On Wed, 2007-01-17 at 16:07 -0600, Bruno Wolff III wrote: > On Wed, Jan 17, 2007 at 16:51:01 -0500, > Lyvim Xaphir <knightmerc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Wed, 2007-01-17 at 00:58 -0600, Bruno Wolff III wrote: > > > > > > Since some people wanted to make an example of him, it isn't clear that > > > he would go to a minimum security prison. If he tried that stunt today, he'd > > > end up in Gitmo without anyone knowing what happened to him. > > > > > > > I doubt it, since nobody at the New York Times has been locked up yet. > > Those people get away with more treason than anybody on the planet. > > Except maybe Sandy Burglar. > > Newspaper people have friends. Phil was unknown when he uploaded PGP. He > wouldn't have been noticed by the mainstream press if he was carted off > somewhere and held incommunicado. Phil is a United States citizen. As such he would not have been put in Gitmo. Club Gitmo is reserved for non-US combatants; as such they do not fall under the purview of the US Constitution. LX -- °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° Off Topic or Political Discussions: http://mandrakeot.mdw1982.com/ http://www.mdw1982.com/mailman/listinfo/mandrakeot "Character is what you do when nobody's looking." - J.C. Watts °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°
