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From: mpr@mb2c.UUCP (Mark Reina)
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Subject: Re: State Terrorism
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> 
> Take the following hypothetical, variants of which take place with
> regularity: X robs a US pleasure boat in international waters but is
> (let's say) wounded and surrenders to the Bahamanian authorities.
> The Bahamas decide they have no evidence to hold X and release
> him. He arranges a chartered Bahamanian flag yacht to take him ...
> wherever. Can the US Coast guard seize this ship in international
> waters and arrest X? I certainly hope so, since that is the sort of
> thing that goes on on a daily basis, mostly with regard to drug
> smuggling, in the Caribbean.
> 
> Michael C. Berch

Actually, the Coast Guard does wait for the suspected "smuggling" ship
to enter U.S. waters.  Some other pretext can be used requiring the Coast
Guard to enter such a ship to verify its registration number.  This is
what happens most of the time.  To check this number, a person must get to
the center of the ship's hold.  If illegal contraband is seen the ship
is taken into custody.

Mark Reina