▲ 606 ▼ US seizes nearly 1 million barrels of Iranian oil allegedly bound for China (www.cnn.com) submitted 2 years ago by Rapidcreek@reddthat.com to c/world@lemmy.world 464 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] dannoffs@lemmy.sdf.org -32 points 2 years ago (2 children) You want the United States to arrest someone in Greece for transporting oil from Iran to China? I don't see how it's any of our fucking business. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] catsarebadpeople@sh.itjust.works 40 points 2 years ago (2 children) The company is based in Los Angeles you knob permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] tryptaminev@feddit.de -10 points 2 years ago (2 children) So instead of putting the US capital investors in prison and seizing the assets of the equity firm, they seize the oil and fuck the greek company. That is judiciary colonialism permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SCB@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago judiciary colonialism Colonialism is defined here as "things I don't like" permalink fedilink source parent [+] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world -9 points 2 years ago Good point permalink fedilink source parent [+] dannoffs@lemmy.sdf.org -13 points 2 years ago (1 child) No. A LA based private equity company technically owned the boat at the time of transfer (they do not own it anymore, it's been sold to the Greek company). That US based company is seemingly off Scott free in this situation and the Greek company is the one being fined and sanctioned. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] deft@ttrpg.network 5 points 2 years ago AT THE TIME OF THE TRANSFER Watch as he desperately reaches for straws!! You literally said this yourself and then ignore that you did lmfao. US jurisdiction, just cause they tried musical chairs or whatever is just nonsense of them trying to pull some shit. Case closed sis. permalink fedilink source parent [+] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 28 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] dannoffs@lemmy.sdf.org -12 points 2 years ago They plead guilty to violating the IEEPA, which is a law we passed that says if we declare an emergency we can regulate whatever international commerce we feel like. The US being being wealthy enough that companies choose to comply so they can still have our business doesn't make it right. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] catsarebadpeople@sh.itjust.works 40 points 2 years ago (2 children) The company is based in Los Angeles you knob permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] tryptaminev@feddit.de -10 points 2 years ago (2 children) So instead of putting the US capital investors in prison and seizing the assets of the equity firm, they seize the oil and fuck the greek company. That is judiciary colonialism permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SCB@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago judiciary colonialism Colonialism is defined here as "things I don't like" permalink fedilink source parent [+] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world -9 points 2 years ago Good point permalink fedilink source parent [+] dannoffs@lemmy.sdf.org -13 points 2 years ago (1 child) No. A LA based private equity company technically owned the boat at the time of transfer (they do not own it anymore, it's been sold to the Greek company). That US based company is seemingly off Scott free in this situation and the Greek company is the one being fined and sanctioned. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] deft@ttrpg.network 5 points 2 years ago AT THE TIME OF THE TRANSFER Watch as he desperately reaches for straws!! You literally said this yourself and then ignore that you did lmfao. US jurisdiction, just cause they tried musical chairs or whatever is just nonsense of them trying to pull some shit. Case closed sis. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] tryptaminev@feddit.de -10 points 2 years ago (2 children) So instead of putting the US capital investors in prison and seizing the assets of the equity firm, they seize the oil and fuck the greek company. That is judiciary colonialism permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SCB@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago judiciary colonialism Colonialism is defined here as "things I don't like" permalink fedilink source parent [+] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world -9 points 2 years ago Good point permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SCB@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago judiciary colonialism Colonialism is defined here as "things I don't like" permalink fedilink source parent
[+] dannoffs@lemmy.sdf.org -13 points 2 years ago (1 child) No. A LA based private equity company technically owned the boat at the time of transfer (they do not own it anymore, it's been sold to the Greek company). That US based company is seemingly off Scott free in this situation and the Greek company is the one being fined and sanctioned. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] deft@ttrpg.network 5 points 2 years ago AT THE TIME OF THE TRANSFER Watch as he desperately reaches for straws!! You literally said this yourself and then ignore that you did lmfao. US jurisdiction, just cause they tried musical chairs or whatever is just nonsense of them trying to pull some shit. Case closed sis. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] deft@ttrpg.network 5 points 2 years ago AT THE TIME OF THE TRANSFER Watch as he desperately reaches for straws!! You literally said this yourself and then ignore that you did lmfao. US jurisdiction, just cause they tried musical chairs or whatever is just nonsense of them trying to pull some shit. Case closed sis. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 28 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] dannoffs@lemmy.sdf.org -12 points 2 years ago They plead guilty to violating the IEEPA, which is a law we passed that says if we declare an emergency we can regulate whatever international commerce we feel like. The US being being wealthy enough that companies choose to comply so they can still have our business doesn't make it right. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] dannoffs@lemmy.sdf.org -12 points 2 years ago They plead guilty to violating the IEEPA, which is a law we passed that says if we declare an emergency we can regulate whatever international commerce we feel like. The US being being wealthy enough that companies choose to comply so they can still have our business doesn't make it right. permalink fedilink source parent