Posted on 09/05/2014 7:48:18 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Researching is always good.
Where John Walker Lindh got his break was by virtue of the fact that he was already fighting with the taliban when we arrived. At least that was part of what his lawyers argued.
Personally I would have just eliminated him there and kept my mouth shut.
US passport applicants who admit to having committed a "potentially expatriating act" have to complete and sign a supplemental affidavit. If they check the box that says "I did not intend to relinquish my citizenship" (which nearly everyone does), they're home free. They get a new passport and the affidavit goes into a Raiders-of-the-Lost-Ark warehouse.
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