Damn, it's not like they violated the Geneva convention. They didn't murder anyone, or set up a dogfighting ring or something. Ned betrayed his company and Ned and Alex both betrayed their partners, but they are still human beings who are existing in our society and they didn't do anything on a level to really call for a perpetual exile. More @Wikipedia
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