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To: JohnM who wrote (13133)	12/7/2001 7:30:20 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 281500

If it's fair, run according to accepted judicial principles, it's much easier for me to accept the judgment. Actually, it's more than fair, given that the minute he joined the Taliban (Al-Quaida?), he effectively renounced his US citizenship. If he officially renounced his US citizenship, he could avoid the Treason charge. But if not, they could claim that since he had not, he can be charged. But assuming he did renounce it, then he would be treated as a foreign national, and the US could leave him to his own devices in the hands of the N. Alliance. But the bottom line is that, although they could give him the death penalty for treason, the final decision will be political and based upon what level of remorse he feels. And of course, the normal round of psychological tests to determine if he has been brainwashed. But as it stands, unless he's found to have committed some heinous crimes, he'll probably just receive a couple of years in prison, or have his citizenship revoked. Hawk