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July 6, 2005
Treason - the Real Kind of Treason
Apparently, five Americans have been captured in Iraq over the last few months, possibly insurgents or terrorists. These people are Americans, and deserve to be brought to America and tried in our civilian courts or courts martial (depending on the bill of particulars). If guilty of treason, that is, fighting against America, then they deserve to be killed.
It seems to me that we are going too soft in this war. It's one thing for John Walker Lindh, who went to fight with the Taliban against other Muslims and ended up fighting against the US when we invaded; there's a case to be made there that there was not treasonous intent. On the other hand, if you are in Iraq fighting against Americans now, there can be no doubt of treasonous intent. Nor in the two known fragging cases.
If a person is guilty of treason, as Hassan Aqbar most certainly is, and these guys may be, upon conviction they should simply be killed.
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From the Washington Post:The U.S. military is holding five U.S. citizens suspected of insurgent activities in Iraq, a Pentagon spokesman said Wednesday. They were captured separately and don't appear to have ties to one another, spokesman Bryan... [Read More]
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