Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2005 19:10:00 -0400 (EDT)
From: dicconf <dicconf at radix.net>
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: The end of a Washington mystery
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

On Fri, 3 Jun 2005, Drew Bittner wrote:

> No, it wouldn't. Neither did Jane Fonda's
> ill-considered visit to North Vietnam. It isn't
> treason to express an opinion overseas. It IS treason
> to provide material assistance to an enemy (sorry,
> photo ops don't necessarily qualify), be it in terms
> of information or merchandise or what have you.

Even Jane Fugghead admitted that it had been a stupid thing to do, but as
you say it didn't qualify as treason.  Had she helped load, train, or
serve the North Vietnamese antiaircraft gun while it was firing on
American planes, that would have been treason -- but convicting her would
be wonky, since there would not have been "two (credible) witnesses to the
same overt act".

-- Dick Eney