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You illegally and unwantedly boarded a vessel... far as I am concerned the captain and crew of that ship should have shot you on the spot for piracy and dumped your bodies overboard for those on shore and your wacko buddies to see....

Boy, you are confused. I didn’t board anything. I hate Greenpeace. And if the captain shot the protestors, he may have been able to justify it before a jury, but he didn’t so the point is moot.

But Ashcroft charging an organization with “sailor-mongering” is undoubtedly an attempt to get back at a political enemy through means that abuse the power of his office, just like the political IRS auditing of World Net Daily during Clinton’s reign of terror.

[mrsmith]

The original act is in my post #69.

THE LAW IS NOT ONLY ABOUT SAILOR-MONGERERING

It covers just about everything about sailors: wages, treatment of sailors, logbook keeping, you name it.
Sailormongering is in sec 63, illegal boarding is in a different section- sec 62.

I'm disappointed that Turley would tell such a lie.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

He isn't charging them with "sailor-mongering". He is charging them with boarding the ship before it is secure in port.

No matter if you are trying to sell something or make a political point you are interfering with the crew at a delicate time. The law its self makes no reference or exemptions for reasons for boarding the ship. It only states that should you do it you should be detained by the crew, receive a fine of no more the $200.00 and/or 6 months in jail.

[cyncooper]

But Ashcroft charging an organization with “sailor-mongering” is undoubtedly an attempt to get back at a political enemy

Actually, clearly Greenpeace is considered a security threat and it is the job of the Justice Department to quell such illegal and destructive activity.

"Undoubtedly", you say? Sorry, that is not at all the apparent motivation.

[HamiltonJay]

Please, I highly doubt "sail mongering" is the charge of the indictment. They illegally boarded a vessel, among other things, they violated all sorts of laws... I suspect the indictment charges something far different than "sail-mongering"...

There is a huge difference between sicking the IRS on a political enemy for simply being a political enemy and prosecuting a criminal act. Greenpeace should be charged as an organization under RICO for actions they have engaged in over the years frankly. I fail to see prosecuting a criminal act, and sicking the IRS on a political enemy as equivalent.