[dragonwriter]

> As much as America would like to think their laws apply across the globe, they don't actually have jurisdiction over you.

You might want to check with Humberto Álvarez-Machaín (acquitted, sure, but not because the law didn't apply to him) or Manuel Noriega about that.

[tim333]

Or Howard Marks in the book Mr Nice tells a bit about his thinking the US had no power over him and then, oops.