"Blanche" wrote in message
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C J Campbell wrote:
It certainly is. Extortion and blackmail are wrong, and the ACLU is
engaging in these activities. Jeppesen is a private company, run by
private citizens, performing services that they are legally entitled,
even obligated, to perform.

No, Jepp is NOT a private company. Boeing is a publicly traded
corporation,
in which anyone may purchase stock. It is a public corporation,
incorporated in Delaware, stock symbol BA.

You're confusing "public company" with an entity like Amtak or the post
office.

Boeing is a "private" company.