The 2-Belo <the2belo@msd.bigremovethislobe.ne.jp> wrote:
> We have a report from the fj.life.in-japan Dynamics Officer that chuckers has
> exploded. Flight director confirms that:

> >On Oct 16, 7:07 am, mtfes...@netMAPSONscape.net wrote:
> >> The 2-Belo <the2b...@msd.bigremovethislobe.ne.jp> wrote:
> >> > We have a report from the fj.life.in-japan Dynamics Officer that chuckers has
> >> > exploded. Flight director confirms that:
> >> > >On Oct 15, 5:58?pm, The 2-Belo <the2b...@msd.bigREMOVETHISlobe.ne.jp>
> >> > >wrote:
> >> > >> Savoie has been released.
> >>
> >> > >> I'm totally at a loss to explain why this was CNN Breaking News.
> >>
> >> > >Article update in question:
> >>
> >> > >http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/15/japan.custody.battle/
> >>
> >> > >One other update about it stated that they released him because the
> >> > >didn't consider him a flight risk.
> >>
> >> > >Yeah, right!  I am sure they are hoping he does a runner so they can
> >> > >keep him from coming back to Japan
> >> > >on any sort of passport, US or Japanese.
> >> > If'n he does, would it be Japanese naturalization EPIC FAIL?
> >>
> >> Something that hasn't been getting much attention; Savoie is a dual citizen,
> >> but we all know Japan doesn't recognize that.
> >>
> >
> >Government of Japan is probably waiting for him to leave and can then revoke his
> >citizenship for fleeing while under prosecutional investigation. 

> Or just revoke it for having failed to turn in his US passport, as mentioned
> above. That seems like an easier way to do it, and it doesn't even cause a
> diplomatic row.

Doesn't matter if you turn in your US passport or not; you can still retain
US citizenship.

Mike