Comments on The Dougout: The Traitorous New York Times

Thanks, Grant I actually found two other WWII case...

2006-06-26T18:00:00.000-05:00

Thanks, Grant I actually found two other WWII cases. But, neither resulted in hanging. Tomoya Kawakita was tried for treason and sentenced to death, but deported to Japan rather than hanged. Hans Max Haupt received a life sentence for treason. It appears that the state of Texas executed somebody for treason to the Confederate cause in 1862 by the name of John Conn. But, for the US Federal government it may be that we have not executed anybody since John Brown. I find this shocking. I am very curious why Kawakita who was sentenced to death was deported to Japan instead of hanged now.

Grant, I am actually interested in the question fo...

2006-06-25T23:41:00.000-05:00

Grant, I am actually interested in the question for historical reasons. A quick google search came up with a couple of Wiki articles that suggested the last execution for treason in the US occurred before the end of the Civil War. Wikis are often unreliable so I don't take them as authoritative. But according to what they did have it appears that even during WWII that convicted traitors managed to avoid the noose. If true this is pretty shocking.

Sorry Otto, I haven't had any time to look that up...

2006-06-25T18:52:00.000-05:00

Sorry Otto, I haven't had any time to look that up. In this case maybe the charge would be releasing classified info instead of treason. My headline was more directed at the NYT's motives, not the technical legal violation. In any event, I hope the Bush Admin has the balls to go after these bastards.

Camojack, shooting is too good for them, hanging is for traitors, spies and saboteurs.

In reference to Camojack's comment. I asked Grant ...

2006-06-25T16:50:00.000-05:00

In reference to Camojack's comment. I asked Grant this question before. But, does anybody know who was the last person the US executed for treason? I would like to know the details. I know that we executed the Rosenbergs for espionage not treason. So I am thinking the last treason execution must have been in the 1940s. It seems to me that the details of this last case might be important in this context.

The principals should be prosecuted for treason......

2006-06-25T16:22:00.000-05:00

The principals should be prosecuted for treason...as in aiding and abetting the enemy in wartime.

If I'm not mistaken, that is punishable by death.