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Re:Norwegian lawyer had visa withdrawn after private chat wi... by rayiner on Tuesday June 11, 2013 @09:13PM (#5865817)
I didn't say citizen. I said foreigners not in the US. E.g. A yemeni citizen in yemen.
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Re:Norwegian lawyer had visa withdrawn after private chat wi... by astrodust on Wednesday June 12, 2013 @11:25AM (#5868567)
That's probably the most confusing way to describe that.

Why don't you just say a someone who's not American?

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Re:Norwegian lawyer had visa withdrawn after private chat wi... by rayiner on Wednesday June 12, 2013 @12:17PM (#5868874)
Because citizenship and physical presence are both elements. A foreigner on US soil has rights, as does a US citizen on foreign soil. Hence "foreigner not on US soil."

My understanding from the article was that the client was not American, not on US soil, and was not being charged by the US.

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