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Already done. The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States (FCSC) is a quasi-judicial, independent agency within the Department of Justice which adjudicates claims of U.S. nationals against foreign governments, under specific jurisdiction conferred by Congress, pursuant to...

And what's wrong with that fashion choice?

And again you don't respond to questioning of allegations that you make. But, "one guy"? Actually, yes. That's how the American system of government has evolved, moreso in the age of Trump. There will be plenty of "advisors" whispering in the President's ear (or more likely tweeting or...

I suspect that even the 50 Greenlanders who list the United States as their place of birth (as counted In their census stats) would find that a poor bargain. BTW - 20 list Canada as place of birth.

I suppose that first you would have to define "who is a Greenlander". As the 56,000 citizens (permanent legal residents?) of Greenland are not exclusively Inuit (85-90%), how would the USA judge those deserving of their largesse? Would place of birth in Greenland be required? Would a...

Not really. While newsworthy, it should not be unexpected. All things being considered (physiological stresses of space training and flight, age of astro/cosmonauts, etc), eventually there would be a medical event that would require care beyond the limited resources in the ISS. Probably the...

Years and years ago, in the dark ages when there were Adm Clks (Pers Adm cap badge) and Fin Clks (Log cap badge) I spent several weeks at CFSAL doing Phase 1 of the Medical Documentation (Med Docs) Course. Strange as it may seem, at the time it was one of the most useful courses for me (then a...

There was one mention in a footnote to a ruling in the Noriega case that the issue had been raised by one of Noriega's co-defendants (Noriega wasn't the only Panamanian arrested and brought to the US following Operation Just BeCause*). Supposedly the other defendant brought up the issue but...

What provincial entities? What purchases? https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/a6513a21-6383-408a-a009-34700d5c30d5/resource/c2f91422-27c7-481d-9eca-9285a0fbe490/download/tbf-gst-free-alberta-government-entities-2025-11-04.pdf Goods and Services Tax-Free Government of Alberta Entities Last...

1989, shortly before they went to Panama for Noriega et Al. I can't find any reference that suggests US courts held contrary opinions. https://www.justice.gov/file/151241/dl?inline Extraterritorial Effect of the Posse Comitatus Act November 3, 1989 Memorandum Opinion For The Assistant To...

Without adding other (absurd and depletable) 'benefits' to your list of American inducements to acceptance of annexation/invasion/overthrow/enslavement, most of those have about the level of guarantee as "the cheque is in the mail or I won't . . . ". And that would apply whether it was the...

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE OFFICE OF FOREIGN MISSIONS Diplomatic and Consular Immunity: Guidance for Law Enforcement and Judicial Authorities . . . While customary international law continues to refine the concepts of diplomatic and consular immunity, the basic rules are currently...

But it took a decade (or more) of political wrangling; diplomatic negotiations with non-Canadian countries/colonies; the fall of at least one government due to accepting rail company bribes; trying to find a private company that would undertake this as a "business case"; raising the capital to...

Gywnne Dyer could drone on and on.

By that definition, would James Doohan qualify?