One big advantage to living in a free country is that a passport and a visa are pretty much the only legal requirements to traveling abroad.  Try that in Cuba, North Korea, the old Soviet Union, and so on – though Jane Fonda could probably get in just by smiling. British subjects enjoy two additional freedoms.  First, the law evidently allows Britons to travel to countries in the midst of civil war and join the fight alongside Islamic militants.  Second, they can come back home any time they wish, apparently no questions asked. One estimate is that some 500 Britons have joined various jihadist factions abroad.  The actual number is hard to determine.  Why?  Passport applications are unlikely to state the true purpose of travel.  Some of these folks got to Syria via Turkey. What if it became known that returnees committed atrocities as jihadists?  Would English law hold them accountable once home?  I don’t see how....(Read Full Post)