on your email address list as a chain letter. Post it here and there. Send it to people with power and influenc...e etc.
I would like an unanimous effort to get her released from prison NOW!!! Her release should result in Raffaele's release also, I hope. No telling what that bunch of clowns will do :(

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good on you donald i am not american but i am appaled at this blatent miscarriage of justice.there is something very ugly about what the italians have done to this innocent girl.the way they assinated her caracter in the press without she getting any right of reply.congratulations to the decant people of seattle who took on the job of telling the world the true caracter of amanda knox.for evil to triumph all it takes is for just men to do nothing

Some posters have maintained that Italy is an old culture, with a sound, democratic government, implying that this state of affairs has always been so, and therefore these posters maintain that it is unreasonable to assume, as many other posters do, that Ms Knox did not get a fair trial.

Just to set the record straight, and give some historical perspective and cultural context, let us explain that Italy was ruled by fascist dictator Benito Mussolini from October 1922 to the end of WWII when Allied forces imposed the current Italian democracy by force of arms.

The Italian fascist movement in the 1920s was actually headquartered in Perugia, headed by 4 generals called the quadrumvirate. The fascists seized power during the October 27-29 March on Rome, where, originating from the Perugia headquarters, fascist mobs stormed Rome and overthrew the legitimate government. Due to the strong fascist sentiments of the local population, Mussolini later chose the University at Perugia to give a famous October 1926 speech which outlined Mussolini's fascist doctrines. And, ironically, Mussolini himself established the Università per Stranieri di Perugia (The University for Foreigners in Perugia) in the 1920s.

Does this strong fascist support still exist in what was the headquarters and heartland of Italian fascism (Perugia/Umbria)? If so, did this contribute to Ms Knox's not getting a fair trial?

Some Amanda-haters appear to be working on behalf of others, perhaps working on behalf of some foreign government agency or other foreign institution (although it is hard to discern their motive, perhaps pure malice is their motive). Here in the USA we have the Foreign Agents Registration Act which requires those acting on behalf of foreign entities to register with the US Justice Department. Jail-time penalties are provided for those who act on behalf of foreign entities, but do not register with the US Justice Department.

Mr Trump

I do not agree with boycotting Italy, because this whole mess was created by one man, the Prosecutor, so I ask you, why should two countries suffer for what damage one man has caused, both countries will suffer and it could create a possible wedge between them, by this boycotting, I don't feel this is Anti Americanism, it is a Prosecutor that through his arrogance brought this on these families, to me the Prosecutor should be the one to pay to the families. Not make people suffer on both sides.

Dear Mr. Trump,
2010 is nearly here ! If it is true Amanda has even a slight chance of being released next year............we are close to meeting our goal.

TO: THE ITALIAN CORRECTIONS OFFICERS / GUARDS:
Regardless of what you think of Americans, Amanda Knox, or her family. DO NOT TOUCH A HAIR ON AMANDA'S BODY AS SOME HAVE MADE COMMENTS ABOUT RAPE AND ASSAULT.

AMERICANS DO NOT FORGET !

YOU GO TO THE SAME PLACE FOR WORK EVERY DAY AND UNLESS YOU WANT TO SPEND YOUR TIME THERE LOOKING OVER YOUR SHOULDER, OR ENDING UP ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BARS, DO NOT TOUCH HER. WE WILL FIND OUT AND YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS....LOOK HOW MUCH THE WHOLE WORLD KNOWS NOW THAT THE CORRUPT ITALIANS (there are good ones) HAVE DEFAMED HER. YOU DO NOT WANT TO BE KNOWN AS SEX OFFENDERS DO YOU ?

Our American girl better be returned to the USA with "no abuse" stories. Also, it is your job to protect her !

Dear Mr. Trump,
Our TV news reports tonight that the city of Seattle, Washington is building a park called Perugia Park. They state Perugia became Seattle's Sister city in 1991. I wonder what special attractions this will bring ? I imagine there may be protesters of both sides of the fence. I hope nothing gets violent. We have had enough of violence! It's one thing for opinions, tempers, and name calling which has occured on your blog to happen. No one gets hurt blogging.

I still cannot imagine Amanda Knox murdering anyone. Someone will need to "prove it " with hard facts to me, before I will listen to defamation, generalizations, stereotypes, speculation, lies, and propaganda.
I am not giving up and there is no way I will visit Perugia Park. There is too much tension in the air over this issue. I pray everything stays peaceful.

Let me show you all something,,,,,,,,,,,,

This is what happens when poor Raffaelles father went to high officials as we do our officials. He informed them that this investigation was way out of control and that little fat man MINIGI was making tons of mistakes. Welll that is why his family was charged. For simply speaking out as we do. Thats a democracy? like heck it is. We don't get we tapped our entire family because we speak out.. proof is on the table with over 30,000 in support on Facebook at this time. This is a prison of country. Ran by a little short fat man. Who's head is swelled bigger then his bet size at this point. This is wrongggggg to allow. Donald get our kids out of there.... Love. A mom

P.S> all those who don't want to see the truth.. well this could be your child, I would take a breath before I speak on something without actual facts. I know the facts. I talk to the victims daily.

http://www.repubblica.it/2008/04/sezioni/cronaca/perugia-uccisa7/genito
ri-sollecito/genitori-sollecito.html

Amanda Knox may not live long enough to make it to an appeal. She was reported to be experiencing hair loss due to stress. The highest suicide rate among Americans is among young adults. Who could be experiencing greater despair than Amanda.From other reports she
has been forced to refashion her personal image into that of a passive submissive female so loved by Mediterranean cultures in order to be more appealing to an Italian court. One no different from the one in which she was defamed as an unfeeling slut by the malignant prosecutor . This is either from the advice of a PR consultant or from her own personal analysis. Either way she is having to surrender her soul on the monstrous altar of Italian Justice. A quote from the Diary of Anne Frank another tragic imprisoned young woman says it better.
"
"And finally I twist my heart round again, so that the bad is on the outside and the good is on the inside, and keep on trying to find a way of becoming what I would so like to be, and could be, if there weren't any other people living in the world."
- Anne Frank
I strongly urge Mr. Trump to use his efforts to rally Americans in real-time to a FREE AMANDA KNOX NOW campaign while her life and sanity can yet be saved.. Boycotts take too long and are impossible to enforce. Lobbying Congress works every time. The 2010 elections are only 10 months away. Let the people's words of , "Bring Amanda Home for Christmas" be heard in Washington. Amanda would make a lot better poster girl for the Republicans than Sarah Palin.

Dear Mr. Trump,
I do not know who 11047372 is, however, it is someone with a very high IQ and I LOVE real true
(get it Perugia?) TRUE FACTS of real time or history.

11047372 Well stated, I am impressed. I hope others are too. You are on the ball !
I hope we can get this poor girl out of the Italian Prison before it's too late. In Seattle our news informed us they are taking a small parking lot and turning it into Perugia Park. There is no way I believe this is going to work due to what Perugia, Italy " Not All Italians " have done to our American girl Amanda Knox. All I see is trouble when this is put into place, picket signs, protesters, Americans getting the word out to bring our Amanda Knox to the USA and Washington State now ! Yes, I am worried. Some of the nutcases are going to be jumping out of Mr. Trump's blog and Oh, Lord ! NO VIOLENCE.
DOES EVERY UNDERSTAND ? WE WANT AMANDA BACK HOME AND WE IN SEATTLE OR ANYWHERE IN WASHINGTON STATE, WILL NOT BE TOLERATING ANY VIOLENCE. ANYONE THINKING THIS WAY BETTER LEARN AMERICAN RULES AND OUR CONSTITUTION BEFORE YOU OPEN YOUR MOUTH AGAINST AMANDA ON OUR AMERICAN SOIL. THIS IS A COMMON SENSE MESSAGE YOU MAY WANT TO KEEP IN MIND IF YOU COME HERE. WE HAVE PLENTY OF WONDERFUL " ITALIAN AMERICANS " WHO ARE NOT LIKE THE PEOPLE IN PERUGIA, ITALY. THEY ARE AMERICANS AND WE ARE PROUD OF THEM ALONG WITH EVERY OTHER AMERICAN TRUE TO OUR COLORS OF OUR FLAG, EACH OTHER, OUR CONSTITUTION, INTEGRITY, AND GOD.

Dear Mr. Trump,
11047372 exactly the point of our "Free Amanda Knox" messages ! GOOD FOR YOU ! Why should two countries and so many people suffer over what one "delusional Italian Prosecutor" has done ? In Victim Impact Awareness / Victim Empathy, which I taught in our Washington State Justice system there is something we refer to as "The Domino Effect."

Look at this dangerous, dangerous Italian prosecutor who has abused his power and look how many people his actions have radiated pain and suffering all over the world ! Yes, Perugia, Italy look very closely at the behaviors and the metaphorical earthquake your Perugia courts have allowed this man to do ! He must have one or more of you over a barrel. Maybe physically the way he had his nose all up in Amanda's personal business. I believe some people think this blog is only between Americans and Perugia, Italians. This is not true. I used this Domino Effect to teach criminals how they have not only victimized themselves, their families, friends, neighbors, and more ! Amanda Knox did not create a Domino Effect of anyone being victimized by her ! No. No.

The Perugia, Italy courts, Prosecutor and the mobster Judge who assigned his own butt into the Jury room ! What jury person is going to go against him ? Would you if you knew there would be repurcussions, your business, your life may be ruined if you do not "slant" your opinion his way ?
Basic survival....these people had an unbalanced intimidating power player in their midst ! This is not Democratic....this is not a jury of one's peers, not objective investigating, not trustworthy fact-finding, not professional on any continent, and which one of these jurors was going to stand up and tell this Judge... Beat it Pal ! You're sitting in the wrong chair and room. How many other Judges in Perugia, Italy assign themselves to juries on murder or alleged murder trials. This Judge wanted the outcome to go a certain way. This Judge is nothing short of Mafia intimidation. Never in my life and I worked in plenty of superior courts in my day, have I ever seen or heard of a Judge pulling an abuse of power stunt like this one. Never, in my country of America have I ever heard of an abuse of power stunt on the news like this one. In fact, this is the first time I have ever heard of any Judge going this far out of bounds communicating with jurors, the public, the court workers, or anyone else. When the Judge steps off the Bench everyone is supposed to stand and honor them, and SHUT UP ! If people working on the case are talking about it in the hallway of a court, and the Judge comes walking out of their chambers in American you had better SHUT UP ! The reason for this is so the Judge can receive "facts" maintain integrity and objectivity when they finally make a judgment or sentence.

Amanda's case has so much MUK in it, no wonder no one can get a 100% clear picture. However, Remember, We AMERICANS NEVER FORGET. " WE NEVER, EVER FORGET.

Who the hell, besides Hitler, makes this big of an impact right out of the the gate on so many people. What is the man doing right now ? Is he still working as a Prosecutor ?

Dear Mr. Trump,
Thank you once again for stepping up for Amanda to set her free. Please everyone on this blog.

I don't believe anyone is trying to exclude Rafael from receiving justice. My heart goes out to him and to his family too. Please, do not believe there are poor wishes at least from my messages that he not receive a fair trial and appeal.

It's just that Mr. Donald J. Trump is an American living, working, leading. and succeeding in the USA.
If someone in Italy wants to begin a blog from one of your celebrities for Rafael, there are plenty of brave European Musicians with tons of influence all over the world. Contact them, begin what Mr. Trump and Americans are doing to join him in helping Amanda.

To the European Amanda and American Critics, Get of your blogs and coordinate to go help Rafael.
Shut your pie-holes and get busy. Americans are on it. We mean business when we express our wishes to have Amanda brought home. It is not only us who is active. There is the " Official Friends Of Amanda Knox " and they have an " Official Spokesperson."" The way I see it. Excellent. We Americans know how to be United. We are not in competition to bring Amanda home. We are organizing in many locations and ways. We will bring it all together and stand United. We have been doing it for hundreds of years and we will not stop " Until Amanda Knox is set free and home with her family, friends, unknown Americans backing her innocence, and we are a tenacious people !

Dear Mr. Trump and everyone;
HEADS UP ! Amanda supporters and Nay-Sayers ! Our Seattle, Washington News report KIRO 7 news reported tonight regarding the recent report to name make a park and name it Perugia Park due to the historical fact that in 1991 Perugia, Italy was named the " Sister City " for Seattle. This updated report stated SEATTLE WILL NOT MAKE A " PERUGIA PARK. " Thank God !

The Diamond parking lot which was going to be turned into " Perugia Park " is being put on hold due to the verdict of Amanda Knox ! Thank God ! We do not need the black eye in our neighborhood that the corrupt Prosecutor, Judges, Police, Jurors, and all other involved parties gave to the rest of the world. Thank God !

Mr. Trump I do not know if it was you, friends of Amanda, other concerned parties on this blog. I will tell you one thing, again ! Thank God.
Perugia, Italy......you see, how serious Americans are taking what you have done to one of our American children ? If this park ever goes up and Perugia has not sent Amanda Knox home. I can make predictions better than Nostrodomus ! Believe this, there will be violence which none of us will welcome. Send Amanda home now, so, we can forgive you and all of us can get on with our lives.

It is 11:25 PM Seattle, Washington Pacific Standard Time.....Perugia, Italy corrupt justice system...... you have 35 minutes to get Amanda safely on an airplane headed for the USA.....I will sit at the airport myself and wait for her with her family. Nay-Sayers....don't even think about it. We want Amanda to have a Happy New Year ! Believe it or not, Meredith's Mum and Family we want everyone to have a Happier New Year than 2009 ! God be wih all of us internationally. Please tell Amanda " We are coming to bring her home to her beloved Americans." I think God is listening to some of our prayers. Let's keep saying them ! Italians and Americans alike.

Dear Mr. Trump,
I thought these Euro-Corrupt Perugia court supporters were supposed to have "set us straight" stating Italian prisons are so much more "civilized" than USA prisons ? If this is true, and if it is also true that Amanda is losing hair due to stress.....it is the responsibility of this so called effective Federal European Union to keep her safe ! It doesn't matter whether she is their political prisoner or not !
I believe she is. The prison at Perugia, Italy is supposed to give her medical attention, basic health needs and this includes healthy and appropriate mental health treatment. Suicide thoughts, which we call " ideation " are CRIES FOR HELP ! AMANDA IS CRYING FOR HELP AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY SHE IS IN SUCH DESPAIR. AMANDA HAS A RIGHT TO KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE SUPPORTING HER. I do not know her, yet, I did work in a prison with young people and we did not merely say this prisoner is stressed out and gossip about it. Perugia, Italy, I cannot warn you enough, pull your heads out......you need to widen your view to the big picture. Amanda Knox must be cared for as a civilized human being. A clean bed to sleep in, healthy food, top quality medical, safe living quarters, if she is afraid, it is your job to counsel her back to "balance" and walk her through this journey however long or short and give her hope. ASK YOUR POPE HOW HE WOULD LIKE YOU TO TREAT HER ! What I am saying is not an American or Italian " thing." It is much bigger than any beliefs stating in this blog. When I tell you I am writing to the Catholic Pope, do not doubt me. God is pretty close to the only person I am humbly fearful of and we need to have faith that he will intervene in Amanda's situation. Even if these are not your belielfs. When we run a baseball field in America, we make sure we cover all the bases and the whole field. More than one peaceful resolution which can be expedited is welcomed. HAPPY NEW YEAR AMANDA ! AMERICAN PEOPLE WILL NOT ABANDON YOU Amanda! To: Meredith's Mum.....Rise above your pain and pray to the Holy Mother who will do the right thing for your daughter in heaven and for our American girl Amanda. When things get bigger than you, give them to someone whom we love, who loves us, who is bigger than all of us.

Dear Mr. Trump,
Who is reporting Amanda is so stressed she may not live. Richard is it you ? I believe we have discussed this enough. AMANDA, YOU ARE A STRONG, INTELLIGENT, INNOCENT AMERICAN GIRL AND DO NOT FORGET IT. I ( you will know me one day) EXPECT YOU, AS A 22 YEAR OLD AMERICAN WOMAN, NOT TO ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE HARMED AND WORK TO PREVENT IT, AND GOD IS NOT GIVING YOU PERMISSION TO HARM YOURSELF.

AMANDA IF THIS IS NOT WHAT YOU ARE THINKING AT ALL...EXCELLENT ! BE ASSURED IF YOU HAVE BEEN FED CORRUPT INFORMATION AND IT HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT YOU, IT IS BEING DONE TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC. REACH INSIDE YOUR SELF AND TAP INTO YOUR GUT INNER STRENGTH YOU HAVE A LOT MORE THAN YOU THINK. PUT YOUR FAITH IN GOD AND NOT IN THE PEOPLE SURROUNDING YOU IN THE PRISON RIGHT NOW. EVEN IN WARTIME, PRISONERS ARE EXPECTED TO GO BY ..... I BELIEVE THE GENEVA CONVENTION....ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ABOUT WARTIME LAWS...JUMP IN. IF THE ITALIANS DO NOT TREAT YOU WELL AS A STUDENT OR EVEN AS A PRISONER, THIS MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO SEE RIGHT NOW,...BUT, THEY WILL SEE CONSEQUENCES SOONER OR LATER. DON'T LET THEM FOOL YOU.

AMERICANS ARE TRAINED TO TAKE TALK OF SUICIDE SERIOUSLY. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE 'ALLEGED" NICE ITALIAN LADY FROM ASSISI WHO " ALLEGEDLY" BROUGHT AMANDA PRESENTS FOR CHRISTMAS ? IF SHE CAN BRING HER PRESENTS ONCE, SHE CAN DO IT TWICE, AND KEEP VISITING HER AND PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, AS YOU WOULD WITH YOUR OWN CHILD. IF MEREDITH WERE IN OUR PRISONS AND ANYONE EVEN THOUGHT OF HURTING HER....WE WOULD NOT ALLOW IT....EVEN IF THEY ARE OTHE PRISONERS OR GUARDS. I KNOW WHAT I AM SAYING.....I WAS A PRISON COUNSELOR FOR YEARS IN AMERICA.

Mr Trump, I think this blog is quite disturbing, You are entitled to your opinions and to discuss them on any platform which you choose but I really do think you need to get familiar with this case properly and look at all the facts and evidence, it will then become clear to you exactly why this woman and her boyfriend were convicted. I think you are being ridiculous by suggesting that people boycott Italy. Do you have nothing better to do with your time than to get caught up and believe all the tabloid gutter press and the biased reporting of this case by the US media. I thought you had more intelligence than that but obviously not. There are a helluva lot more important issues going on in this world that would certainly benefit from your interest and support or did you write this blog to generate some PR for yourself and to keep you in the tabloid gutter press which you seem to be so fond of.

Well, it all seems rather strange, that so many people murdered meridith kirchner! ... it was a horrible crime, and it appears at least the Ivorian actually murdered her, and justice was served in that case. It looks pretty bad for him & he seems pretty dangerous, despite having an italian pass & constant offers of work, always getting caught stealing & with big knives... then finally this... I've got many italian friends, & id say to them, its kinda dubious to let this guy out so early now hes won his appeals, he needs som SERIOUS counseling! but i wanta say ive got lots of friends from Cote de Ivoire, and thr usually all great! and i listen to Alpha Blondy! its just this one seems kinda...spooky & voodooed out

When it comes to Amanda & Sollecito, well first i think they shouldv been tried seperately. Thr are som peculiar things about Sollecito, such as that photo he posted with a BIG knife & some pink bleach or whatever, but it couldve been just a silly photo & a coincidence somthing bad later happened he was acccused of... i'm not convinced he had a part in this, but i allow the possibility, id need to see mor evidence, i allow perhaps he framed the Ivorian, or they did it together, but the Ivorian never admitted to Sollecito being thr, or Amanda either... casting serious doubt either one had anything to do with it

With Amanda, well thrs a few strange things, but it seems the burden of evidence suggests she is fully or mainly innocent... its pretty unusual young women commit extreme violent acts in the first place, but yes it happens... i'm not FULLY convinced of her innocence, but i'm totally UNCONVINCED of her guilt, and allow the strong possibility she is only convicted cause she fought the case hard, in the media too, displeasing the italians in this town, the fact of a general anti-american bias these days, especially in europe, that americans are very violent & slaughter tons of people like in Iraq, & very importantly i feel she was convicted cause she was too liberal in her personal life for a stricktly conservative judge & prosecutor, with som things ive read the prosecutor believes or said convincing me hes a little looney... it seems a case of OVERKILL by the prosecution, caging as many people as they can round up... after yes, a particularly violent brutal murder that shocked evryone... that has now nearly or fully ruined the lives of 5 young people

But i would defend my Italian friends & thr justice system, compared to the american system, well americans hav an especially harsh puritanical justice system, caging people as much as possibl for as long as possibl, naming off a half dozen different charges for any single criminal act, & that eventually morphed into a system where almost everybody just plea bargains to avoid any possibility of getting those draconian sentences. 4 the haters & punishers on this blog, u know, in every country most the police people couldnt even get into college, & the judges are half them rejects too, they make mistakes

I agree with Mr Trump, putting pressure on the Italians, i may do so as well later on if things dont shape up under these lighter pressures such as commerce boycotts, i have an EXTREMELY sensitiv & dangerous international matter for the Italians that would cost them dearly if it got out... but like i say i hav tons of Italian friends, & i was really charmed this last august while i was living in France to see so many great Italian familys on vacation thr, they really made my stay so much nicer & the city of Paris far mor cute & friendly, & a few years ago while i was living in switzerland, well one of the best brightest things thr with actual life, was a cute young sardinian lass who went sledding with me... so its hard for me to take action against them, but i'm giving them a warning on this web page

anybody slaying young british women is looking at 'pretty rough scenarios' if i find them... to say the least... but this verdict looks kinda fishy

nicholas YW

In the somber knowledge that Amanda Knox was spending another sad and dreary day in her Italian dungeon, I tried to fulfill my New Year’s resolution about bringing Amanda home by Christmas 2010. I emailed the 2 U.S. Senators from Illinois, my Congresswoman and John McCain to work on Amanda’s behalf. Another letter was drafted to the Secretary of State admonishing her for her inaction. Over the weekend I will contact Angela Davis a law professor at the University of California who in the 1970s was unjustly imprisoned and released on a bogus murder charge for which she spent 3 years in prison. She more than any other public figure would understand Amanda’s situation.
My strategy is to write anyone with a high profile and a reason to be interested in Amanda’s cause . Another person that might be of interest is Dr. Aileen Sirey, a clinical Psychologist who founded NOIAW (contact information below)
Aileen Riotto Sirey, Ph.D.
Chair and Founder
National Organization of Italian American Women
25 West 43rd Street, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10036
As most of the people who use Mr. Trump’s Free Amanda Knox Blog, I am a private individual who doesn’t know Amanda’s family and represents only himself. In an election year correspondence can have a major impact on politicians’ Amanda Knox Consciousness. In the spirit of the 1960s I invite any who are interested in joining me in forming a correspondence group to raise the Amanda Knox consciousness of our Congressional legislators and other national influencers. It will research influential contacts, create a database of known influential contacts, design standard Free Amanda Knox communications and make contacts. I am proposing this in the belief that the American spirit of individual action can move mountains
My name is Richard M. Kadas. My address is: 310 West Martin Ave. (#206); Naperville, IL 60540. If you’re seriously interested please contact me. Include the words, "I am interested in becoming part of an organized communications effort to free Amanda Knox". Also include your name, physical, and email addresses so I can respond. I sincerely hope there are many of you who really want to do something in an organized way to Free Amanda Knox
Best Regards,
Richard M. Kadas

Dear Mr. Trump and Team Bloggers;
HAPPY NEW YEAR !

11047148 You write well. I too, have mentioned getting poor Amanda out of the Perugia, italy prison in REAL TIME. Thank you for saying it. We need to have a powerful, effective and expedited plan to free Amanda. Amanda is only 22 and currently in the age group to continue her education, get married, have "children" and live a happy life protected by her family, friends, and fellow Americans.
Let's not forget Amanda's OMA (Grandmother Huff) She was on TV and stated she is getting another job to help her family and Amanda. Bless her heart. This poor woman has all silver hair and should not need to return to work, once again, due to the corrupt Perugia, prosecutor, Judges, and this whole rotten lot of people.

Please hear my (our) message, Perugia courts made a huge mistake, redeem yourselves, and complete your restitution by Freeing Amanda Knox now! The solution is simple! Once this happens you will see Americans are people of integrity and our word. This is all we want.
Amanda has gotten quite the real time education about traveling, partying, working, dating, and studying abroad without having much experience in the world. Amanda doesn't have much of the life experience that many of us bloggers do. Truly, she is just a child out of the eyes of mine.

Perugia, may indeed get a park of their own in the ity of Seattle. The plan is merely on " Hold." We are waiting to see what you do ! Perugia, be smart, a huge window of opportunity has been handed to you!
This park can go up and be a "black and blue eye" for you or a place of humanity and honor. I do believe millions of people will learn something about this entire situation. Amanda, Meredith, Raphael, and Rudy are all now part of the world's history. Let's not go through this journey in vain.

TO MEREDITH'S MUM: The park Perugia's sister city Seattle, Washington has proposed on buidling is on hold is due to the negativity of this entire situation. This outcome once handled appropriately, has the potential of turning into a" Memorial for Meredith" which will be public. Your daughter will be in the hearts and minds of people forever. Please let's salvage some good out of ther death. People of all ethnicities and diverse backgrounds can sit on a bench there and remember her, even chidren and outh. We never know what the future will bring ! It could be good things and this is what we all hope for ! Your daughter's death does not need to be in vain. Once Amanda is returned to the USA and her beloved Americans, and the park is built, other countries may follow our lead. This park is not far from where I live. I will go there once Amanda is set free and returned to the USA. You will see good people popping out of the wood-work and it will hopefully, make your heart feel a tiny bit better.

People will go there and pay respects to Meredith. I know my American people and the people in Seattle and the State of Washington. We memorialize people, dates, and honor the fallen.
Please let some of the pain in your heart lift up and out of you. It is not good for you, and in this case, several people from different countries are suffering. You are not alone. Our American Amanda is suffering and although you may not relate or agree with her lifestyle, she is no murderer. People will leave flowers and a Seattle city or Volunteer will maintain the park, so, it is beautiful all year round. There is a good reason somewhere why Seattle and Perugia became sister cities. FREE AMANDA KNOX and you will see. The people who live in the area where Seattle, Washington USA are planning to build this park are wonderful. My guess is more Americans will volunteer to maintain the beauty and honor of this park as citizens..


Amanda and Meredith's situaton has the potential to be an honored symbol in history.

Please think about it. God Bless You and your family.

Dear Mr. Trump,
One blogger, quoted Ann Frank so beautifully. Ann Frank is one of my heroes from childhood. I am not Jewish, yet, when I was in foster care, someone gave me her book. I loved it. I am 54 now and it is still my favorite thing to read and re-read.

Thank you 11047148 for reaching out through the brave and courageous Ann Frank.

FREE AMANDA KNOX TODAY !

Dear Mr. Trump,
Whomever has the address and opportunity to send Amanda things. Please send her Ann Frank's Diary. I am sure it will become attached to her, and her to it. If anyone who has not read it, I highly recommend it. I have written on our blog about Amanda having to get into her gut and get to her inner strength. This is what Ann Frank did and her strength teaches others over and over whether they are Jewish or not. Ann Frank was an unbelievable and amazing young woman.

Thank you. If someone does this, please let us know. Inner Strength Amanda, Inner Strength.
Follow Ann Frank's process of survival thinking and behaving. However, do not put anything in writing, put it in that student dictionary part of your mind and when you need lessons and memories of it to re-surface....they will. Trust yourself again..........I said, again Amanda. You are OK. It is the corrupt people around you who are not OK. You will be around American people who are OK once again. It's coming.

As part of our collective effort to FREE AMANDA KNOX it will be highly valuable if we all take action to oppose the proliferation of innuendo and outright lies that are being spead over the Internet. Here is my response to one I found today:

"More unsubstantiated innuendo. A UK paper that quotes an unsubstantiated source is picked up by the Examiner and passed on again as real news. It's another part of the fabric of innuendo and outright lies used to satiate the British and Italian Media's appetite for lurid sex tales. These were then used to justify Amanda Knox prosecution by another of Italy's aging lechers, Giuliano Mignini, who used this unsubstantiated information as evidence to construct a totally imaginary motive for the murder. He assassinated her character with it to such a degree that with virtually no physical evidence she was convicted of murder "
the website of the bogus report is: http://www.examiner.com/x-17262-Celebrity-Legal-Issues-Examiner~y2010....
Let's work together to FREE AMANDA KNOX BY CHRISTMAS 2010
Best Regards,
Richard

Dear Mr. Trump and Team Bloggers,

I agree with Richard 11047148. Richard you are a stellar writer and on task. I appreciate our
" COLLECTIVE AMERICAN - BENEVOLENT ENERGY" to "FREE AMANDA KNOX."

There are some nay-sayers who are merely trying to slant people away from facts.
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These nay-sayers charged Amanda's parents, or threatened to, with defamation in attempts to intimidate them, while they are in London. Not Italy. The corrupt Perugia, Italians run all over Europe, at least in the countries who tolerate their bunk, or make money off of it. They defame, slander, libel and they still think we don't have it figured out ? Why are all these people not in Italian prisons ?

I say we remain focused on plans to free Amanda. Let these other idiots run their mouths and we will control ourselves because this is our only reality. Self control is true reality. We cannot, nor could Amanda, control the thoughts, words, actions, or reactions of others.

The city of Seattle, Washington USA, has a plan on " HOLD " to build a park. It will be named Perugia Park. Initially, they were going ahead with the plan to build the park. Then another broadcast on our news channel reported the city changed it's mind DUE TO THE RECENT CONVICTION OF AMANDA KNOX. We can have random collectiveness. Someone with enough money to turn a parking lot in Seattle into Perugia Park is working on her behalf. Who ever it is....they are an Angel. I cannot afford to do it. When we all do whatever we can to help Amanda, however, big or small we may think it is.....it is so important because AMERICANS ARE NOT ABANDONING AMANDA KNOX I hope she knows it. I think it is important for Amanda to know, there are Americans who have tears for her. There are mothers who have poured their hearts out on this blog. I know I have and I couldn't think of a better place to put something on my computer for the whole world to see. We read each other's words, and some of you speak to our minds, others to our hearts. There are a lot of caring and compassionate Americans praying and wishing good things for Amanda. Good things are happening. Us! Friends of Amanda ! Her Official spokesperson, the news cast Mr. Trump put out on Boycotting Italy, this blog he is allowing us to use, the news report regarding building " Perugia Park " and then it being put on hold, due to what Perugia has done to Amanda. People are listening ,,, People from all walks of life. It is happening. I have faith that we will come together strong to send a serious message to Perugia, Italy to take us seriously and FREE AMANDA KNOX. We have a total of 218 messages on our blog. Newspapers, TV reporters, Celebrity, Common working folk, Disabled people, are coming together and it is going to come to a point where Perugia, Italy will not be able to maintain their insanity and cowardace and seriously hear our message.

Dear Mr. Trump,
We need a symbolic ribbon to keep awareness going to free Amanda ! The news in my state is running a missing person report on a Utah woman and they are passing around " Purple" ribbons in the shape of the yellow military and pink breast cancer ribbons. They are suggesting putting them on cars, wearing them, giving them to people at work, setting them on their desks, and so forth.

What color do we want for our Amanda to raise awareness and keep her on the front of the American public's minds ? Could the spokesperson for Amanda give some input ? This is something we can all do and it is inexpensive ! RIBBONS FOR AWARENES IN FREEING AMANDA KNOX !

SUPPORTERS PLEASE GIVE FEEDBACK AND INPUT. NAY-SAYERS - SHUT UP DON'T BOTHER.

Hey ,
Member 11046915
The ribbon idea to help keep Amanda’s memory green is great. A ribbon can be better than the Internet as it is a visible symbol that can be seen by hundreds of people daily. Amanda is the daughter of each one of us and she was forcibly kidnapped by the a criminal conspiracy between prosecutor, Giuliano Mignini, and the Perugia Police which reveals the darkest side of Italy. The criminals in the Knox trial were not Amanda and her boyfriend. They are the prosecutor, Giuliano Mignini, and the Perugia Police.

Let me offer an analysis of the Amanda Knox Trial that explaining why it demands the immediate intervention by the Federal Government using its full power. It’s becoming very clear that Amanda Knox was framed by the prosecutor and the Perugia police. All evidence points toward this conclusion.
The use of the media to degrade and vilify her because of the absence of any test for juror bias (an aspect of Italian justice unknown to Amanda and her family). The required interrogation recordings were destroyed or never made. the astounding absence of an attorney during her interrogation.
The motives for the legal rape of an American girl by the forces of Italian justice are clear. The prosecutor, Giuliano Mignini, was desperate to redeem his reputation after being indicted in the summer of 2006 on charges of abusing his office in connection with the still unsolved "Monster of Florence" serial killer case. The Perugia police were equally desperate to find a scapegoat for the Meredith Kercher murder to placate the British media’s calls for vengeance.
Unable to find strong evidence or a viable suspect these vicious and dishonorable Italians decided to fabricate both evidence and a motive The prosecutor concocted a bizarre motive for Amanda to fit the public persona he had carefully crafted for her in the Italian media. Fiction was needed as almost no physical evidence conclusively linked her to the crime. It was structured to agree with the sexual fantasies of Italian men about American college women
Amanda Knox was chosen because of her appearance, youth, naiveté, and unfamiliarity with the Italian system justice made her very vulnerable. Her arrest and certain conviction were engineered by the supposed forces of law and order. She was framed because she was the easiest target. We cannot let these monsters get away with the legal rape of our daughter Amanda. Like with a physical rape it is moiré about the use of power to humiliate and conquer
I am requesting that Mr. Trump help broadcast this theory of the Knox trial which reveals the real criminals. They need to be brought to justice which can only be done by the direct involvement of the USA’s government
Best Regards,
Richard

One only needs to read Douglas Preston's book, The Monster of Florence, to understand the type of country modern Italy has become. I have read the trial transcripts and the only thing Amanda Knox has to answer to is the despicable irresponsibility of the Italian press and it's Myrmidons, the Italian legal system. Italy is without question the most corrupt country in modern Europe. Is this a matter of bribing the Italian government to release the American girl? To my mind, and in speaking with other, I am not alone, the persecution of Amanda Knox in Italy is a greater affront to the United States than anything done by Iraq or Afghanistan. But we cannot depend on the effete U.S. government to stand up to any country in modern Europe. As American citizens, we must take the reconstruction of the Italy's Inquisition-like legal system into our own hands. If it's just a matter of raising money, all we need do is hire the right Italian lawyer to tell us how much and whom to pay. Then Italy can proceed, ignoring it's peoples most basic human & legal rights, and we'll simply bring Amanda Knox home. But if Mignini and his ilk believe they can profit more by the publicity they've gained keeping the American girl in prison, then our money can be used to buy mercenaries who will burn ancient Florence to the ground if necessary. The Italian Government and the world knows exactly who murdered Meridith Kercher and there is no evidence, much less proof, connecting Rudy Guédé to either Knox or her co-defendant, Raffaele Sollecito. In the end, it all comes down to money and we can do this easy or we can do it hard, but in a country of 300,000,000 souls, at least a million think very much as I do, and I can assure anyone who reads this, I am not joking.

A Rerun to correct a few English errors in my previous post. I want to again express strong support for the remembrance ribbon concept of Member 11046915

Amanda is the daughter of us all and she is being forcibly detained by a criminal conspiracy between prosecutor, Giuliano Mignini, and the Perugia Police which reveals the darkest side of Italy. The criminals in the Knox trial were not Amanda and her boyfriend. They are the prosecutor, Giuliano Mignini, were the Perugia Police.

An alternative analysis of the Amanda Knox Trial explains why it demands the immediate intervention by the Federal Government using its full power. It’s becoming very clear that Amanda Knox was framed by the prosecutor and the Perugia police. All evidence points toward this conclusion.
The use of the media to degrade and vilify her because of the absence of any test for juror bias (an aspect of Italian justice unknown to Amanda and her family). The required interrogation recordings were destroyed or never made. the astounding absence of an attorney during her interrogation.
The motives for the legal rape of an American girl by the forces of Italian justice are clear. The prosecutor, Giuliano Mignini, was desperate to redeem his reputation after being indicted in the summer of 2006 on charges of abusing his office in connection with the still unsolved "Monster of Florence" serial killer case. The Perugia police were equally desperate to find a scapegoat for the Meredith Kercher murder to placate the British media’s calls for vengeance.
Unable to find strong evidence or a viable suspect these vicious and dishonorable Italians decided to fabricate both evidence and a motive The prosecutor concocted a bizarre motive for Amanda to fit the public persona he had carefully crafted for her in the Italian media. Fiction was needed as almost no physical evidence conclusively linked her to the crime. It was structured to agree with the sexual fantasies of Italian men about American college women

Amanda Knox was chosen because of her appearance, youth, naiveté, and unfamiliarity with the Italian justice system made her very vulnerable. Her arrest and certain conviction were engineered by the supposed forces of law and order. She was framed because she was the easiest target. We cannot let these monsters get away with the legal rape of our daughter Amanda. Like with a physical rape this trial was more about the use of power to humiliate and cause fear than sex.

I'm beseeching Mr. Trump and the other bloggers to publish this alternative theory of the Amanda Knox trial so that the truth about an evil Italian conspiracy to convict an imprison an innocent American girl will be revealed
Thanks,
]Richard

Hey member11050672,
Hold on. America doesn't need to recruit mercs to destroy Florence for Amanda Florence is a word treasure and the home town of Machiavelli whose theories lie at the core of the framing of Amanda Knox.
I fully understand and support your anger at the Amanda Knox show trial which is why I posted an alternative theory of the trial. It clearly identifies the prosecutor, Giuliano Mignini, and the Perugia Police as criminals for framing Amanda Knox.
Again, I'm asking for you, Mr. Trump, and all the other Trump "Free Amanda Knox' Bloggers to help get this alternative theory of the trial widely broadcast on the Internet. It is strong enough to subvert the bogus official reporting of the Trial If we can either through networking personal contacts or through a letter writing campaign get the attention of the Obama government this situation can be turned around real time with Amanda Knox coming home for Christmas 2010.
FREE AMANDA KNOX NOW!
Best Regards,
Richard

Regarding the ribbons.... White stands for Innocence : ) I thought this was a great idea

How important is learning? I suppose that does depend on you, Mr. Trump.

Do the research. Read further into the case. Read the court transcripts, witness's testimony, various international news sources. Because you're coming off as ill-informed. And if I ever "saw" an abuse of power, I'd say it was this blog.

Dear Mr. Trump and Team,
UPDATE from Seattle, Washington News Reporters regarding the " Perugia Park " the city of Seattle was going to build. It was to be named after it's " Sister City " since 1991. Ted Simon new attorney for legal team. The Mayor of Perugia, Italy Mr. Bocalli, is objecting that Seattle now not going to build it based on the conviction of Amanda Knox. READ CLOSER ! Bocalli's objection is specifically that the public / community should not have a "say" in this and it should not influence the city of Seattle from building a park in the name of "his" city. THIS IS HOW BLIND AND DENSE THE PERUGIA MAYOR IS AND THE COLLECTIVE (yes, I am yelling, thus the caps) PERUGIA PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY ! YOU BONYOCK ARROGANT - IGNORANT ASSES ! YOU HAVE ONLY STRENTHENED OUR OPINIONS AND POSITION ON WHAT AMERICANS KNOW IS TRUE ABOUT YOU ! SEATTLE WOULD NEVER EMBARASS THEMSELVES WITH A STATEMENT OR OBJECTION LIKE THIS ONE AFTER YOU DARED AND SUCCEEDED IN DEFAMING, SLANDERING, LIBELING, FALSELY IMPRISONING, FALSELY ACCUSED AMANDA KNOX OF MURDER . MR. BOCALLI YOU ARE SUCH A HORSES ASS YOU ARE NOT EVEN INTELLIGENT ENOUGH TO BE HUMILIATED BY YOUR CONTRADICTORY AND HYPOCRITICAL IMMATURE OBJECTION. I HOPE, YOU BURN IN THE BLUE FLAMES OF HELL MISTER. DO NOT EVER COME TO THE USA ! FREE AMANDA KNOX NOW ! THIS YOU HAVE BEEN INFORMED ENOUGH TIMES. " WE ARE AMERICANS, UNITED WE STAND, THESE COLORS DON'T RUN, WE DON'T FORGET, AND YES, WE CAN ! YOU IGNORANT, SELF ABSORBED PIG ! FREE AMANDA KNOX......SHE IS NOT GUILTY OF MURDER AND YOU HAVE NOT PROVEN IT. FREE AMANDA KNOX NOW. " AMANDA, WE ARE COMING TO BRING YOU HOME TO YOUR BELOVED AMERICANS ! UP YOURS MAYOR BOCALLI !

Dear Mr. Trump and Team Free Amanda Knox;
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE BEING HEARD ON AMANDA'S BEHALF. We are being heard ! Yes, we are, I FEEL HOPE. I think it is fair to feel some HOPE NOW ! (everyone!) We may just need to march right into Perugia, Italy thousands of us to go get Amanda. Kids at Amanda's High School at Seattle Prep are going to send mass letters ! GOD BLESS YOU KIDS FOREVER.

TO THE MAYOR OF PERUGIA, ITALY AND CORRUPT COURTS:
Perugia, Italy you have humiliated the good people of the rest of Italy! You did not consider this did you? Not only do you dare to listen to a prosecutor who obviously has mental health problems and shows signs of Schizophrenia, is obviously guilty of abuse of powe, but.......How dare you expect our innocent American girl to wait it out in your prison until you speed up your IQ (intelligence) You cannot back peddle to clean up your integrity ! It cannot be done. PERUGIA, ITALY AND MAYOR, YOUR CREDIBILITY IS GONE ! LOST AND THOSE WHO HAVE ACTED AGAINST AMANDA ARE LOSERS. THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NOT BACK UP AND GET OUT OF THIS SITUATION TO TRY AND SALVAGE SOME OF THE FEW BEADS OF CREDIBILITY YOU "IMAGINE" YOU HAVE LEFT INSIDE YOU.

ONE MORE TIME PERUGIA, ITALY ! WE ARE THE " PEOPLE " OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. WE ARE AMERICANS. WE BYPASSED OUR GOVERNMENT'S INITIAL POSITION NOT TO JUMP INTO AMANDA'S CASE AND YOU SHOULD KNOW AMERICANS ARE A STRONG AND HONORABLE PEOPLE. WE WILL NOT LEAVE ONE OF OURS BEHIND ! WE WILL NOT. YOU SLEEP ON THAT ONE TONIGHT. WE ARE ONLY BEGINNING. THERE ARE MORE OF US THAN THERE ARE OF YOU AND WE WILL NOT STAND BY AND LET YOU SACRAFICE ONE OF OUR AMERICAN YOUNG PEOPLE OR CHILDREN. NAY-SAYERS SHUT UP. YOUR CREDIBILITY IS SHOT TOO.

Dear Mr. Trump;
Regarding 11047154 ! You asked if we would let a convicted murderer walk around the USA ?
OUR CHILDREN......OUR AMERICAN CHILDREN.....JUST TODAY, JANUARY 4TH, 2010 reported TO THEIR TEACHERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND EACH OTHER, AND HAD AN ENTIRE LARGE CITY SCHOOL SHUT DOWN. LOCKED DOWN. CLOSED. DO YOU UNDERSTAND ? I for one have been including our American children in the bravery of the USA. The American children of all different diversities, religious beliefs, sizes, shapes, colors, fashions, and ages ! Our American children and adolescents, young people, and young adults know right from wrong better than your entire Perugia, Italy team of corrupt courts ! You should be embarassed because they are being educated by other American adults, teachers with integrity, and celebrities ! Our children know the truth. Children can see the truth and PERUGIA, ITALY AMERICAN CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE THE LEADERS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND MANY ARE NOW ! WE HONOR THEM. YOU TOOK ONE WE HONOR AND YOU CANNOT KEEP OR HURT HER. FREE AMANDA KNOX NOW !
DOES THIS NOT MAKE ANY SENSE TO YOU ? WAIT. SIT AND WAIT. WE DO NOT FORGET.

TO BLOGGER 110450672 ! MR. TRUMP AND TEAM FREE AMANDA KNOX. READ THIS POST. WE MAY BE USING DIFFERENT WORDS AND THIS PERSON CERTAINLY IS A GREAT WRITER.

THIS IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN SAYING....IN MY WORDS.....OTHERS OF US HAVE BEEN SAYING THE SAME MESSAGE IN YOUR OWN WORDS. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NOT AWARE. WE ARE GROWING IN SUPPORT FOR AMANDA. THE AMERICAN " PEOPLE. "

PERUGIA, ITALY THERE ARE MORE OF US THAN THERE ARE OF YOU. ONE THING AMERICANS WILL NOT TOLERATE IS OUR CHILDREN BEING ABUSED, BULLIED, AND DEFAMED. YOU NEED TO GET THIS THROUGH YOUR THICK SKULLS. WE " AMERICAN PEOPLE WILL NOT LET YOU TAKE AMANDA KNOX. ONE WAY OR THE OTHER WE ARE BRINGING HER HOME. IT MAY NOT BE OUR GOVERNMENT, YET, YOU CORRUPT ITALIANS, YOU HAVE GREATLY MISCALCULATED THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ! YOU HAVE MADE A HUGE MISTAKE. QUIT WHILE YOU ARE AHEAD. FREE AMANDA KNOX NOW ! DO NOT BULLY, ABUSE, OR DEFAME ANY OF OUR CHILDREN OR YOUNG PEOPLE. DO NOT HURT ONE....NOT EVEN ONE ! WE WILL PROTECT THEM. WE ARE AMERICANS!

Dear Mr. Trump,
I informed you and our FREE AMANDA KNOX team that I would try and contact the Catholic Pope Benedict XVI Joseph Ratzinger. I am working on it . I have made it to the Vatican Information Systems and for sure the Pope is not a man we pick up and email. Team, Italy has Vatican City in it. Most of the Italian people are Catholic. The Pope is a man whom most Catholics feel humble and honored to even have the chance not only of reading what he has written, yet, to see him in "real life."

It is important to know the "beliefs" of diverse countries. I studied some " comparative religion." History has a tendency to repeat itself. American kids....those bellbottoms and empire waist dresses and blouses. we loved them when we were in high school in the 70's. Those tunics and leggings and leg warmers, we loved that fashion stage too. Thus, history has a tendency to repeat itself, fashion, sports atheletes competting to beat the last guy who broke the record. American kids and young people are so intelligent and I know you understand me. When we Americans have sensed great and horrific injustice we instinctively protect one another and we become united. This too, is being American. Immigrants who come to our country are expected to support Americans when they all raise their hands to support the American Civil Rights Constitution. We cannot and will not be delayed or dismayed by nay-sayers or those who are wolves in sheep's clothing working against Americans, also known as using different forms of "DECEIT." .

. Be assured we " believe " in our American youth in whatever diverse beliefs you chose to identify with which will support our United States Constitution and help the people of America. We older Americans know there are true leaders among you. It does not matter what station you are at in life, or which one you identify with, we Americans are all in these survival times together. Times are changing and we need to remain PEACEFUL and stubborn on the issues which are important for our survival. It does not include violence. We will bring AMANDA HOME TO THE USA WITHOUT VIOLENCE.
WE WILL. THERE ARE POWER IN NUMBERS. THERE IS AN OLD SAYING, " ONE MOMENT OF SILENCE IN A ROOM FULL OF CHAOS, SOUNDS LIKE A PISTOL SHOT. " PICTURE HUNDREDS OF US "SILENT AND PEACEFUL" WALKING ON THE SOIL OF PERUGIA, ITALY QUIETLY WALKING UP TO GET AMANDA KNOX, SURROUNDING HER AND HER FAMILY PEACEFULLY, AND GETTING BACK ONTO OUR AIRPLANES ARRIVING BACK ONTO OUR USA SOIL.....ALL TOGETHER. JUST A THOUGHT. JUST A THOUGHT. ONLY SAFE TRUSTWORTHY RESPONSIBLE ADULTS CAN LEAD.

I wanted to share with you the great news that Theodore Simon a renowned criminal defense attorney from Philadelphia has joined the Amanda Knox defense team. He is particularly noted for international post conviction negotiations. The web-address for the announcement is: http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/top-lawyer-joins-knox-s-legal-team-1.
996252. It is unknown if Mr. trump had anything to do with his being retained. If he did it's fabulous. even if he didn't it's still incredibly good news. If you'd like to see him talk about the Knox verdict, here's a GMA interview he did on 8 December 2009: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbRZjKg0JTU. FREE AMANDA KNOX NOW!
Best Regards,
Richard

This morning I requested that NPR run a follow-up story on Amanda Knox based on Ted Simon an attorney joining the Amanda Knox legal defense team
See following NPR Message Information:
"Message #: 5607-10088397
Date Created: 1/5/2010 11:42 AM EDT
Subject: Ted Simon on Amanda Knox Chances of winning Appeal
Body: Ted Simon, renowned international post sentencing defense attorney who is also NACDL secretary officially joined the Amanda Knox defense team on 4 January. Given his positive track record it appears that this addition to the Knox defense team greatly strengthens her chances of either getting out for time served or having her sentence dramatically shortened. As 50% of Americans are reported to think her guilty verdict was bogus, NPR has a huge audience who would be interested in this follow-up piece her defense team. "

I hope that all Trump Free Amanda Knox Bloggers would want to contact NPR supporting this story idea. If they do it the content will renew America's awareness and interest in Amanda's fate. Help to 'FREE AMANDA NOW' by emailing or calling NPR in support of this story idea.
Best Regards,
Richard

Dear Mr. Trump,
UPDATE: Seattle, Washington News report. Pacific Standard Time 9:40 AM. Our TV news reports the building of "Perugia Park" has been stopped due to " PUBLIC OUTCRY! " The AMERICAN PEOPLE do not want it. This is not to be confused with our US Government. We, the American People are speaking. Our news states they will wait until the Spring and "maybe" the American Public's emotions will calm down by then.....NOT A CHANCE IN HELL. WE AMERICANS DO NOT FORGET.

Perugia your trial against Amanda was PUBLIC. Your gossip presented as fact was from your PUBLIC. Your PERUGIA PUBLIC character assasinated Amanda Knox. Why doesn't Perugia, Italy build an equally public and large park and name it " Rudy Guede " park and see what happens !

dear sir
i am delighted to read a blog where the nay sayers have been sidelined.people who love to see other people suffering are not posting on this site.i am not american but i support amanda knox as much as any of you and i know she is innocent.i am hoping she has not to remain another full year in gail.has anyone any good news to give,like her prospect of getting bail until her appeal,what might be happening behind the scenes by powerful people to help her out,

Dear Mr. Trump and Team Free Amanda,

God Bless "Our American, Seattle, Washington Young People! " Amanda's former high school, Seattle Prep, which is an excellent high school, are having a fund raiser for Amanda. The basketball team is giving all the ticket money and donations to her cause! These are" kids" from Seattle Washington in the USA. ! Amanda comes from a good hearted place. We cannot force our young people to have this kind of wonderful character and integrity ! We will not allow you to assasinate Amanda's character and integrity.

OUR AMERICAN YOUNG PEOPLE DO NOT NEED TO GO TO A UNIVERSITY ABROAD. These kids are in high school and they can think better than the students of the University of Perugia, Italy !

AMERICAN STUDENTS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA, ITALY......COME HOME TO THE USA ! GET OUT OF THERE BECAUSE IT IS NOT A SAFE PLACE FOR AMERICANS RIGHT NOW.

DID YOU KNOW OUR NEW BOEING 787 DREAMLINER AIRPLANES CAN HOLD APPROXIMATELY 550 PEOPLE ? EVERYONE, TELL BOEING TO GET THOSE NEW PLANES OFF THE GROUND ! THIS CAN BE THEIR "FREE AMANDA KNOX " CONTRIBUTION. IF THEY CAN LOAN THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AS MANY AS THEY HAVE AVAILABLE, WE WILL FILL THEM UP WITH AMERICANS TO GO BRING AMANDA HOME TO THE USA !

I saw an Italian woman on the news today. She was expressing her wishes to re-new her great experience with Americans. She stated she loves Americans and has many friends here. There was another woman advocating with her. I guess this makes Perugia, Italy all the way up to TWO.
The sentiment is sweet and maybe we can clean up the mess your corrupt and mentally sick prosecutor and other corrupt court people have made.

Amanda never deserved to be in any Perugia, Italy jail or prison. There is a message here from a great Amanda supporter expressing the hopeful idea that she is released or her sentence greatly and dramatically reduced. HOW ABOUT IT TED SIMON ? HOW ABOUT DOING YOUR EXPERTISE LEGAL STRATEGY FOR AMANDA AND INCLUDE " CREDIT FOR TIME SERVED ? " Amanda never should have spent one minute in jail. Demanding "credit for time served" is still being extra tolerate of a bunch of corrupt Perugia, italian court mobsters who like to bully and target American young people.

The prosecutor did nothing but a " Schizophrenic Rant " the entire time during Amanda's trial.

Thank you Mr. Ted Simon, Attorney for agreeing to join the legal team to help " FREE AMANDA KNOX. "

What color ribbons does everyone think we should wear and hand out to support raising more awareness to free Amanda ?

11047148...Could you please clarify what the NPR is to everyone ? Thank you. Your information and ideas are excellent and welcomed ! Kudos to you. Keep them coming ! I am still working on contacting the Vatican which is the home of the Catholic Pope,Benedict XVI Joseph Ratzinger. I made it to the website and subscribing. Do you have any ideas you may want to share to help contact him ?
All ideas to help free Amanda are welcome ! We all use different words and have individual writing styles.....express them if you believe it will help ! American respected Diversity welcomed !

Has anyone sent Ann Frank's Diary to Amanda to read ? She is Jewish and anyone can read it for a number of interpretations. Ann Frank writes about her journey through hell, survival, and she role models true " Inner Strength ! "

FREE AMANDA KNOX TODAY ! FREE AMANDA KNOX TODAY ! FREE AMANDA KNOX TODAY !

Dear Mr. Trump,
When all is said and succeeded meeting our goal to " Free Amanda Knox " and she is home, would it be too much to ask that I receive a " Redundancy Trophy ? "
Just a thought. Just a thought. Just a thought. . Really, Just a thought.
Sincerely,
Dee

Dear Mr. Trump,

I need to use our blog to tell the Italian President Rocco Girlanda to stop moving his lips regarding Amanda. He is only strengthening our position. Facts Mr. Zero Spine Girlanda...just the facts and you do not have them.
Put your binky back in your mouth and go back to sleep.

WE ARE AMERICANS. YOU HAVE APPROVED OF, ENABLED, AND CREATED ANTI - AMERICANISM AND WE WANT OUR AMERICAN DAUGHTER RETURNED TO THE USA.

Sincerely,
The American People. The American People. The American People. Get it ?

that the Knox trial was public is irrelevant as most lynchings were public also. The trial was fixed which the mayor of Perugia had to know, sol et him scream Everything looks like it's on hold until 5 March when the hanging judge of Perugia releases his trial report and Amanda's appeal can get underway. The name and address of the NOIAW (National Organization of Italian-American Women's president is listed below for anyone who wishes to write to her to request her support in freeing Amanda Knox. She's a Psycho-therapist so she might understand the unreliability of a confession extracted from an American girl during 53 hours of brutal interrogation in a language she didn't understand. The 53 hours of interrogation took place over a 5 day period and included a 14 hour marathon session of which no record as required by Italian Law was made.

Aileen Riotto Sirey, PhD.
Chair and Founder
National Organization of Italian American Women
25 West 43rd Street, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10036

If any of the Trump 'Free Amanda Knox Bloggers are women members of NOW, they might want to write to it's president requesting that she supports the State Department becoming involved in freeing Amanda Knox. Like Hillary she is an attorney. Both will naturally focus on narrow legal issues. It will be up to you to point out the bigger picture. It is that Amanda Knox was publicly raped by a criminal conspiracy led by the prosecutor, Giuliano Mignini, a bizarre old man. He openly asserts his own twisted sexual fantasies about American girls without any evidence as plausible motives for a crime. Only in a country like Italy which is led by a pathetic Old lecher, Silvio Berlesconi, who also pursues very young women would he have been permitted to be a prosecutor. Everywhere else he would be jailed as a pervert. The President of NOW's mailing address is:

Terry O'Neil, President
National Organization for Women
1100 H Street NW, 3rd floor
Washington, D.C. 20005

FREE AMANDA KNOX NOW
Best Regards,
Richard

The city of Perugia unfairly tainted by Amanda Knox case
The Italian city of Perugia has been tainted unfairly by the trial and conviction of Amanda Knox of Seattle, writes Mike James, president of the Seattle-Perugia Sister City Association. The association worked to get a Seattle park named for Perugia, but the decision was reversed.

FELL in love with a fountain first — the Fontana Maggiore, built in the 13th century and carved beautifully by Nicole and Giovanni Pisano, central Italy's masters of pre-Renaissance sculpture.

It sits in the center of Piazza IV Novembre, in the very heart of Perugia, Seattle's sister city in the hills of Umbria.

I think of the fontana often now; it stands in place of the overwhelming image of Perugia that now dominates our media, that of Amanda Knox, the student from Seattle tried and convicted of murder, leaving or entering a courtroom.

The fountain is the reason I am so engaged now with Perugia, with its people and rich history, with the songful language of Italy, with the winding and narrow streets of our sister city's old center that reach back to the Etruscan age. It's the reason I've become such a frequent visitor, a student several times at the great language school of Perugia, and president of the Seattle-Perugia Sister City Association

The fruit of this association of a dozen years is, most of all, friendship, with families and merchants and politicians who live in the old town. A visit now is always very much an arrival at a second home.

There is a physical icon of this friendship as well — a dramatic 28-foot tall bronze sculpture, "Sister Orca," created by Seattle's renowned Native American artist, Marvin Oliver. Sister Orca rises on a hill, just in front of Perugia's new MiniMetro station, as if completing a long journey from Seattle to its new sister-city home. It stands as a symbol of good relations between our two cities.

We had hoped, as most readers will know by now, to name a small park in Seattle for this enduring sister-city relationship of almost 20 years. We'd planned to place a notable sculpture from Perugia artist Artemio Giovagnoni there as the Perugia counterpart to Seattle's Sister Orca. We'd planned to celebrate the enduring relationship between these two sister cities.

The park naming, as readers will know as well, is now on hold, and perhaps lost for Perugia. And why? Because Perugia is the locale of a controversial prosecution and an unpopular verdict. But the trial does not define Perugia, nor does the verdict.

The Knox case no more represents Perugia and its people — I think of Leonardo, owner of Perugia's finest delicatessen; or Daniela, Perugia's sister-city coordinator who learned her English as a nanny in California; or Elisabetta, whose father carved the sculpture that may stand in Seattle one day — than a verdict in Seattle would represent Laurelhurst or Mount Baker or Edgar Martinez.

Must an entire city, Seattle's sister city, and its citizens pay for the conduct and outcome of a single trial?

I had hoped that Seattle, of all places, could make the distinction between a long friendship — a sister-city relationship — and a verdict. I believed we could honor that friendship and at the same time freely critique a verdict many of us found deeply disappointing. I believed we could, through the park, begin to see the real Perugia beyond the headlines.

I hope we still can.

Dear Mr. Trump,
Regarding the latest message from 11046977. I do not feel badly about the relationship between Perugia, Italy and Seattle. Our Seattle people are most likely just being diplomatic about making peace.

Perugia, Italy has put out to the publc so much injustice toward Amanda and her family ! Perugia, Italy is never going to be beautiful enough for Americans who honestly care about Amanda to say, " Oh well, we from the USA and Seattle, Washington don't want to appear resentful to proposed " treats " for Perugia right now, so, we will roll over and quit. Not going to happen.

Perugia, Italy you truly appear like you are mentally developmentally delayed. Your credibility is gone. If you want a " treat " then FREE AMANDA KNOX and start working on earning one. We are asking you to " TAKE THE USA SUPPORTERS OF AMANDA SERIOUSLY WHEN WE SAY " FREE AMANDA KNOX. " Justice has not been served during your FAKE PUBLIC DEFAMATION PROCESS Make the right choice this time. STOP ASKING FOR TREATS AND AMERICANS TO RESPECT YOU WHEN YOU HAVE DESTROYED IT AND CAN EASILY WIN IT BACK BY REDEEMING YOUR SOUL WITH RESTITUTION AND AFTER AMANDA KNOX IS SET FREE AND SAFELY BACK IN THE USA, THEN WE MAY BE ABLE TO TALK " TREATS " FOR YOU ? PERUGIA, ITALY, NO AMERICAN IS GOING TO REWARD YOU FOR WHINING. UNDO YOUR MISTAKE, YOU MADE IT, YOU CHOOSE TO UN-MAKE IT. ONCE THIS IS DONE, AMERICANS WILL NEVER FORGET, YET, WHEN AMANDA IS HOME, WE " MAY " BE ABLE TO FORGIVE. IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE NEXT DECISIONS YOU MAKE. UNTIL THEN....NO TREATS FROM AMERICANS OR THE USA.

Dear Mr. Trump and Team Free Amanda Knox,

Again, I went shopping for groceries. I have to say, buying pasta made in Italy was tempting because it was on the shelf right in front of me. I made myself drive to another store to be true to my boycotting of Italian products for now. Amanda is not free and home yet.

ITALIAN PASTA IS CARBOHYDRATES WHICH IS BAD FOR YOUR CHOLESTEROL.
WHEAT PASTA HAS FIBER AND IS NOT BAD FOR YOUR CHOLESTEROL.
It won't be long now Amanda. Hang in there honey ! We are not going to allow Perugia, Italy to keep you. What color ribbons does the team suggest we wear for Amanda ? Can we get some input ?
PERUGIA, ITALY FREE AMANDA KNOX NOW ! YOU DID NOT FOLLOW YOUR OWN LEGAL PROCESS HONESTLY OR CORRECTLY. NO EVIDENCE. NO DNA ! YOU DO NOT GET TO KEEP AMANDA ! AMANDA IS INNOCENT OF MURDER AND YOU ARE FALSELY IMPRISONING HER.
FREE AMANDA NOW ! FREE AMANDA NOW ! FREE AMANDA NOW !

RE: The park, I told the mayor, Mike,.... it is pretty simple fix. Name his back yard Perugia, and there he has it,. There is also a positive to this, Mike won't be vacationing in Italy at Seattle's expense........ I cannot even think that if it was his daughter in this, would he be asking this? Doubtful. Well listen up Mike, AMANDA IS OUR DAUGHTER... and we stand for something its called UNITED WE STAND...... so zip it with the park..... tell Perguia, which is already boasting they are urinating on the Orca.. to stuff it. We the people will have no part of this, their actions tainted their city their self. AMANDA WE ARE UNITED FOR YOU SWEETHEART WE WILL GET YOU HOME WE PROMISE....... Love. A Mom

( PS Italy.. be glad its Mr. Trump dealing with you as hell has no fear of the power of angered moms.

Some news reports maintain that a lynch-mob atmosphere existed in Perugia when Ms Knox arrived at the courthouse to receive the jurors' verdict. Crowds of hostile Amanda-hating Perugians crowded around the courthouse screaming obscenities and "assassin" at Ms Knox and her family. When news of the guilty verdict was announced Perugians (indeed Italians nation-wide) danced in the streets with motorists gleefully honking their horns. Hard to believe? This "sister city" of Seattle responding in such an unseemly manner to a complete miscarriage of justice?

For those who know history, particularly that of the Perugia/Umbria region which spawned the Italian fascist movement in the 1920s, unseemly demonstrations of the local inhabitants are nothing new. Here is a description of the Peugians' response when the Italian fascist dictator, Benito Mussolini, visited Perugia in October 1923 to commemorate the overthrow of the legitimate Italian government the previous year (Perugia had been the fascist rebels' headquarters and seat of government from where the 1922 March on Rome rebellion originated): " On the morning of October 30 Mussolini arrived in Perugia ... one hundred thousand people crammed into the city ... crowds began forming at seven in the morning ... the workers from the Perugia chocolate factory gave Mussolini a particularly enthusiastic welcome and showered his car with flowers and laurel."

I suspect that this enthusiasm for fascist doctrines is thinly veiled in present-day Perugia, and has risen to the surface by the shameful persecution of Ms Knox.

As to the new Seattle park and those who would name it "Perugia Park", I have a more appropriate suggestion: Why not name it "The Amanda Knox Freedom Park"?

Nearly 50,000 foreigners in US prisons; mostly Mexicans

WASHINGTON (AFP) — The number of foreign nationals in US prisons grew by 15 percent over three years, said a government study, which traced the growing US prison population.


Innocent people still being held in Guantanamo Bay
An unknown number of people being held in the Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, facility are not actually terrorists, terrorist sympathizers, or even remotely hostile to the U.S. Instead, they were in the wrong place at the wrong time. But even after being cleared of wrongdoing, the U.S. continues to hold some of them indefinitely.

WOW LOTS OF AMANDA KNOX ARE IN JAIL IN THE USA WE SHOULD LET THEM ALL FREE !!!!!!!!

Dear Mr. Trump,
I wrote to Senator Marie Cantwell. She responded and appears to be in our corner. She does not feel Amanda Knox got a fair trial, the jury was not sequestered, and they had open exposure to the public during the trial. Not to mention all the other mistakes they made diregarding her " Fair Due Process."

Thank God. We appear to be gaining in team members ! It works for me. We stopped "Perugia Park" from being constructed in Seattle due to " Public Outcry. " DOES EVERYONE REALIZE THIS ? WE HAVE ALREADY MADE A DIFFERENCE ! I AM PROUD OF ALL OUR TEAM FREE AMANDA SUPPORTERS. COME AS YOU ARE ! THANKS EVERYONE ! THERE'S POWER IN NUMBERS AND WE OUT NUMBER THE ENTIRE COUNTRY OF ITALY BY FAR !

I hope we can throw Amanda the biggest " Welcome Home " party ever and soon ! Our poor American Daughter.....as 11047148 calls her. Any parents who have students in Perugia, Italy I believe you should order them to come home because Perugia is a political hotspot and it is going to get more intense. If my kid were there, and they resisted returning home, I would fly over, take their hand and tell them " You most certainly are coming home to the USA and now ! " It would be done.

I love it. Amanda Knox Freedom Park ! Good Thinking.

Dear Mr. Trump and Team Free Amanda Knox,

My apartment lease is up. They want to charge $120.00 more to live here. I cannot afford it as i am on disability. In light of my plight, They want their property back by February 1st, 2010. They stated several times, I have done "nothing wrong," and I will get a good referral. I don't know how I am going to do this with two cats and no money. Big help they are and this is a first experience for me.
I hope we do not end up homeless. No one has our back except me.

Wherever I end up my friends and Mr. Trump KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK TO FREE AMANDA!

I would ask for a little help, but it I am sure you get this all the time. Right now I am waiting for the shock to wear off. My computer will be connected until the end of January. I do not know where myself and my two beautiful kitties are going to live.. This sure feels unfair. Mr. Trump, you know all about real estate and landlord tenant laws don't you ? I need an attorney now. .

There's an excellent interview with Amanda Knox mother, Edda Mellas, a person who is possibly feeling the horror of Amanda's false imprisonment as much or more than even Amanda. It can be found at this web-address: http://www.komonews.com/news/local/81045802.html. The site also has a great interview of Amanda's case by Ted Simon her new American defense attorney. He summarizes in a clear direct fashion why he thinks the case against her was bogus. In a small socially tight community like Perugia the mayor would certainly know if Giuliano Mignini, the prosecutor, and the police were conspiring to frame Amanda. therefore he in my mind is as guilty as the others. No one should give him the time of day in listening to his whining about the Seattle Park that won't ever be named after Perugia

Dear Mr. Trump,
I think you need to come to Washington State and purchase every Spinnaker Property Management Company, fire everyone, level the place, and build a skate park for kids.

Dearest Amanda, I am on top of your case and giving updates as I receive them. I am in the middle of moving and just need to focus on my own situation a little bit. I am not leaving our blog, nor am I abandoning Amanda ! FREE AMANDA NOW !

Thank you for supporting Amanda Knox. and Raffaelle Sollecito It is important to keep this case in the public eye so that they justice will be served.

In an article of a completely vengeful, disgusting British media article, a letter written by Amanda Knox appeared. In this letter she poignantly recognizes the horror of her situation see following edited excerptBy Dominic Herbert, 10/01/2010
MURDERER Amanda Knox has moaned how she is "missing out on life" in a New Year letter penned from her Italian jail.
The killer of British student Meredith Kercher also whinged that she feared growing old in prison and "losing loved ones".
Her words will heap more anguish on her victim's parents, who are steeling themselves for Knox's legal appeal, expected to start this spring.
In the note to close family and friends, "Foxy Knoxy" - who was caged a month ago for 26 years - writes: "I feel better at any rate, more calm, more forward looking and less scared.

"Those first few days were filled with horrendous images of my imagination. I imagined myself rooted to the spot and aging rapidly, like watching a bowl of fruit age and decompose, all sped up.
"I saw myself angry, sad, and alone, and I was horrified. I imagined missing out on life, losing loved ones, and I was so overwhelmed that I had to force myself to get a grip." Her parents have hired a top American lawyer, Theodore Simon, to be Knox's "US consultant" and work with her Italian lawyers Luciano Ghirga and Carlo Dalla.
The appeal process is due to begin in March and come to court in the autumn. In her letter, Knox, 22, writes: "I can't help to think that it will work. It's what my loved ones have promised me and I believe them." Knox, who was convicted with ex-boyfriend Rafaelle Sollecito of killing Surrey girl Meredith, 21, in a drugs-fuelled sex game in 2007, also claims huge global support.
"I receive something like 30 letters a day from people I don't know, wishing me better luck in the appeals process," she wrote.
And she signed off with an Italian message meaning: "I know I am not alone even when I am alone." http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/667438/Foxy-Knoxy-My-horror-anger-
and-loneliness-Amanda-Knoxs-jail-letter.html.

We should act to oppose the British in their unthinking desire for vengeance in the murder of Meredith Kercher, when in particular it involves punishment of a totally innocent American girl. The UK media is still forlornly clinging to the fictitious murderous character "Foxy-Knoxy" they created in a vain attempt to make Amanda Knox into the murderer their fantasyrequired. It's because they haven't yet gotten over losing the American Revolution
FREE AMANDA NOW!
Best Regards,
Richard


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good man richard i read that artical this morning and i posted a comment about amandas innocence.they i think put it up but then removed it.i have posted again taking a softer line but still defending amandas absolute innocence i await to see if i can get posted this time.has anyone any good news to report about this case like the possability of bail pending the appeal or is this a complete non runner i would love a bit of good that we are making a bit of progress

The VILLAGE IDIOT.........................Giuliano Mignini,

HIS COURT DATE IS JANUARY 23, 2010.............. Don't let him keep it under curtains, bring him in the spotlight. He has eluded this trial of his own , going on right along side the ones he performed with these kids. Stay focused get him in the hot seat where he belongs


http://search.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/12/07/crimesider/entry5928444.shtml

The man is on trial for abuse of office and abetting, which means that he is under indictment. This is not an unfounded accusation or else it would have not gone to trial. It is Mignini's trial that's the subject of discussion here.

It's shameful that a prosecutor being on trial for misconduct is allowed to continue prosecuting other people. They should have given the task to somebody else. The Italian criminal justice system is looking more and more suspect.

Member 11046905,
Here's a link to an article titled, "can Anyone get a fair Trial in Italy?" from the January 12, 2010 Foreign Policy Magazine. It provides a lot of quantitative data on the ineffectiveness of the Italian Criminal Justice System.
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/12/10/can_anyone_get_a_fai...
Best Regards,
Richard

GOD BLESS THE DONALD...LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP AMANDA..IM BOYCOTTING 2 AND M N INTERNATIONAL CELEB MODEL....THIS IS THE WORST INJUSTICE IVE EVER SCENE..IT ITS SCAREY HOW MANY PEOPLE CANT C SHE IS INNOCENT.OJ SIMPSON GOES FREE AND AMANDA GETS 26 YEARS..WHATS WRONG WITH THIS PICTUREE...WAKE UP PEOPLE AND HELP THIS YOUNG LADY..

Dear Mr. Trump and Team Free Amanda Knox,

I have been in the process of moving. I found a new place for myself , Miracle and Spirit. (cats)
WAY TO GO TEAM FREE AMANDA ! Richard, your input is so valuable ! Mr. Trump, I love the comment you left on 01/12/2010 on another page regarding Amanda and your having looked into her case. You bet, she is a "kid" just beginning in life with the title " Young Adult." Foolish childlike behavior is a long way from Murder ! Thank you again for taking a stand for her !
To: 11046977 regarding your 01/08/2010. You're BORING ! You generalized and generalize. Generalizations are communication blockers. If you cannot support Mr. Trump's position, Team Free Amanda Knox, then roll over, put your binky back in your mouth and go back to your nap.
THIS IS " TEAM FREE AMANDA KNOX. "
The second I turn my head, you started acting up when you were supposed to be sidelined due to not being "on task." Reminder: This is the FREE AMANDA KNOX BLOG OF MR. TRUMP ! It isn't the generalized communication blocker message of free every idiot. Amanda is innocent, a FACT.

I can understand Donald Trump's sentiment. However, from a legal standpoint, the lawyer is not on trial, no matter his demeanor or and/or manner he prosecuted the case.
Boycotting Italy is also not the best (or quickest) way to get Amanda off the (legal) hooks and back to America.
The best that can be done for Amanda (and which I see has been done) is to find and engage a really good defence lawyer from anywhere to appeal this judgement.
If, indeed, she is innocent, that seemingly injustice will be upturned and she will be released soon enough.
Alternatively, pressure from human rights group like Amnesty International, political (inter-governmental) etc., can also be applied to get her back home.

Good luck, Mr. Trump

Donald, why are you giving an opinion if you know nothing about this case? It is obvious you know nothing, because otherwise you would recognize that there was plenty of strong evidence against this convicted murderer. It is exactly this kind of arrogance and ignorance that make Americans look like idiots all over the world. What makes you so sure our system of justice is better? she could very well have been convicted in our courts on this same evidence, and she would be getting life for such a brutal killing. I for one WILL NOT be boycotting Italy. In fact I will be buying more italian goods to offset any idiotic boycotts because of this. Although it will be embarrassing to vacation there, because I am embarrassed by how my fellow americans act. We are not any better than the Italians. We have No respect for another country or its laws or system of justice. its an embarrassment. there is no human rights violations here. She was convicted and she should do the time. Why dont you even mention the real victim in this case. Do you even know her name or anything about her? Her name was Merideth Kercher. Imagine how her poor family must feel, when the American media doesnt even mention her, and just talks about how knox is the victim. do you see how sick and twisted that is?? I have been following this case, and let me tell you there is plenty of evidence against her. Only in America can people dismiss a crucial peice of evidence, such as the boyfriends DNA on the victims bra, as being anti american. he isnt even american! how are people this blind? delusional, even? this is an embarrassment. Its no wonder the world laughs at us, because in our comments are only arrogance and stupidity in regard to this case.

Re the comment on naming a Seattle park after the city of Perugia which was posted by member11046977 .
In it he indicates that he fell in love with a fountain in Perugia. He also wrote:

"Must an entire city, Seattle's sister city, and its citizens pay for the conduct and outcome of a single trial?

I had hoped that Seattle, of all places, could make the distinction between a long friendship — a sister-city relationship — and a verdict. I believed we could honor that friendship and at the same time freely critique a verdict many of us found deeply disappointing. I believed we could, through the park, begin to see the real Perugia beyond the headlines."

I have difficulty sympathizing with the perspective of an individual who values an inanimate fountain and the meaningless relationship between two cities over the life of a young woman.
Also his logic seems flawed. If the cities of Perugia and Seattle had such a good mutually beneficial friendship, the mayor of Perugia would have left nothing to chance in guaranteeing that Amanda Knox received a trial that was beyond any suspicion of unfairness.

Hi fellow Free Amanda Knox Bloggers,
I've had a busy week researching why Hillary Clinton is doing nothing for Amanda Knox for an article I hope to have published in February or March. As part of the research I found an excellent public opinion survey conducted in Britain and America to discover how many people thought Amanda had gotten a fair trial. You must have guessed already that the two countries disagreed with the Brits believing more strongly that Amanda could get a fair trial in Italy. Actually the real numbers are: 49% in Britain believe Amanda Knox got a fair trial; while only 25% in the U.S. concur. In real terms 1/2 of the Brits believed while only 1/4 of Americans. So 75% of all Americans believe that Amanda was railroaded and our Secretary of Mistake, the great defender of women's rights worldwide, Hillary Clinton, does nothing. I'm very close to being able to prove that she only helps foreign captives associated with people who she has either close financial or political ties. No Duh! It's still the same scheming, self-aggrandizing, avaricious Hillary we knew from Whitewater. No change there! We're really really fortunate as a nation that it isn't Hillary who will be answering the emergency phone call at 3:00 AM. Amanda Knox's real enemy is Hillary not the Italian legal system,
Best Regards,
Richard

Dear Mr. Trump and Team Free Amanda Knox,

Haiti had the 7.0 one minute earthquake which leveled Port Au Prince. The USS Vincent and our USA Hospital ship is leaving Balitmore, Maryland is on the way to help.

The USA is leading the way to rescue these people. Amanda.....be strong and remember, you are a brave and proud, innocent American girl. WE ARE YOUR AMERICAN PEOPLE AMANDA ! You are our American girl.

Perugia, who in Italy is on their way to help these poor people who need help NOW ? I have not heard of one person from Perugia, Italy traveling to rescue them. We Americans are in hard times, yet, we are on our way to pick up the weak and vulnerable who are starving and dying due to a natural disaster. DO NOT WONDER WHY WE ARE PROUD TO BE AMERICAN. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS WATCH WHEN WE STEP FORWARD. WE ARE OBVIOUS LEADERS IN SAVIN LIVES. KEEP IN MIND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY DECIDED TO " FREE AMANDA KNOX. "

This is remarkable.

Rather than join the debate, I would like to point out what we all know:

Amanda, (and her story) are worth $$HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS$$. Especially if her conviction is overturned.

Trumps not a lawyer, or a judge. He's a financial genius.

Dear Mr. Trump,

Please notice some bloggers are calling you names again such as a "financial genius."

To: 11056605: This is not criticism. This person is correct. They must have missed the blog when name calling was addressed. Let me reiterate. Who cares if Mr. Trump makes a billion dollars from freeing Amanda Knox and all the interactions and information he receives during the process. He had more money than me yesterday morning, this morning, and he will tomorrow morning. FACT !
" The Donald " is allowing his celebrity and power as a successful American Businessman be used and put into position to help " Free Amanda Knox. " He works hard for his family and to be successful. He is a financial genius and he was one prior to beginning Amanda's blog.
The Knox family has hired a new top lawyer specializing in these types of case, Theodore Simon.
I know when they falsely convicted Amanda, her family was broke and near bankruptcy. Now, they have hired this top of the attorney line Mr.Simon. I don't care how this happened. I don't want it explained to me as it is none of my business.
All I know is I don't care of Mr. Trump makes a billion dollars off Amanda's situation. No one else stood up for her except Senator Maria Cantwell who cannot send funding. I hope God Blesses him with more prosperity , recognizes him for his integrity, strength, (no one pushes Mr. Trump around). it isn't going to matter whether he has a penny in his pocket or billions when Amanda is free. When she steps back onto American soil, onto the State of Washington when she runs into the arms of her family and friends and those who have been working on her behalf.
Most people in life, are doing the best they can, with what they have, for where they are at in life.
Mr. Trump is using the American capitolism system and his foundation beliefs as a successful American businessman. I believe God will shine his light on him more for standing up for Amanda when no one was forcing him to do so. He is doing good to help her all on his own. God Bless him a million times over! No one else of his stature and who is as busy as he is stepped up for her.
Make a billion dollars Mr. Trump! Write a book. Go on a wonderful vacation with your family. All I care about is helping " FREE AMANDA KNOX." When this happens, no one needs to have the audacity to criticize him. Theodore Simon is not an inexpensive attorney. He specializes in these cases.
He is here and he is backing up Amanda and her family. God Bless Mr. Trump and Mr. Simon. God Bless everyone here regardless of who they are for joining in to a totally worthy cause in the middle of their own busy lives. It's pretty humbling, when everyone truly thinks about it.

Hey member11056605,
What difference does it make if Donald Trump or Amanda Knox get a lot of money for her story. No amount of money can possibly make up for the over 800 days Amanda has already spent in an Italian dungeon. It can't possibly give her any psychic payback for the public humiliation Giuliano Mignini, the contemporary Caligula of prosecutors, and the sadistic Perugia police made her suffer. It makes a person wish that the code of Hammurabi was still in effect. Under it the person who harmed you if found at fault would be made to suffer the same harm as he or she had inflicted on you. Amanda's true bete noire is not the mad prosecutor or the brutal sadistic police of Perugia. It is the corrupt American Secretary of Mistake, the self-proclaimed worldwide spokesperson for women's rights, Hillary Clinton, who by her inaction has made Amanda confront all the demons of her deepest fears and the despair of many lonely nights in a bleak Italian dungeon. My guess is that $500K paid to slick willie's foundation would bring Amanda home by St. Patrick's Day.
FREE AMANDA KNOX NOW!

I for one agree completely with Mt Trump and will not taint myself with anything Italian ever again. Those italians will learn there leson very soon when they feel the full power of the United States of America hammering them into submission.

I would like to add something that everyone here can now do - get the name of your town changed if it is an Italian name such as rome, venice, milan, Naples and all the other eyetye names that they have inflicted on us. Get rid of those names!!!! Show those Otalians we mean business. Tell your town exactly what you think of having an evil italian name to live in!!

Dear Mr. Trump,

It's nice to have some new people on the blog working toward the task to FREE AMANDA KNOX. Does anyone know what it is like to walk into a room where your friends and/or family are watching a video movie and it is part of the way through ? Then, you walk in right in the middle of the movie, after missing the beginning basics, and ask " What's going on ? " It's the same dynamic with our blog.

No worries. We will bring you up to speed on issues which have already been addressed. For those joining now, do your homework. "Suck up" is not a new behavior or business skill which Mr. Trump has never experienced. (sorry, I had to say it no disrespect meant)

To: 11057586 We here at the Team Free Amanda Knox blog via Mr. Trump attempt to stick to the facts and not generalize or stereotype. Generalizations and stereotypes are called "communication blockers" and they prevent our true messages from being clear, heard, and effective.

We Americans and other Amanda supporters are responding to a situation which Perugia, Italy corrupt, public, police, prosecutor, Judges, and jurors arranged to promote Anti-Americanism by targeting an innocent and naive American girl. We have nicknamed her "our daughter" meaning, our American daughter, Amanda Knox. 11047148 thought of it. It has a nice ring to it and it's true.

We Americans are following the lead of Mr. Trump by supporting his idea to Boycott Italian services and products "until Perugia, Italy decides to get serious and let Amanda go free." If we were to go against everyone Italian for merely their ethnicity, we wouldn't have anymore integrity than the corrupt Perugia, Italy players in Amanda's case. Not all of Italy condemned Amanda. Not all Italians condemed Amanda. There is a "specific Perugia, Italy corrupt group" which needs to be addressed and they need to redeem themselves by undoing the wrong they have done to our daugther Amanda Knox. These specific Italians need to do their restitution. Once they undo the wrong they have done to Amanda, we can talk about forgiveness, yet, maybe not forgetting.

I believe it is important for Perugia, Italy to know they can work to" return" to a peaceful and harmonious relationship with Americans and the USA once again. I believe since Perugia, Italy was once named the " Sister City of Seattle" they can work their way back into our good graces. Perugia, Italy just needs to take us seriously when we point out the fact that there is no DNA evidence that Amanda murdered anyone. So what, she's a young kid at age 20 when she arrived in Italy, and made some foolish choices. Just because they do not like her personality style and Western American culture, they do not understand her, or her culture, does not make her a murderer.

I am one of the most opinionated people on this blog, yet, separate it from facts the best I can.
I love giving my opinion, like many Americans. It's learned from our culture as Americans living the the USA. It's our first Amendment right as " Freedom of Speech. " Perugia, Italy punished Amanda for her freedom of speech rights she grew up with. Perugia, Italy attempted to intimidate Amanda's parents while they were in London for their freedom of speech rights as Americans when they responded to the media journalists there. Perugia, Italy does not "appear to know the difference between censorship and a civil right of "freedom of speech." They have responded as if they are a communist country.

True, people in communist countries are not granted "freedom of speech." This is why communist countries have so many " Political Prisoners." Amanda is a political prisoner. The corrupt court people in Perugia were also aiming for her parents and had the ignorance and arrogance to think they could intimidate them, as Americans, wh

Responding to mmbr 11046915,

Nothing wrong with it at all. I think there are laws against profiting if you are convicted murderer, but, true, if she is innocent, she would deserve it. I'm not yet convinced she is innocent though, there are some pretty strong facts suggesting she is guilty. Not sure I would bet on that though.

If the blogs are to be believed, there is some other guy from England betting she is guilty, funding PR so that he can profit from the Kercher's story rights.

This just gets more interesting all the time.

I'm still studying the facts and haven't decided yet, but does anyone know if there is a Las Vegas betting line on this yet? If someone gave odds it would make the betting decision easier.

I posted this information yesterday but I don't see it here so this is the second post.

If you will stop the video and look closely at the overlay which is showing a match between the DNA found on the knife blade and Meredith's DNA you will see that the numbers above the DNA peeks do not line up. If you look closer you will see that the distance between the numbers 180 on the left are further apart than the numbers 360 on the right. If you look closer you can see the overlay has different dimensions than the sheet under it. Why would someone do this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgBA9TGC6Mg&feature=fvw

The following links are to still frames from the video. Read my notes.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=726748217&ref=nf#/photo.php?pi...

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=726748217&ref=nf#/photo.php?pi...

Fellow Trump Free Amanda Knox bloggers,
The following question is one being posed to a number of members of Congress as part of the research I'm doing for an article on the Amanda Knox verdict.and why the government has not intervened on her behalf Please read it and let me know if you: 1. strongly agree;2. agree; 3. disagree; or, 4. strongly disagree?

"Might not the behavior of Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, be perceived as cronyism since she appears to only help those Americans unjustly imprisoned in foreign countries who are connected to someone with whom she has either a close political or financial relationship? "

Dear Mr. Trump,

11056605 is giving us a "heads up" stating this prosecutor is known to sue for libel. No kidding! This is why Amanda is in prison, not for murder ! Perugia, Italy has it backwards. They are supposed to respect diversity. This includes the different lifestyles of young American women on their soil.
If he wants to target more Americans, then he is going to be playing by our rules, not his corrupt rules.
First Amendment right of Americans is freedom of speech. This includes the press, journalists, and all others.
We are boycotting Italy until they let Amanda go free and she is returned home. I am.
Visualize the day Amanda is released. She and her family can begin to heal. The Perugia, Italy people can also begin to heal. Meredith Kercher's family can begin to heal. A win-win situation for everyone can be achieved. I have some wonderful friends who are Italian. They are not from Perugia, Italy and not part of this situation. FREE AMANDA KNOX NOW !

Dear Mr. Trump,

To: 11047148, Richard you provide this blog with the most interesting information. I do follow up on your information. I appreciate all your postive energy, articles, links, and consistency in helping free Amanda.

You do not seem to be a person who is easily manipulated by the media and propoganda.
Keep up the good work.
Dee

Dear Mr. Trump and Team Free Amanda,

Boycotting Italy is not as difficult as it seems. In our case, it's a power in numbers goal. For each person who is standing in front of products and services imported from Italy, it may seem as if we are one tiny part, and who would notice if we saved ourselves an extra trip to another store ? It is a personal committment each of us makes on behalf of freeing Amanda. I believe the American people can move mountains if we decide to nationwide. We can do this as a people, without the Government. All we need to do is believe we can do it together, change our shopping behaviors, and stand united.
Has anyone spoken to the Long Shoreman on the docks in Seattle, Washington ? They do not need to unload products from Italy off the ships. Let them sit on the ships and rot. The American companies who are the middle man for Italian products such as pasta, need to be boycotted to. The railroads do not need to transport Italian products. If we shut down the Docks and the Railroads rejecting products from Italy. The media will have a hay day when the ship just sits in dock.
These three businesses when boycotted "all together by Americans" can get the attention of Italy in one day. Stop those ships, stop those railroad cars, and stop the American go between importers.
This will get the Perugia, Italy corrupt court people's attention. We can cost Italy bilions in a matter of hours. Trust me on this one. I worked for a major railroad and was forced to participate in a strike. You all should have seen the desperation in the eyes of management when we did our initial "slow down" and then literally "stopped." Look into it. We put the country on hold until we had their attention.
It works.

I am a legal scholar and I have studied criminal prosecution, forensics, and many other aspects of criminal justice that allow me to form my opinion on the case of Amanda Knox.

I find it disgusting that someone could be convicted with such meaningless evidence. The only form of evidence that was scientifically concrete was the DNA evidence. However, the DNA evidence used to convict Amanda Knox, which was found on the bathroom bidet, sink, faucet, and light switch cannot be tied to the crime and could have come from many possible scenarios.

The evidence tying suspects to the room where the murder took place did not include anything that could be tied to Konx, except trace evidence on the possible murder weapon. However, this "murder weapon" only contained traces of Konx's DNA which was not enough to re-test and could have gotten there from prior use of the knife while Amanda was at the residence. All other evidence was highly circumstantial and should not have been enough to tip the scales of justice.

I could list many other areas where the evidence was insufficient for a conviction, but I am certain that anyone who is on this site is well aware of the failings of the prosecution of Amanda Knox. I simply wanted to reply to some of the comments made by others that there was sufficient evidence. I commend Mr. Trump for taking his valuable time to come to the defense of an innocent woman.

My prayers are with Amanda, her family, and the family of Meredith Kercher. We can only hope that one day Amanda is freed and the Kercher family can learn who the true culprit(s) are.

Why the blue faced photo of Amanda with a smirk? Couldn't you find something more angelic, or at least hot? She's a very photogenic girl.

Its as if you are taunting us.

To: Member 11046915
Great idea about involving the ILWU (International Longshoremen Warehouse Union) slowdown. With good ideas like these and a Blog that is more designed for organizing and action than venting a lot can be accomplished. For those who'd like to take unilateral action here are some ILWU web-addresses:
http://www.ilwu19.com/ Seattle
International Longshoremen and Warehouse Union Local 10 (Chicago Cleveland)
http://www.ilwu13.org/ LA
http://www.ilwu.org/longshore/about-the-coast-longshore-division.cfm (East Coast)
I am earnestly requesting that Mr. Trump and/or his representative take action to make this Blog a more effective tool for FREEING AMANDA KNOX.
Richard

First of all Mr. Trump, let me tell you that I will start following your advice and go on vacation to the countries you want me to go to, the day you start paying for my vacation. Until that day, the hell with your boycotts of Italy! I'll do exactly what I did when in 2003 some conservatives wanted people to boycott France. I spent my vacation in France in 2003, and I purchased as many French products I wanted to.

Said this, I would like everybody here to notice that since the appearance of this article, over a month ago, there have been 274 comments at the time of my writing this comment. Of the 274 comments, over 1/3 are posted by the same 4 or 5 people.

There are therefore no more than 150 people who have posted in this blog. Most of the comments are pro-Amanda but many are really idiotic, therefore they're likely posted by people who are not intelligent enough to have a good job to permit them to travel to Italy anyway.

Therefore there are probably no more than 100 people here who are for this boycott and could actually afford to go to Italy. But how many of them were actually planning to travel to Italy in the next few years? Especially considering the worthlessness of the US dollar against the Euro at the moment.

Let's assume that out of the 100 people who posted here and could afford to travel to Europe, maybe 20 had actually in mind to travel to Italy in the next year or so, who may actually follow your advice and cancel their plans. Let's assume that all of them had a significant other who would travel with them, and let's assume that some even took children with them. Let's assume that out of all these people 50 people (I'm being generous) would actually be boycotting Italy and have an actual impact (since they were really planning to go there).

The average American traveling to Italy spends 10 days there. At an average $200 per person per day the impact for the Italian economy would be a loss of $100,000 in tourism receipts.

And don't assume that there are many people who didn't post might also boycott. People who really feel strongly about this case certainly posted at least a comment, if not multiple. All others who bothered to read this article without posting a comment probably don't care enough one way or another if Amanda gets convicted, and therefore they'll forget about your invitation to boycott the very next day.

Go ahead Amanda lovers. Boycott Italy. I think the Italian economy will survive without your $100,000 for a year or two. They'll just increase the rent of the US diplomatic missions and military bases there by a few dollars a month, and they'll make up for it in a New York minute.

Sincerely,

Carmelo Cazzurittu

PS: stop asking the Mayor of Perugia to give Amanda a better trial. Neither the judiciary nor the police in Italy are under the control of the City government.

For any bloggers interested in a really well done summary of Italian law with comments on the Knox trial written by an American woman lawyer who has lived in Italy for 8 or 9 years. Here's the reference:
About the Author: Amanda Sorensen, who practices law in the United States, lived in Italy for nine years (her mother is Sicilian) and still frequently visits Sicily, where she has a second residence. Thanks to Vincenzo Salerno for the historical information he provided, and to Marilu Romano for additional research and statistics.


© 2009 Best of Sicily Travel Guide
Internet Reference: Best of Sicily Magazine
http://www.bestofsicily.com/mag/art315.htm#top

Take a look at the areal view of the girl's apartment and the public parking lot where the postal police parked. Read the notes and you will further understand, Amanda and Raffaele were undoubtedly railroaded.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=726748217&ref=nf#/photo.php?pi...

member 11046900 must be a Rudy Guede lover. He will be released from prison in 16 years. Maybe he will pay you a social call in the middle of the night.

member11047048,
On on 01/19/2010 9:49 AM you posted a hyperlink to the picture below. Having read the notes as directed its importance remain obscure. Could you please explain simply what it proves, and why you found it so important?
Thanks,
Richard
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Take a look at the areal view of the girl's apartment and the public parking lot where the postal police parked. Read the notes and you will further understand, Amanda and Raffaele were undoubtedly railroaded.
Web-address
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=726748217&ref=nf#/photo.php?pi...

member11047148

Look at this picture. The red line Represents the postal police arriving in their car. The blue line represents the path the postal police officers walked to the girl's apartment. Read the notes closely.
This picture shows it could take well over 15 minutes for the postal police to arrive at Amanda's door after arriving at the "GATE". I don't know which parking space they got so I show worse case. Keep in mind the postal police don't know exactly where the apartment is.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&ref=mf&gid=6215938530#/photo...

Judge Micheli states in his report ( this report determines Amanda and Raffaele will stand trial) Raffaele lied about calling the police prior to their arrival. The judge said it would not take the postal police 15 minutes to arrive at the parking lot gate, park, and walk to Amanda's apartment door.

Read the following link to understand what happened the night of the crime and the following day. Pay attention to what is said about the phone calls Raffaele made to 112 (911 equivalent) Then you will understand. There are many links to information in this document.

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AToWexHWXGUuZGR0OXBycDdfMGdwZmdtZ2M...

while giving evidence amanda knox stated that she was struck on the back of the head by a female police officer twice,mignini instructed that this statment be sent to the prosecuters office for investigation.on tuesday amanda was informed that the file is now closed and at their discretion she may be charged.it carries a sentence of two years minnium if convicted.there are eleven prosecuters in the prosecuters office but who was the file given to,mignini and camodi the two prosecuters who prosecuted her in the meridith kercher murder trial.today in a press conference camodi stated that no investigation took place no one was interviewed just the file is now closed which is the first step in a prosecution.if the file had been given to two other prosecuters in the peruvian office a few people might have been interviewed and amanda might have got something like due process.it now seems that giving evidence in a trial for your life is a crime in italy.with all the prosecution witnesess that were caught out lying in an attempt to strenghting the prosecution case without any consequences it goes to show just what amanda and her family are up against in their fight for justice.i am from ireland not the us i do not know the knoxs or mellas but the more i read about this case the more i am appalled at this miscarriage of justice.surely now this great country of the united states that stopped japanese expansion in the pacific and drove the third reich out of north africa and western europe will give amanda knox the kind of support that she deserves but has not been getting up to now,if ye ignore this latest affront to fair play in this case i am afraid the united states is only a shadow of the great country it once was

FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010

KNOX PROSECUTOR JUST SENTENCED
MIGNINI CONVICTED
One Year and four Months of Jail

http://perugia-shock.blogspot.com/

Love. A Mom

THE MONSTER OF PERUGIA
08:56 PM, GUEDE ATTACKS MEREDITH
(This was when the call to Meredith's mom was interrupted)
08:56 PM, Now in her room Meredith calls her Mom. Guede quietly crept to Meredith’s door then burst into her room. A neighbor hears Meredith’s horrifying scream. Guede grabs Meredith by her throat, he takes her cell phone from her hand, closes the cover interrupting her call. She fights desperately, resulting in multiple bruises on her body. Guede forces her onto the bed. She continues to resist and during the turmoil, the pillow is knocked off the bed, onto the floor. She is still struggling desperately as they roll to the floor.
In evidence on Friday, Stefano Sisani, of the Perugia flying squad, revealed that a call to Kercher’s mother, Arline, in Coulsdon, Surrey, was made from her mobile at 8.56pm on the night of November 1. The call was interrupted.
(The prosecution does not accept the interrupted phone call as the time of the attack, for the obvious purpose of convicting Amanda and Raffaele. The coroner believes Kercher died between 9 pm and 11 pm. Meredith's cell phone received a unanswered call at 10:13 PM from a cell tower which does not normally serve her apartment which indicates she was dead before 10:00 PM. Meredith's cell phones were found about 2000 ft from Meredith's apartment and 100 ft from Guede's apartment)
Computer experts testified last week that although his computer was on all night, no had used it from 9:10 p.m. until 5:32 a.m. the next day.
HOWEVER IN REALITY;
(The crime lab inspected Raffaele's hard drive and determined Raffaele was active on his computer until 09:46 PM. This information above came from the following link. The man that wrote this was there during the hearings).
http://perugia-shock.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2008-01-01T00%3A...
The prosecution and judge refused to accept any of the above evidence that indicates Amanda and Raffaele are innocent.The evidence above indicates Raffaele and Amanda would have to run 1500 ft in 4 minutes to participate in Meredith's murder if the attack was at 10:00 PM. However the attack was at 08:46 PM so Amanda and Raffaele would have to travel back in time to participate in the "Wild Sex Party. Give me a break.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article5950377.eceAre you getting the picture?

The issue before us now is how to get the government to intervene on the behalf of Amanda Knox. Hillary Clinton and the President got involved on the behalf of the two Asian-American reporters who admitted to violating North Korean law by intentionally crossing a restricted border. Hillary Clinton also assisted in the freeing of Roxana Saberi who was guilty of the Iranian charges against her because they shared the same literary agent (Robert Lambert. You have to be either politically or financially connected to Hillary Clinton to get her to do anything. If you're an ordinary citizen she won't do anything. Hillary Clinton, the self-proclaimed defender of women's rights worldwide, is a bigger obstacle to Amanda's freedom than the Italian government as they have an appeal process. Vote Republican in November to FREE AMANDA KNOX.

To 11046915, You have made some very valid points as i have read through this blog. I lived in Italy myself when i was in my early 20's and i can say you have been spot on in your observance of particular Italian traits. It's all about 'saving face' in Italian culture and at any cost ie. jailing innocent young people. I was in the south of Italy when the verdict came on tv and to say the circus surrounding this so called trial was little short of vile is the understatement of the year. I could not wait to exit Italian soil and i can tell you it will be a cold day in hell before i ever return. Italy is NOT the Catholic country people think and i can tell you their universities leave a lot to be desired. ( it takes up to 10 years to sit through a degree) Need a job in Italy? no problem, just sleep with the boss. Get fined for a traffic offence? no problem, bribe your way out of that one. Their government is the mafia AKA, Berlusconi and puppets. Oh, and Berlusconi also controls the muddy Italian Tv that made a horrendous character assassination on Amanda Knox. Italy be ashamed, be very ashamed!!

THANK you Mr. Trump! We have been watching this painfully for the past 2 years and the trial was a joke. Thank you so much for speaking out on this and I am boycotting Italy along with you. LIkewise, I would love to see the University of Washington and ALL other college exchange programs in Perugia and Italy, cancelled until this is resolved...or even permanently! Amanda and Rafaelle's trial has been a horror especially for the thousands of college students studying abroad.

Is there anything you can do to help Amanda and her family? A bunch of us wrote and asked Oprah to cover this and to date she won't because it was covered by other media. I urge people to write letters, sign the Amnesty International petition:

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/help-amnesty-intnl-free-amanda-knox

..and send some money or contribute air miles to the family (http://www.amandadefensefund.org/).

Whether you doubt her innocence, please at least consider the corruption in the trial-it was horrifying to watch. The Prosecutor was just indicted (less than a month after Amanda and Rafaelle's trial) and is going to jail-he used alot of the same corruption in this case as he did in the Monster of Florence case that got him indicted for corruption (satanic drug sex game gone wrong-pleeeeze!!).

Anyway, I hope Mr. Trump will do what he can to help get this appeal going and the case thrown out...let's bring Amanda and Rafaelle home and get them some love and support to heal from this unbelievable tragedy-I can't even imagine what they go through every day. How strong can a person be?

Thanks Mr. Trump-I wish more celebrities as yourself would stand for justice and be willing to step up like you have. I hope you will consider helping the family as they are over $1million in the hole for this and things keep getting crazier. I finally realized that sending some money every month helps so that they can at least be able to try and pay for a decent lawyer-then there's all the expenses of going back and forth to Italy and then the impact on the family-working? family? etc... The Italians are now putting Etta Knox on trial for slander because she said Amanda was hit while being interrogated...and then there's Meredith's parents who are suing Amanda and Rafaelle in a civil suit-or did I hear that Amanda and Rafaelle are fined like $7 million each to give to Meredith's parents. Then what about the real killer? He confessed and then got his sentence reduced to 15 years-gimme a break-his dna and blood was everywhere!!

Anyway, thanks Mr. Trump- just speaking out really helps! I hope the world hears you so that finally something gets moving...those poor kids...and of course poor Meredith Kercher-she is turning over in her grave knowing that Amanda and Rafaelle didn't do this....the whole thing is just pathetic! We want justice-free Amanda and Rafaelle.

The problem now is that the world will forget about Amanda Knox. She has been in jail for 3 years for a crime she did not commit. Why isn't the Obama admin. doing more? Clearly, we have an American citizen who is being abused. Personally, I'd like to see special forces sent in and bring her home. Same with the innocent hikers locked up in Iran.
We need to send Italy a stronger message. Boycott products, boycott travel, boycott business activities, etc. We need to have the Italian gov understand that playing with the lives of American citizens is not a game and not taken lightly. What I'd like to know is, how could such a corrupt and demented prosecutor keep his job for so long?

I will boycott EVERTHING Italian; from its cheeses, wines, clothing, to food and any products. I used to want to visit this country, but not anymore. That lying **** prosecuter, Magnini, was recently found guilty of another case and i quote from a blog by Viktoria Yuravich:
" ' Mignini was indicted and charged with abuse of office in 2006 after he ordered wiretaps on several journalists – especially those who wrote about him critically – and area judges, but he is still allowed to keep working as a prosecutor despite the charges against him. He is expected to stand trial for abuse of office and "abetting" in the Monster of Florence case. " '
I hope after he is found guilty, that this will shed some light on his unfair prosecution of Amanda Knox, and will rot in jail.

My heart being in agreement with yours; therefore , i expect results in both the Knox situation and the Italy boycott.

All we know what`s going on italian television, Berlusconi and other things...World changes but Italy still covered by "cosa nostra"? I`m not aggressive person and I have nothing to say to dwellers of Italy. But I hate their "democration".

- We couldn`t blame him?...
- O-o-oh! We got Amanda.
That`s how we make it right here!

by by member11046904 on 12/16/2009 8:24 PM
Crime scene video inside Raffaele Sollecito's apartment; police collect important evidence that confirms Amanda told the truth about her alibi; investigators will find this evidence again a month later in a completely different location...

Nothing to say.
People, wake UP!
That`s look like they order that scenario of conviction in some kind of custom <a href="http://www.essayontime.com">essay</a> writing service.
Watchvideo on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLE4s3jXTVU&feature=related"... .

Boycott Italy!

well, this is a controversial way to capture attention seems to work, so hey why dont we just free charles manson and jeffrey dharma...what about OJ he shouldnt be in jail, he didnt kill anyone
knox snuffed someone reflecting the disturbing behaviour that is developing in some young people,
being intoragated unlawfully doesnt mean you should be set free for sexual pervesion leading to murder

I have supported Amanda Know by joining Petville on Facebook, and calling my pet Amanda Knox, so as not to forget her. Amanda Eliasch

We cannot let this tragedy continue to go on!!! The only way Amanda is going to be let go is us as "Americans" go down there and help her. If we don't stand up for her who will?!?! Her great lawyers down there who don't care what happens to her? Something must be done!

Amanda Knox could face slander case over police claims

Knox was unable to identify the police officers who she said hit her
US student Amanda Knox, who murdered her British flatmate Meredith Kercher in Italy, is now expected to face slander charges, officials say.

The move comes after an inquiry into claims by the 22-year-old that she was beaten by police during questioning.

Knox and her ex-boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito are both appealing against their murder convictions.

They were found guilty in December of killing Ms Kercher, from Coulsdon, Surrey, in Perugia in 2007.

Knox was jailed for 26 years and Sollecito for 25 years.

During the trial, Knox claimed twice that police had beaten her during questioning, to get her to name Miss Kercher's killer.

She also said police called her a "stupid liar" and threatened her with prison.

Forensic evidence

Knox has said she was unable to identify the officers who hit her.

The prosecutor in the case said there was no proof of assault and Knox would now be charged with slander in order to protect the good name of the police department.

The charges are expected to follow in the next few weeks to give Knox's lawyers time to respond to the claims.

Under Italian law, slander can lead to a fine and or a prison sentence of up to six years.

Last November, Ms Knox's divorced parents were placed under investigation for repeating their daughter's claim that police officers had beaten her during questioning.

Knox is appealing against her conviction on the grounds that the forensic evidence against her was flawed.

Look, this travesty has gone on too long! Amanda Knox has been incarcerated for over 3 years now and NO ONE is doing anything. Obama has done nothing; Clinton has done nothing; etc. Mr. Trump, you have the resources to do something. The law in Italy is a joke and bribing judges is not the solution. I suggest a private commando team be assembled and used to extract her from her prison. If done correctly, no one would need to be hurt. I strongly suggest this methodology be taken seriously!

I'm deeply concerned about about how criminal prosecutions are conducted throughout the world including the U.S. There are many flaws in prosecutions throughout; the goal is to improve because of the desire to achieve at least a measure of justice.

Clearly important issues have been raised in Amanda Knox's case. I hope that on appeal our concerns are addressed fairly.

Regardless of how one feels about the process involved in prosecutions everywhere, I find it offense to argue that being in prison is ever a good experience. At the very least your freedom is taken away, you are unable to see your friends and family regularly, you cannot live in your home, choose what to eat, or choose how to live.

I found the following statements, written by someone posting on this blog, to be offensive and truly off-point:

...."If anything, Knox, who, as part of the appeals process, has the right to a retrial next year, is fortunate to be a foreigner in an Italian jail. There she has learnt the language, entered short-story competitions and sung with nuns. Better her plight than that of a poor black outsider sent to a brutal, overcrowded American prison, or to the electric chair."....

Here's my response: If it's such a great experience, why don't you volunteer to serve her time? Or just join ClubPrisonItalianMed? We can in fact all agree on one issue: in this situation the argument is not about prison systems--it is about how the prosecution of Amanda Knox was conducted, including the use of evidence. Saying her experience is in any way "fortunate" is just as outrageous as my suggestion you spend some time there to learn or have fun.

By making these statements you diminished any legitimacy of the rest of your post.

I live in the Seattle area and have supported Amanda at one of her benefit dinners. I know in my heart that she is innocent. Thank you so very much from the bottom of a mother's heart, for your support Mr. Trump.

Mr Trump - I think it is great that you are giving Amanda and Americans a voice in this injust. Help her get a fair trial. I am impressed to see that you care and have a heart. My family travels to Italy often and we are joining your boycott crusade.

Sincerely,

Erin
Seattle, WA

Hopefully someone of your influence and resources can champion the necessary arguments to get the Italian government to consider Ms. Knox' appeal. It is clear that there was absolutely NO evidence to connect Knox, circumstantial or otherwise, to the crime of murder. The so-called confession was not even a confession to murder. Statements made by Guede were entirely not credible. I mean, the guy's DNA and bloody fingerprints were in the victim's room, of course he'll claim he didn't actually commit the murder and transfer blame to Knox. Even if one were to believe his statement, it showed only that Knox was in the home.

I agree with you Donald. I watched a lot of this outrageous display in Italy. Our system here has some flaws but I do believe I am proud to be an American and enjoy our freedom.
Many of the people commenting negatively are probably from italy. I will join you in boycotting Italy. I hope you can pressure this situation and get her home to her family. Great work and keep it up!!!

karen

Thank you , Mr Trump, for standing up for this young woman. I totally agreee with you that this is a miscarriage of justice, and I am glad to see someone in the spotlight who has nothing to gain, tell the truth!!

Hey Friends,
Now you have a real opportunity to teach Italy a lesson for their treatment of Amanda Knox, and at the same time help keep jobs in America. The 911 Memorial has bypassed a the Natural Marble and Granite Company of Greensboro NC to award a contract for material to an Italian company. Amanda Knox has been unjustly kept in a steel cage in an Italian dungeon for over 850 days. Are we going to let the Italians win American work while she is still kept in an Italian steel cage? Are we going to let the Italians also take up to one thousand American jobs away? Write to your congressional representatives to complain . Or, write to the 911 Memorial which awarded this anti-American & Anti-Amanda Knox contract.(the address follows)
National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center
One Liberty Plaza, 20th Floor New York, NY 10006
Telephone: 212.312.8800
Fax: 212.227.7931

For general inquiries, email: info@national911memorial.org

Dear Mr Trump

I agree with what you are saying completely. Italy is a very different country to that of the US and Australia also (where I am from). They don't have the proper legal protocols in place and they really are coming across as backwards when it comes to their judicial system. I believe Amanda Knox is innocent I just get this feeling, as I also believe that I am good at judging people. Mr Trump you are a legend and certainly with your help and support for Ms Knox I am sure that things will 'get done' and an investigation will be put in place. Until then BOYCOTT ITALY!!!