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Snowden Would Return To US If Government Guarantees Fair Trial (thehill.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Edward Snowden said if the government would guarantee him a fair trial, he would return to the United States. Snowden spoke via Skype from Russia on Saturday at the New Hampshire Liberty Forum, WTOP reported. "I've told the government I would return if they would guarantee a fair trial where I can make a public interest defense of why this was done and allow a jury to decide," Snowden said.
That's Assange.
This is Snowden.
Different people.
They're both Bradley Manning, didn't you know?
1. Snowden did his deed in time of war. Yes. The War On Terror. It's a declared state of war.
2. In time of war, any and all Constitutional guarantees are fair game for suspension.
3. This includes the right to a fair trial.
4. Snowden not only admitted to his deed, he bragged about it. He published the documents he stole for all to see.
5. Notwithstanding the deed, which in a civil court would be enough to attract a summary judgement against him, in time of war and due to the nature of the theft, he also gets the attention of the US Military, hence the UCMJ would apply?
6. The UCMJ doesn't have juries. It has a panel of judges drawn from legally trained military officers.
7. Snowden wouldn't be able to claim mitigation or justification in this circumstance, the UCMJ is NOT INTERESTED in intent - all he can do is to admit to what is clearly evidenced, bend over and accept the punishment.
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