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A U.S. official said Khatallah would be charged and prosecuted through the U.S. court system and would not be sent to the prison for suspected al Qaeda militants in Guantanamo, Cuba.
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So we just kidnapped someone from another country and we plan on charging him under US law? US law now applies to people of other countries.
Is there a loophole here I am missing? The US ebmassy is considered "US land", so maybe he did break US law and can be charged as such?
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Originally Posted by MaDalton
you don't follow things much, right?
The US reserves the right to capture and hold people all over the world indefinitely with no trial - either on ships or in secret prisons
think about it what you want - but that's an undeniable fact
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I do follow things. But in the past we have taken them from combat zones where the US military is operating. I am okay with this. But sending in the SEALs to kidnap someone who did not break US law and then to charge him here is another thing altogether.