Flip-Flop or Flop?
For a moment yesterday, it looked like the tide had started to turn on the embargo on Cuba. A press release from the Center for Democracy in the Americas announced that Rep. Dan Burton had agreed to support the Cuban-American…
Clif Burns
Iraqi Firms Increase Israel Boycott Requests to U.S. Exporters
An article in the March 19 edition of the Jerusalem Post reports that Iraqi firms appear to be stepping up their participation in the Arab League Boycott of Israel. The article bases its report on figures contained in the 2006…
UAE Moved From Naughty to Nice List
According to an article by Guy Dinmore in today’s Financial Times, the UAE has escaped the ignominy of being listed on the Bureau of Industry and Security’s forthcoming list of countries “of diversionary concern.” When BIS issued an Advance Notice…
ICE-capades Presents “The Sting”
Export Law Blog previously reported that Iran was attempting to buy parts for F-14 Tomcats in their fleet from U.S. government military surplus sales. A recent article in the San Diego Union-Tribune, which I didn’t see until this morning, provides…
Banana Flambé
News accounts of the circumstances surrounding the agreement of Chiquita Brands to pay a $25 million criminal fine for payments made to a rebel group in Columbia don’t really tell the whole story. That story can be found in the…