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Secret records: Government says Marine's adoption of Afghan orphan seen as abduction, must be undone (apnews.com)

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The U.S. government has warned a Virginia judge that an American Marine’s adoption of an Afghan war orphan was flawed and could be seen as international child abduction.

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[–] asteroidnova@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

"Could be" is journo speak for they don't want to get sued. That's why they use wishy-washy milquetoast language for everything.