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There are some interesting concepts with this Noriega thing.
Was it the Canal Zone that gave the USDC's juridiction to try him or was it the fact the Noreiga worked for the US as a CIA agent?
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[Pollard v. Hagan, 44 U.S. 212 (1845)]
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