An American citizen cannot be arrested by his own law enforcement authorities without "probable cause", and yet they can extradite the citizens of another state without producing any evidence, take them in the most humiliating way (in handcuffs) in full view of the public of both countries, hold them in jail until trial, however long that takes and incarcerate them without anything that remotely resembles fair trial for periods vastly in excess of what a murderer would serve in their own country.

We have absolutely no evidence from the US as to the nature of the batteries they used to entrap Christopher Tappin, other than a claim that they could be used in Iranian missiles. We are not told whether they might also be used in any other capacity, but, even if they are dedicated missile components, we haven't seen any evidence presented that they were intended for Iran.

And I'm sure that US dealers have sold plenty to other missile owning states.

The US government isn't winning many friends this side of the pond, and we are the ones who elect those politicians who maintain the "Special Relationship" (you know, the relationship between the school bully and his victim).

Don T.