Dear Reader,
As mentioned in the afterword to The Manhattan Swindle, the One Hundred Years of War series is an adaptation of the Mahabharata, the Indian epic mythology.
A couple of comments (in addition to the notes on prior books):
- Article 32 of the UCM hearing in the military is similar to a preliminary hearing in civilian law. As I understand it, the exact procedure to be followed is not described in the Uniform Code of Military Justice or the Manual for Court(s)-Martial. Except for some rules of privilege, interrogation, and the rape-shield law, the military rules of evidence do not apply at an Article 32 hearing. This has allowed me some room to maneuver. This information is from that font of all knowledge, Wikipedia (via Google), and cannot be taken as gospel truth. And hey, if it isn’t exact, this is just a story.
- From the supreme court ruling mentioned by Major Armor (Ex parte Quirin, 1942): ‘The spy who secretly and without uniform passes the military lines of a belligerent in time of war, seeking to gather military information and communicate it to the enemy, or an enemy combatant who without uniform comes secretly through the lines for the purpose of waging war by destruction of life or property, are familiar examples of belligerents who are generally deemed not to be entitled to the status of prisoners of war, but to be offenders against the law of war subject to trial and punishment by military tribunals.’ Military contractors can be considered unlawful combatants for the crime they’re alleged to have committed.
- I tried to keep to the historical facts throughout the story, including the minor details. Notable exception is, of course, the presidency. And then the other official positions mentioned like senators, ambassadors, attorney generals, justices, deans.
- Citations for the maps of Asia/India are in footnotes.
That’s it for now. If you have more questions, please direct them to jay@eastriverbooks.com
Sincerely,
Jay Perin
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