Clif Burns

Clif Burns

Shackles Raise Hackles

The Guardian had an interesting dispatch from this year’s Defense Systems and Equipment Show: Two companies were ejected last night from Britain’s biggest arms fair for promoting leg irons for prisoners and battlefield captors. BCB International, a British-based firm, and…

New Details on Oz Defense Trade Treaty

The fact sheet released by the State Department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs on the defense trade treaty recently signed by President Bush and Australia’s Prime Minister Howard provides few details on what the treaty says. Fortunately, a detailed FAQ on…

A Cotton-Pickin’ Shame

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) released today its monthly report of penalties imposed by the agency. Of course, that report reveals that OFAC continues to protect our national security by chasing hapless cigarficianados who buy their Cuban Cohibas…