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Sanctions as the end

From On December 13, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Paul Pillar, a former top CIA analyst, examines the fight between Congress and the Obama Administration over more sanctions being proposed for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by Sens. Robert Menendez, (D-N.J). and Mark S. Kirk, (R-Ill.).

Prior to revisions, the Senators were pushing for [...]

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Looking back at a year of Iran Sanctions

From On December 10, 2012 · Leave a Comment

By Erich Ferrari

via Sanctions Law

This was a big year for sanctions. Although 2012 isn’t over yet and there is some pending legislation threatening to impose more sanctions against Iran and a forthcoming set of regulations from OFAC on some of the additional Iran sanctions we saw in the late summer/early fall, [...]

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AIPAC Directs Congressional Punishment of Palestinians After UN Vote

From On November 30, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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The US government has swept into action in the aftermath of the Palestinians’ overwhelming victory at the United Nations on Thursday. No less than three amendments were brought in the Senate, to be attached to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) — a bill which has nothing to do [...]

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