said:"can be" didn't say he was :-) treason has a pretty high burden of proof.
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: "Bill Wheatley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 1:41 PM Subject: Re: Lindh pleads guilty, won't receive life in prison > 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 > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
