A short round-up of current export items that don’t merit their own posts:

The Bush administration has lifted the informal arms embargo against Israel and approved the export of 3,500 Mk-84 air bombs to Israel. The last announced sale had been in July 2006.

Two House Democrats urge Bush administration to pressure India to drop cooperation with Iran after lawmakers learned that two Indian nationals had been indicted for illegal exports of missile technology from the U.S. to India

Major League Baseball is developing contingency plans, including a minor league team in Cuba, should the U.S. embargo on Cuba be lifted and wants to talk to the State Department about these plans. State Department spokesperson declines to comment on “hypothetical diplomatic situation.”

Expert witness for the defense in the Chi Mak export trial is disputing the government translation of wiretap transcripts. Witness says that Chinese word in question wasn’t “Red Flower” — allegedly a code name for the alleged spy ring — but “Wang Prosperity,” the name of the Mak family business. (Does this remind anybody else of Austin Powers and the confusion as to whether Dr. Evil’s reference to “Preparation H” was a reference to a nefarious plot or a drugstore remedy?)

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