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Re: Mercenaries

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David Lesher)
Wed Sep 18 23:49:28 1996

From: David Lesher <wb8foz@nrk.com>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com (Cypherpunks)
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 23:34:51 -0400 (EDT)
In-Reply-To: <ae65693e0e021004fa1e@[207.167.93.63]> from "Timothy C. May" at Sep 18, 96 08:54:10 am
Reply-To: wb8foz@nrk.com

Timothy C. May sez:
> 
> As to Michelle's point that Americans cannot serve for pay in other
> militaries, there are all sorts of waivers and "look the other way"s
> involved. For example, the retired American officer who became the top
> military man in Estonia (or one of the Baltic States)--while still
> retaining his U.S. citizenship.

But at the loss of his pension, as I recall.
 
> Israel is one of several states which the U.S. allows dual citizenship
> with. 

Not true at all. Read Rich Wales Dual-Cit FAQ.

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