On Fri, 2 Apr 1999 20:52:39 +0200, you wrote:
>The most important issue is the legal one of course; what flag (of
Unfortunately, such a "backward" country would also be unable to
prevent boarding by overzealous coast guard and naval gunships from
mighty nations, pirates, ecoactivists, churches, terrorists and your
stray smugglers.
>convenience) to use? Perhaps some backward country which simply
>doesn't have euthanasia/abortion rules, if something like that
>exists, could be used.
>would other countries give you any serious trouble?
Let's see: Japan, Russia, the USA, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, the Netherlands, Denmark, Cuba... Did I forget most Muslim nations?
>What would their legal possibilities be for harassment (assuming you stay
>in international waters all the time)?
Add to the above Greenpeace, the Medellin cartel, the Roman Catholic Church...
With the U.N. granting virtual letters of marque & reprisal to any member nation with their "crimes against humanity" rules, you'd also be prey to any international conglomerate. There's no such thing as "international waters" when it comes to pursuing individual courses of action held anathema by U.N. members: for them, it just means "open season for all."
Above all, consult with Scientologists: they're used to dealing with legal harrassment concerning their health care choices. There might be some states that might not prove as inimical to the concept on the USA.