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MADem

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4. He was fighting with Al Qaeda, in essence.

Reply to Comrade Grumpy (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 9, 2013, 01:37 PM

Apr 2013

He's a US citizen. If he wanted to actively renounce his US citizenship, well, that would be a different thing.

What are the details re: your Guinean fellow? Dual citizen? Did they pull him off a US flagged vessel? How "high" were those seas--was he within the territorial limit? Did he commit a crime within the limit?

The USG found a hook, plainly, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to charge the guy.

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Ex-US soldier who 'fought in Syria' could face execution [View all] Paul E Ester Apr 2013 OP

More detail on this story: the death penalty is the MAX sentence--minimum is 30 yrs. MADem Apr 2013 #1

I'm not sure I like or understand this law. Comrade Grumpy Apr 2013 #2

Back then our government was a lot more forthcoming about what wars it was fighting. JVS Apr 2013 #3

"Brothers to the Rescue" Paul E Ester Apr 2013 #7

He was fighting with Al Qaeda, in essence. MADem Apr 2013 #4

You can't just go to another country CJCRANE Apr 2013 #5

Okay, how about "Kosovo?" Comrade Grumpy Apr 2013 #9

Normally breaking laws in another country would result in extradition to the country. JVS Apr 2013 #11

Extraterritorial jurisdiction is not a uniquely American concept hack89 Apr 2013 #6

"The argument is that since his drugs end up in America..." Comrade Grumpy Apr 2013 #8

If you read the indictment, it is part of a much bigger sting operation hack89 Apr 2013 #10