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2003-07-11 Europe

Blair tells Bush: Send the British al-Qaeda suspects back for trial

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Posted by Steve White 2003-07-11 3:12:21 AM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "the Congressional Medal of Honor",I thought the MoH is a military award for Exceptional Courage Above and Beyond the call of Duty.The civilian equivlant is the Medal of Freedom.

Posted by raptor 2003-7-11 7:36:49 AM|| 2003-7-11 7:36:49 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Raptor,

Chances are pretty good the reporter covering the story was daydreaming and heard the ass end of something regarding medals, looked it up on the internet and came up with the CHM.

You are right: The medal of freedom is the highest civilian award. The second best thing we can do for Tony. The best, of course, is to offer him US citizenship. ;o)

Posted by badanov 2003-7-11 8:56:50 AM|| [http://www.rkka.org/weblog] 2003-7-11 8:56:50 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Didn't Churchill get an honorary American citizenship from Congress?

Posted by Anonymous 2003-7-11 9:05:36 AM|| 2003-7-11 9:05:36 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Didn't Churchill get an honorary American citizenship from Congress?

He was an American by birth - his mom was American.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2003-7-11 9:37:55 AM|| 2003-7-11 9:37:55 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 By birth? He was born in the castle of his uncle the Duke of Malborough. Did you still get American nationality when only your mother was American (in those times tryhe child usually took the nationality of the father) and you were born and grew in a foreign country.

Posted by JFM 2003-7-11 12:29:48 PM|| 2003-7-11 12:29:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 The two British suspects at the camp are due to be tried by a military commission, directly appointed by Mr Bush and without access to basic standards of justice.

Actually, if this is done in accordance withthe UCMJ, the standards of justice are higher than a civilian court.

Then again, these bozos couldn't tell the friggin' difference between the MoH and the MoF. If they can't get such mundane details right, the more serious stuff is suspect as well.

Posted by Pappy 2003-7-11 1:18:54 PM|| 2003-7-11 1:18:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Did you still get American nationality when only your mother was American (in those times tryhe child usually took the nationality of the father) and you were born and grew in a foreign country.

If either parent is American, the child is automatically entitled to citizenship. Whether he chooses to apply for it is another matter - my point is that Churchill was an American in more than an honorary sense.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2003-7-11 1:53:42 PM|| 2003-7-11 1:53:42 PM|| Front Page Top

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