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Re:Facebook says it sold political ads to Russian company du... by dragonwriter on Wednesday September 06, 2017 @06:55PM (#15187805)
> As much as America would like to think their laws apply across the globe, they don't actually have jurisdiction over you.

You might want to check with Humberto Álvarez-Machaín (acquitted, sure, but not because the law didn't apply to him) or Manuel Noriega about that.

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Re:Facebook says it sold political ads to Russian company du... by tim333 on Thursday September 07, 2017 @08:27AM (#15191179)
Or Howard Marks in the book Mr Nice tells a bit about his thinking the US had no power over him and then, oops.
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