I'm in a foreign land as we speak and I disagree with the president on a whole host of issues. So after I complete my deployment I should be shot?

careful there, DD - given your straightforward approach, I'm betting some will be opposed to waiting that long...

The answer was there in the quote you posted: did [b]you travel to the foreign country in order to subvert the work of the US government?[/b] ....No I don't think so?

I understand that you have a differing opinion on many things than I or some others posting here do, but if your fervor leads you to say Black every time someone else says White, then some of the very valid points you make will become lost in the rhetoric?

From the news today, the Governor does not sign off on deployment of National Guard to Iraq. She isn't even in the loop according the news reports.

Would you care to define how you see the difference between subversion and verbal dissent?

Here would be an example to show how I define the terms:

Were you to verbally disagree with an order from up the chain of command, and complain to your squad mates about it, that would be dissent,and almost normal practice, especially in a non combat situation

Were you to attempt to organize an effort to ignore or change the policies dictated by those with decision making power, that would be subversion and the outcome could be a courts marshal and/or a accusation of treason or sedition.

Carter, for better or worse, does not act as a private citizen when discussing state department issues, which is why ex presidents usually do not get involved in "State" visits except at the request of the sitting president.

Jane Fonda just gave her opinion, except she did it sitting on an enemy AA gun

If you do not see the difference,please tell me why, bearing in mind this started with a discussion of Carters meetings with Syrian (and Palestinian ?) leadership?