You are still not giving the distincting due between citizens as individuals being protected from governmental tyranny, and vessels (whether privately owned or not) being hired to prosecute war.
51 posted on 07/16/2004 9:58:27 AM PDT by rjsimmons
The ships were property. It wasn't the SHIP the US FedGov gave permission to, but the ships owner and crew. You are going through quite a few contortions of meaning here.
Intentional or not.
52 posted on 07/16/2004 10:02:40 AM PDT by Dead Corpse
(For an Evil Super Genius, you aren't too bright are you?)