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2026-06-04 Home Front: WoT

California tech CEO arrested for allegedly supplying equipment to Iranian nuclear programs: DOJ

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Posted by Skidmark 2026-06-04 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1906 views ] Top
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1 Shoot that mf'er in the head also.

Posted by Chris 2026-06-04 02:38|| 2026-06-04 02:38|| Front Page Top

2 Hang him.

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2026-06-04 02:39|| 2026-06-04 02:39|| Front Page Top

3 Making $20k a year and living in Commiefornia should be a Red Flag for criminal activity

Posted by Airandee 2026-06-04 06:41|| 2026-06-04 06:41|| Front Page Top

4 Perhaps someone asked too many questions about the Ghomi network and timeline ?

Posted by Besoeker 2026-06-04 06:50|| 2026-06-04 06:50|| Front Page Top

5

Amazing what you can buy & sell on E-bay.
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Posted by NN2N1 2026-06-04 07:47|| 2026-06-04 07:47|| Front Page Top

6 He'll get more prison time for tax evasion than espionage.

Posted by EMS Artifact 2026-06-04 09:14|| 2026-06-04 09:14|| Front Page Top

7 No mention of the FBI.

a dual Iranian and U.S. citizen

I would imagine there would be a 'watchlist'.

Posted by Skidmark 2026-06-04 10:39|| 2026-06-04 10:39|| Front Page Top

8 So is it all of them or just a few? It's the same problem we had with the Japanese in WWII and the same problem we've been having with the Chinese. Can we trust a few of them, all of them or none of them? Hell, it's the same problem we have with the FBI and the CIA? Who can we trust?

Posted by Abu Uluque 2026-06-04 11:04|| 2026-06-04 11:04|| Front Page Top

Verify all others.

Posted by Skidmark 2026-06-04 11:18|| 2026-06-04 11:18|| Front Page Top

10
How about a simple update to granting of US CITIZENSHIP.

The person becoming a US Citizen must officially notify their former country, renouncing that citizenship before being granted the US status.

Posted by NN2N1 2026-06-04 13:35|| 2026-06-04 13:35|| Front Page Top

11 The 1967 SCOTUS ruling allowing dual citizenship has always been a huge mistake. One cannot honestly hold more than one true allegiance at a time!

Wiki AI Cite: "Dual citizenship has been allowed in the United States since the Supreme Court's landmark ruling in Afroyim v. Rusk on May 29, 1967. Prior to this decision, Americans who obtained foreign citizenship or voted in foreign elections could be stripped of their U.S. citizenship by the government.The transition to allowing dual nationality occurred in several key phases:Pre-1967 (Hostility): Historically, the U.S. government opposed dual citizenship. Through various acts—such as the Expatriation Act of 1907—the U.S. stipulated that acquiring foreign citizenship or swearing an oath of allegiance to a foreign state resulted in the automatic loss of American citizenship.The 1967 Supreme Court Ruling: In Afroyim v. Rusk (387 U.S. 253), the Supreme Court ruled that Congress has no constitutional authority to strip a citizen of their nationality without their voluntary consent. This decision effectively struck down most laws that had previously penalized Americans for acquiring dual citizenship.The 1980s and 1990s (Legal Consolidation): Following a series of subsequent rulings and State Department adjustments, the U.S. government officially accepted that an American's acquisition of a foreign citizenship does not automatically result in the loss of U.S. citizenship, provided the individual does not formally renounce their U.S. status. While dual citizenship is permitted today, the U.S. government does not actively encourage or officially endorse it due to the complex legal and tax obligations involved. ..."

Posted by NoMoreBS 2026-06-04 17:51|| 2026-06-04 17:51|| Front Page Top

12 When one becomes a naturalized US citizen, one has to swear the following:
"I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the Armed Forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God."

How does this allow someone to be a dual citizen? I can understand, though I do not agree with, a US citizen becoming a citizen of another country, without losing their US citizenship.

Posted by Rambler 2026-06-04 17:58|| 2026-06-04 17:58|| Front Page Top

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