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→What's wrong with the Financial Times as a source?
Do a search to see how many times [[User:Conservative]] has used both the anti-American, [[anti-Trump]] ''Financial Times'' and ''London Telegraph'' in his pro-[[globalist]] and pro-[[Russiagate]] foreign policy Essays. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Zelensky Must Go!'']]</sup> 17:27, June 29, 2025 (EDT)
Do a search to see how many times [[User:Conservative]] has used both the anti-American, [[anti-Trump]] ''Financial Times'' and ''London Telegraph'' in his pro-[[globalist]] and pro-[[Russiagate]] foreign policy Essays. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Zelensky Must Go!'']]</sup> 17:27, June 29, 2025 (EDT)
==Why Resurrecting Prize Law to Seize Iranian Vessels Signals the End of U.S. Naval Supremacy [https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/09/why-resurrecting-prize-law-to-seize-iranian-vessels-signals-the-end-of-u-s-naval-supremacy.html]==
{{quoytebox-float|According to ''[[Bloomberg News|Bloomberg]]'', the [[Department of Justice]] is looking to set up prize court proceedings in the Southern District of Texas, located in [[Houston]], which would be a natural destination for seized [[oil tanker]]s due to its midstream [[infrastructure]]. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District Aaron Reitz confirmed that his office is involved in the effort. The U.S. administration wants to appropriate [[cargo]] from [[Iranian]] vessels under this [[Prize Law]] dating back to the 1800s.
Prize Law is 19th-century [[maritime]] [[legislation]] by which special-purpose [[tribunal]]s can be set up to speedily determine the [[legal]]ity of the seizure and forfeiture of an enemy’s merchant vessel. The functioning is simple: drag a captured vessel into a [[domestic]] port, convene a specialized tribunal, and almost invariably, ownership of both ship and cargo shifts into [[state]] hands.
There are some conditions, of course. The vessel must belong to a state that is a [[belligerent]] enemy in a conflict and must be doing one of six things: carrying [[militarily]] useful goods toward enemy territory (contraband goods); transporting enemy servicemembers; operating under enemy control or charter; using fake documents; violating regulations near [[naval]] activity; or attempting to run a [[blockade]]. Almost invariably, a captured vessel would be doing—or alleged to be doing—one of those things.
This would seem to fit neatly into the Iranian theater. Iran is an enemy state in a conflict with the [[U.S.]], and its vessels would be trying to run a blockade, operating under an enemy charter, and violating regulations. So it would seem to make sense for the U.S. to treat their captured vessels—if any—under this piece of ancient [[legislation]]. Normally, the U.S. would use civil forfeiture law for the same purpose. The distinction between the two and their justification offer an interesting insight into the state of the [[U.S. empire]]...}}}