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US imposes sanctions on 5 Iranian companies

AP — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:18:59 +0000

The Bush administration has imposed economic sanctions on five Iranian companies that it has accused of helping the country pursue its ambitions to develop a nuclear...

US clamps down on firms linked to Myanmar

AP — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:23:44 +0000

The Bush administration is imposing financial sanctions on companies suspected of being owned or controlled by the military-run government of Myanmar.

US strengthening Zimbabwe sanctions

AP — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:16:29 +0000

The U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe says the United States is in the process of strengthening sanctions against individual Zimbabweans blamed for deadly electoral violence.Mark Weinberg, an embassy spokesman, says that “proposed new sanctions are...

Zimbabwe: Catalyst For Cataclysm (A Poem)

Robb — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:21:59 +0000

Following the amazing comments to this morning’s posting, I have kindly been given permission by my very good friend Duane Udd in the USA to publish his poem inspired by the three word phrase from Grace in the Phillipines... My huge thanks...

Russian veto raises questions about Medvedev

AP — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:32:39 +0000

For one day, it looked like Russia and the West had finally found common ground on a key global issue: President Dmitry Medvedev joined the other Group of Eight leaders in a statement suggesting Zimbabwe’s leadership was in for...

UN Sanctions on Zimbabwe Vetoed by Russia and China

Panit — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:57:06 +0000

A UN security Council Resolution to impose sanctions on Zimbabwe’s president, Robert Mugabe, and 11 senior members of his government was vetoed Friday by China and Russia. It would have imposed a travel ban on Mugabe and freeze their assets...

Zimbabwe: The Joker In The Pack

Robb — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:50:24 +0000

As many of you know, I write about events in Zimbabwe every day on my respective pages, and some days I am astonished at the basic cruelty that happens in that country, and other days I breathe a sigh of relief because so little has...

US moves against Iranian officials, companies

AP — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:40:28 +0000

The Bush administration moved Tuesday to impose financial sanctions on Iranian officials and companies accused of helping the country develop nuclear weapons.The action by the departments of State and Treasury marks the latest effort to tighten...

U.S. expects U.N. vote on Zimbabwe sanctions next week

Taylor Flatt — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:25:42 +0000

HARARE (Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday it expects the U.N. Security Council to vote next week on sanctions against Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and top aides in response to last week’s widely condemned...

Cuba cheers EU decision to lift sanctions

Varky T — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:46:36 +0000

Cuba has welcomed the European Unions decision to lift sanctions against the Communist nation. Cuba was always convinced that ‘truth’ and ‘reason’ would prevail over the measures taken against them. This is one of the first...