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AngryAmish

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6. America clearly has no belly for this fight.

Sat May 30, 2015, 07:47 PM

May 2015

So we should outsource it. I personally think congress should issue letters marque probably with the Gulf Cartel, 70s era armaments, sea transport and franchises on the oil business in Daesh controlled territory. Of course the President has no control over letters marque, but we need him to issue pardons for the Mexicans involved.

Five years ago I would have gone with the
Zetad, but they are on the short end since. The new Jalisco group is worth watching.

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This American �foreign fighter� says he�s helping Iraqi Christians fight ISIS [View all] SecularMotion May 2015 OP

Iraqi Christians have every reason to form a militia and fight bluestateguy May 2015 #1

I agree, and will go one further. He should be tried as a traitor if he is former Exilednight May 2015 #2

Explore the difference between these organizations. AngryAmish May 2015 #4

+1 dlwickham May 2015 #31

Huh? GGJohn May 2015 #5

Actually, there is. This is the equivalent of being a mercenary, am Exilednight May 2015 #10

He's not doing the actual combat, he's just teaching them combat tactics, GGJohn May 2015 #11

Actually, it is illegal. You don't have to fight to meet the legal definition of a Exilednight May 2015 #14

He's not conducting foreign policy for the US. GGJohn May 2015 #15

Are you arguing that training a foreign militia is not foreign policy? Exilednight May 2015 #18

That's right, I am. GGJohn May 2015 #21

That's'so foreign policy. Only the president can authorize Exilednight May 2015 #24

Is he presenting himself as a rep. of the US govt? GGJohn May 2015 #26

He doesn't have to be representing himself as a person of US govt; he simply Exilednight May 2015 #28

Nope, that's 100% false. eom. GGJohn May 2015 #33

It's not. I posted the UN treaty the U.S. signed defining a mercenary. Exilednight May 2015 #35

And he's not acting as a mercenary. GGJohn May 2015 #36

So ..... Exilednight May 2015 #37

Then why aren't US authorities seeking his arrest? GGJohn May 2015 #38

Laws aren't applied uniformly. State prosecutes what they want. Exilednight May 2015 #39

BTW, still waiting for that link of federal laws that prevent mercenaries. GGJohn May 2015 #25

It's in the UN treaty that the US signed. Exilednight May 2015 #30

There are federal laws against mercenaries? Spider Jerusalem May 2015 #22

There is, it's based in the UN treaty. Also, as I pointed out before, he does not need to represent Exilednight May 2015 #29

The USA is not a party to the UN Convention on Mercenaries. Spider Jerusalem May 2015 #40

Actually, they are. They even have a special clause to protect PMCs. I suggest Exilednight May 2015 #41

Nope: Spider Jerusalem May 2015 #43

Yep. Read the book. It goes into great detail. Or maybe it's easier for you to remain ignorant. Exilednight May 2015 #44

I see you can't read Spider Jerusalem May 2015 #45

I know what it is, and I know why the US did not sign THAT treaty. Read the book and learn what they Exilednight May 2015 #46

BTW, nice screen name. It was a great comic. Hope they finally develop the show. Exilednight May 2015 #47

... Spider Jerusalem May 2015 #7

Exactly. GGJohn May 2015 #8

okay, not treason, but there are other laws. Exilednight May 2015 #12

Only if he were waging war against the US, other than that, GGJohn May 2015 #13

Not true. A mercenary is anyone who commits to a military operation providing the U.S. does not have Exilednight May 2015 #16

And he's not conducting any military ops, he's teaching people how to defend themselves. GGJohn May 2015 #17

The constitution. Exilednight May 2015 #20

The Constitution says that he can't teach US combat techniques? GGJohn May 2015 #23

Article II Exilednight May 2015 #27

do you need a helmet dlwickham May 2015 #32

Thanks, think I will. eom. GGJohn May 2015 #34

Been done AngryAmish May 2015 #3

America clearly has no belly for this fight. AngryAmish May 2015 #6

Now that is an interesting idea Telcontar May 2015 #9

Letters marque and reprisal are generally for non state actors AngryAmish May 2015 #19

Godspeed romanic May 2015 #42

I just met Gevara Zia, Commander of the NPU eissa May 2015 #48

We used to call them solder of fortune. Jn hindsight I think they may have been CIA. jwirr May 2015 #49

More on Matthew VanDyke SecularMotion May 2015 #50

Nice to see someone who cares enough to give back. ileus May 2015 #51