On 2007-06-13 11:00:42 -0700, Blanche said:

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.

Boeing is a private company, but not a privately held company. Boeing
is not owned by the government.
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