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To: NelsTandberg
"Unless the US Congress moves forward on recently proposed legislation to permit arming US Merchant vessels, this is the only alternative."

What/Who gives the US congress any jurisdiction over private civilian vessels in International waters near Somalia?

9 posted on 12/15/2009 10:07:19 PM PST by matthew fuller (BHO- Imam of the Black Liberation National Socialist American Dimmacrat Party.)
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To: matthew fuller
What/Who gives the US congress any jurisdiction over private civilian vessels in International waters near Somalia?

It depends on whose flag the ship is flying.

10 posted on 12/15/2009 11:52:31 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (:: The government will do for health care what it did for real estate. ::)
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