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| Bush extends Iranian asset freeze |
| 2007-11-11 |
| President George W Bush on Friday extended by one year a freeze of Iranian government assets in the United States that has been in place since the 1979 Islamic revolution, the White House said. The measure was ordered by then president Jimmy Carter on November 14, 1979, 10 days after Islamist militants took over the US embassy in Tehran where they eventually held about 60 hostages for 444 days. The crisis led to the end of US-Iranian diplomatic relations in 1980. The asset freeze, which has been renewed every year, is a source of resentment in Iran. Washington has since reinforced a sanctions regime on the Islamic republic that has hurt the Iranian economy. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 No problem, twobyfour, just call in the Halliburton FYA Division, motto: "No ass too big, no bum too far, we freeze 'em and pack 'em in packs of four"! |
| Posted by: Tony (UK) 2007-11-11 11:47 |
| #3 Glenmore: "Send Algore over to give them a lecture on Global Warming." Sadly, the Geneva Concention expressely FORBIDS such a drastic action. While silent on such things as "carpet bombing" and even "nuclear devastation", it clearly states: "Inflicting bombastic windbags on an innocent population is crime against humanity" Still, we could THREATEN them with alGore! |
| Posted by: Justrand 2007-11-11 09:51 |
| #2 There is, twobyfour. Send Algore over to give them a lecture on Global Warming. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2007-11-11 08:17 |
| #1 Now, if there was an easy way to freeze their asses.... |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2007-11-11 02:35 |