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I'm pretty sure that travelling to another country and joining an army currently at war with the US makes you fair game. In fact: http://www.law.cornell.edu/usc
by aristus 14y ago
I'm pretty sure that travelling to another country and joining an army currently at war with the US makes you fair game. In fact: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1481 http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1481
- tptacek 14y agoIt's also the Article III section 3 Constitutional definition of treason. But we didn't put those people on trial; we defeated them in combat.
- aristus 14y agoSure, if someone commits treason and then surrenders nicely, put them on trial. But if they are shooting at you, what are your options? The technical crime of treason being committed by some percentage of people in an opposing army seems to be a real distant second to the shooting. How do you arrest an army?