I recall many US Albanians going to Kosovo to fight the Serbs back in the late 1990's. Could they legally return to the US? Because I thought that such a law was passed many years ago to prevent the Irish from joining the IRA, fighting and then returning to the US.
2006-09-11 06:42:22 · 11 answers · asked by melthebelle 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It depends on the foreign power. An American can join the French Foreign Legion, or the British Army or the Australian Army and, possibly, some other armies... and, just as long as they don't fight against the U.S. they are within their rights to serve in a foreign army and won't be considered a traitor.
2006-09-11 06:47:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Generally you can't be fighting against the US government, you can fight with our alies. Like an american could join the british army to fight in Afganistan. You couldn't join the taliban or another group that was fighing against the US. A country that is in a fight that does not involve the US at all it is harder to say. It would depend on how our government felt about taking you back, but there is always a chance you would go to jail.
2006-09-11 06:51:33 · answer #2 · answered by Lady 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-14 21:23:22 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As long as they didn't fight against the US, it would not be treason.
And the US can't declare actions in other countries to be a violation of US laws, unless the US has some authority there. As long as the fighting did not occur on US soil, or on a US territory or military base, then the action was not conducted within the jurisdiction of the US courts.
2006-09-11 06:45:50 · answer #4 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree...as long as your not fighting the U.S.
also i think participating in the fighting isn't illegal if you don't belong to thier army..I heard somewhere that if you join a foriegn army you give away your american citizenship
2006-09-11 06:53:16 · answer #5 · answered by !ELGREEKO! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fighting for another nation isn't a problem, as long as you aren't fighting against the US. Remember the old French foreign legion....
2006-09-11 06:48:31 · answer #6 · answered by C-Man 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is only illegal if you are fighting against the US. That would be treason. Speaking of treason, I don't understand why Jane Fonda was never charged with treason for her actions in Vietnam. I guess it's because she's famous and famous people never really have to pay for their crimes.
2006-09-11 06:50:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well in a way what the serbs were doing was completely illegal ....so I guess they were doing the right thing. Defending!
2006-09-14 01:47:27 · answer #8 · answered by pimlico33 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its only illegal if they are fighting AGAINST the US. A lot of Americans fought in the RAF in Britain in WWII.
2006-09-11 06:45:42 · answer #9 · answered by Paul H 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think its illegal as long as they're not fighting the US.
2006-09-11 06:45:15 · answer #10 · answered by want2no 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋