Pompeo says Alabama woman who joined ISIS cannot return to US

[RockRaven]

8. Whether or not she is a citizen is THE critical question. And neither Pompeo nor her family

is a trustworthy source, imo, since each have an obvious vested interest in the outcome which outweighs any allegiance they may proclaim to the truth. That said, it should not be hard for a 3rd party (either lawyer or journalist) to establish the truth of the matter.

But Pompeo's statement is fishy. He starts with saying she is not a US citizen, then delineates what rights she does not possess (by virtue of not being a US citizen)... and finishes by reiterating that US citizens should not travel to the place she went to and wants to come back from. Sorry, but that 3rd bit is a non sequitur if in fact she is not a US citizen -- it might be a true and valid statement, but it's got nothing to do with her case *if she isn't a US citizen as he is claiming*. It reads more like a threat to other US citizens that "we'll deny your citizenship too if you do what she did" and as such seems to tip his hand that he's not being honest about her citizenship status.