From: "Geo." 

Ok well since the US was not independent at the time then any acts
committed here were the same as if they were committed in England. So your
rebel was a terrorist as were the rest of the founding fathers.

Geo.

"Gary Britt"  wrote in message
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> Yes if he was part of the non-state organization carrying out the acts of
> war/terrorism against Portugal and working to support more such acts of
> war/terrorism.
>
> Gary
>
> Geo. wrote:
>> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
>> news:4675abb3$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> No Jefferson was a rebel in a civil war for independence.  To be an
>>> illegal enemy combatant he would have needed to go to Portugal and blow
>>> up the main square killing thousands and declare war on Portugal because
>>> he didn't like how Portugal treated somebody else in Europe.
>>
>> If he had, would that have also then made Washington an illegal enemy
>> combatant even if he had remained here? Most of the people in gitmo were
>> not in the US when captured.
>>
>> Geo.

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