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.

  • livus@kbin.social
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    7
    ·
    1 year ago

    could be seen as international child abduction.

    “Could be”??? Having read the article and the linked article I can’t imagine any metric by which this is anything other than an international child abduction.

    He literally kidnapped her from the family members who were raising her.

    • asteroidnova@lemmy.ml
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      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.