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The conduct described in Counts One, Two, and Three of this First Superseding Indictment would have constituted offenses punishable by imprisonment of more than one year if the conduct had been engaged in within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States.

Ummmmmmm.....wouldn't this apply to any one of our troops who engages in war. It's illegal to wage war within the US and kill "insurgents". This is really an open ended means of going after anyone who serves in our armed forces.

This is really an open ended means of going after anyone who serves in our armed forces.

No -- this is an open ended means of going after anyone !!

"Did you really think we want those laws observed?" said Dr. Ferris. "We want them to be broken. You'd better get it straight that it's not a bunch of boy scouts you're up against... We're after power and we mean it... There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What's there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced or objectively interpreted – and you create a nation of law-breakers – and then you cash in on guilt. Now that's the system, Mr. Reardon, that's the game, and once you understand it, you'll be much easier to deal with."

-- Ayn Rand - 'Atlas Shrugged' 1957

And here I thought "1984" was fiction.