Comments on: Beware My Power, Blue Lantern’s Light! http://www.exportlawblog.com/archives/95 Latest News on DDTC, BIS, OFAC, and other export law matters Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:29:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: botak http://www.exportlawblog.com/archives/95#comment-595 botak Sun, 11 Feb 2007 14:42:00 +0000 http://www.exportlawblog.com/archives/95#comment-595 To Chinese, Red Lantern signals that sex is in progress or 'available in this dwelling'. Blue Lantern denotes death! To Chinese, Red Lantern signals that sex is in progress or ‘available in this dwelling’. Blue Lantern denotes death!

]]> By: ExportLawBlog » In Brightest Day, In Darkest Night http://www.exportlawblog.com/archives/95#comment-524 ExportLawBlog » In Brightest Day, In Darkest Night Fri, 02 Feb 2007 22:24:44 +0000 http://www.exportlawblog.com/archives/95#comment-524 [...] Last week we were wondering about the origin of the name “Blue Lantern” for the pre-shipment and post-shipment verification program conducted by DDTC. Andrea Fekkes Dynes of General Dynamics, via “The Daily Bugle,” has an idea: Last Friday’s Daily Bugle contained an article about State/DDTC’s Blue Lantern program [Daily Bugle, 26 Jan 2007, Item #10, Counsel Comment (R. Clifton Burns): “Beware My Power, Blue Lantern’s Light!”]. That article posed the question about the possible origin of the term “Blue Lantern.” One of our export compliance officials (who works in the UK) provides a possible answer: “It probably originates from the UK as, before about 1970, every police station in the UK had a blue lantern illuminated outside which signified to all the ’strong arm of the law’.” [...] [...] Last week we were wondering about the origin of the name “Blue Lantern” for the pre-shipment and post-shipment verification program conducted by DDTC. Andrea Fekkes Dynes of General Dynamics, via “The Daily Bugle,” has an idea: Last Friday’s Daily Bugle contained an article about State/DDTC’s Blue Lantern program [Daily Bugle, 26 Jan 2007, Item #10, Counsel Comment (R. Clifton Burns): “Beware My Power, Blue Lantern’s Light!”]. That article posed the question about the possible origin of the term “Blue Lantern.” One of our export compliance officials (who works in the UK) provides a possible answer: “It probably originates from the UK as, before about 1970, every police station in the UK had a blue lantern illuminated outside which signified to all the ’strong arm of the law’.” [...]

]]> By: Linda http://www.exportlawblog.com/archives/95#comment-499 Linda Mon, 29 Jan 2007 23:32:44 +0000 http://www.exportlawblog.com/archives/95#comment-499 Isn't the DOC program called the Green Lantern program? Maybe it is a comic book reference. What was the color of the lantern Diogenes carried? Isn’t the DOC program called the Green Lantern program? Maybe it is a comic book reference.

What was the color of the lantern Diogenes carried?

]]> By: Mike Deal http://www.exportlawblog.com/archives/95#comment-498 Mike Deal Mon, 29 Jan 2007 19:03:38 +0000 http://www.exportlawblog.com/archives/95#comment-498 Kind of interesting that so many of the items destined for Malysia, Hong Kong and other Asian destinations just happened to be parts for aircraft and systems in Iran's inventory. Kind of interesting that so many of the items destined for Malysia, Hong Kong and other Asian destinations just happened to be parts for aircraft and systems in Iran’s inventory.

]]> By: mous, anony http://www.exportlawblog.com/archives/95#comment-493 mous, anony Mon, 29 Jan 2007 16:33:42 +0000 http://www.exportlawblog.com/archives/95#comment-493 What can I say? A real Renaissance man am I. (and I used to manage a comic book store, which probably helps) What can I say? A real Renaissance man am I. (and I used to manage a comic book store, which probably helps)

]]> By: Clif Burns http://www.exportlawblog.com/archives/95#comment-480 Clif Burns Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:23:13 +0000 http://www.exportlawblog.com/archives/95#comment-480 Haha! Mous, anony caught the title reference. Haha! Mous, anony caught the title reference.

]]> By: mous, anony http://www.exportlawblog.com/archives/95#comment-479 mous, anony Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:20:32 +0000 http://www.exportlawblog.com/archives/95#comment-479 A super hero reference, perhaps? Green Lantern's missing sibling? :) A super hero reference, perhaps? Green Lantern’s missing sibling? :)

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