he wasnt charged with treason Bill Wheatley Senior Database Developer Macromedia Certified Advanced Coldfusion Developer EDIETS.COM 954.360.9022 X159 ICQ 417645 ----- Original Message ----- From: "William H. Bowen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 4:38 PM Subject: Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison
> In this case, the laws of the United States provide that if a US citizen > should be found to be taking up arms against the United States or US forces > (and sometimes our allies, but not always), they can be prosecuted in US > courts for treason (and a number of other crimes), regardless of where the > combat took place. > > By the same token, if a foreign national takes up arms against the United > States, *they* are subject to different rules according to US and > international law (independent of the Geneva Convention and the Rules of > War), should they be captured. > > IANAL, HTH, YMMV > will > ---- > > William H. Bowen > Webmaster > ALSTOM's T&D Energy Automation & Information Business > > "Your friendly neighborhood Webmaster" > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.esca.com/ > > 425.739.3629 Voice > 425.466.7016 Cell > 425.739.3690 FAX > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jochem van Dieten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 1:23 PM > Subject: Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison > > > > Judith Dinowitz wrote: > > > So let's see.. you are a citizen of the Netherlands, correct? > > > > Last time I checked I was :) > > > > > > > Let's say the > > > Netherlands goes to war against some other country and you decide to go > to > > > that other country and fight against the Netherlands. Lo and behold you > are > > > captured by your country's army. You are a Prisoner of War. > > > > > > Gee ... You mean to tell me you are (in that case) not bound by the laws > of > > > the Netherlands? > > > > Don't know if I am. But I shouldn't be. > > > > > > > You have not renounced your citizenship, have you? You have not become a > > > citizen of this other country, have you? So why shouldn't your country > > > prosecute you? > > > > Because I didn't do anything wrong while on Dutch territory (unless > > conspiring to fight against your own country is a crime, of which I am > > unsure, but I don't see that apply in the case of Lindh). > > > > > > > This is not the case of a murder or a rape committed against an > individual > > > in another country, where that country's laws might take precedence. > This > > > is the case of a crime committed against the United States by one of its > > > citizens. Treason is a different ballgame, Jocham. The same rules do not > apply. > > > > I know the same rules don't apply. And I disagree with that. > > > > Jochem > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
