A ISIS fighter, a US citizen, was captured this week ...
Another ISIS fighter, a US citizen, was captured last year but not convicted of treason --
American who allegedly fought for Islamic State surrenders in Syria, now in U.S. custody - LA Times
Made me think of this thread ...
WTF? heres why;
Treason Against the United States.
Published: January 25, 1861
Quote:
[T]he prisoners were brought by a writ of habeas corpus before the Supreme Court of the United States. In delivering the opinion of the Court, Chief-Justice MARSHALL said:
"To constitute that specific crime for which the prisoners now before the Court have been commuted, war must be actually levied against the United States. However flagitious may be the crime of conspiring to subvert by force the Government of our country, such ...
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Treason Against the United States. - NYTimes.com