Should Miley be charged with treason?

[manifest destiny]

Treason, sedition, insurrection, dereliction of duty, subversion, other?? Maybe the call was on the up and up as Gen. Milley claims. Meaning, sure, he is allowed to call his counterpart in China. But suppose what he stated to his Chinese contact was contradictory to the stated position of the President, DoS, DoD, etc. What if he 'freelanced' details or commitments on behalf of the U.S. Gov? Wouldn't he still be culpable for one or more of the terms used in my first sentence? How much allowance is he given to BS? At what point does he cross the line? Is he acting officially as U.S. General or is he technically in a civilian role? All rhetorical questions with answers that won't change my personal opinion of him but might make a difference legally. Sorry for the long post.

 

[buckwacker]

If January 6 was an insurrection, Milley should hang.

 

[BigRed]

If January 6 was an insurrection, Milley should hang.

He should hang even though it wasn't.

 

[NKBJ]

If what he did was right should he hang?
But then again, if what he did was actually intended to bring about the situation for the de-nationalization of nuclear weapons...
what would you think?

 

[NKBJ]

Would you think the point was removing nuclear weapons from the control of the government of The United States Of America?
The nation state that has been anathema to the great houses of Europe for two centuries?

 

[manifest destiny]

I believe he's guilty treason, per the reporting. Sadly he'll never be held accountable or punished.

 

[ancjr]

Yes.

 

[manifest destiny]

If what he did was right should he hang?

Isn't that kinda like the 'one mans terrorist is another mans freedom fighter' ? Bad actions done for the right reasons.

 

[Dutchisaurus]

The irony is that everyone throws the word treason around, even though he did not commit treason.

So sick of seeing treason this, treason that, kamala hit me with a wiffle ball bat.

 

[NKBJ]

Isn't that kinda like the 'one mans terrorist is another mans freedom fighter' ? Bad actions done for the right reasons.

If what he did was right should he hang?
But then again, if what he did was actually intended to bring about the situation for the de-nationalization of nuclear weapons...
what would you think?
Would you think the point was removing nuclear weapons from the control of the government of The United States Of America?
The nation state that has been anathema to the great houses of Europe for two centuries?

 

[manifest destiny]

The irony is that everyone throws the word treason around, even though he did not commit treason.

So sick of seeing treason this, treason that, kamala hit me with a wiffle ball bat.

Seems debatable. Though, per the link, I could see legitimate defenses he could use against such a charge. Not that it matters. He won't so much as be questioned.

Treason legal definition of treason (thefreedictionary.com)

 

[actaeon277]

Well, I'm sure he told the Chinese he doesn't have to worry about this administration.

China threatens to send warships inside US territorial waters

China, on Wednesday, threatened to send warships into U.S. territorial waters.

www.washingtonexaminer.com

 

[NKBJ]

Well, I'm sure he told the Chinese he doesn't have to worry about this administration.

China threatens to send warships inside US territorial waters

China, on Wednesday, threatened to send warships into U.S. territorial waters.

www.washingtonexaminer.com

Not even when they come ashore.

 

[edporch]

If it's true that he told Red China that he'd tip them off if the U.S. was going to attack, yes that's treason according to my copy of the US Constitution.
"US Constitution Article III Section 3. Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. ..."

 

[Dutchisaurus]

If it's true that he told Red China that he'd tip them off if the U.S. was going to attack, yes that's treason according to my copy of the US Constitution.
"US Constitution Article III Section 3. Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. ..."

We are not at war with china. Or did I miss a congressional war declaration?

Atm the only "enemy" we have is a global war on terrorism.

We have no declared war against any nation state. Hence no enemies

 

[KLB]

If he had ever had occasion to actually tell the Chinese anything, that would have been treason. The stuff he is reported to have said is not.

 

[HoosierLife]

We are not at war with china. Or did I miss a congressional war declaration?

Atm the only "enemy" we have is a global war on terrorism.

We have no declared war against any nation state. Hence no enemies

We are not in any kinetic warfare with China, but warfare has changed in the 21st century.

We are definitely at war in cyberspace.

To not view China as our enemies is short sighted, at the least.

 

[mikebol]

Clearly Treasonous to me.

 

[NKBJ]

This is just maneuvering in the process of the removal of power from the London-NYC axis. In other words, being pro-China is being for the re-establishing of global center power to the world island. For fans of 1984, they probably recognize this UK-USA-Australia alliance right off for what it is.

Russia had previously publicly told France's Macron that they should be thinking about an alliance with Russia for mutual protection rather than the US and NATO. So France, Russia and who? Hmm, like Germany? And presto, the spheres of political influence and alliances get rearranged.

 

[flightsimmer]

Absolutely yes.