Show me the law that says it's a crime to talk to a sanctioned entity. Time to put up or shut up.
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The same one that says it's a crime to do business with a sanctioned entity. It's called "attempted [fill in the blank]"
We make it as much a crime to try to commit a crime, as it is to succeed at committing the crime. Police would rather catch somebody and charge them with "attempted murder" than wait to see if they can get him on something more serious.
Think about it.
Post the sanction law, otherwise you talking from your backside.
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