No Cuba libre: Loose lips can lose your ship

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Ahoy, there, mateys!

Ever dream of sailing from Saginaw Bay to the Caribbean, seeing the exotic islands? Maybe even a stop in Cuba?

Belay that thought.

In a Feb. 26 proclamation worthy of George Orwell's "Big Brother," President George Bush ordered the Department of Homeland Security to seize any boat that authorities believe might be used for a trip to Cuba.

The proclamation refers to "any vessel, foreign or domestic," in U.S. waters.

Of course, you'd need to have a boat capable of making the 90-mile run from Florida to Havana. So we'd guess that anyone with a fishing skiff can yak it up at the local dock about going wherever they please, and still keep their boat.

http://www.mlive.com/news/bctimes/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1084288502146710.xml

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Everyone who the Bush-stag doesn't like will be on the "no fly" list. "Sorry, no appeal is possible - National Security, you know."

Now, you can't go by boat, either. "Sorry, we believe you're going to Cuba!" "From Seattle?" "Sorry, we can't discuss this - National Security!"

that's exactly what this guy intends to do. Even if his boat is being built 400 ft up a mountain. More poer to his arm, I say.