From: voss749@bellsouth.net   
      
   > The U.S. Gov't thinks it has authority over EVERYTHING any U.S. citizen   
   > or corporation does, anywhere in the world, regardless of whether what   
   > you are doing happens to be legal in the country (or non-country)   
   > you are doing it in.  As far as it is concerned, it _owns_ you.   
      
   Rule #1 when dealing with government agencies.   
   Its usually easier to ask forgiveness than permission.   
      
   If some private US company launching from outside the US puts a man on   
   the moon without getting a US license, the US authorities would make   
   all kinds of noises but the politicians and the talk shows would quickly   
   intervene.   
      
   I find it interesting btw that the US claims authority over US citizens   
   everywhere yet its own officers are supposedly beyond Court jurisdiction   
   just 300 miles away in Gitmo Cuba. It doesnt seem like they can have   
   their cake and eat it too.   
      
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