A Tale of Two Dictators
With profound apologies to Mel Brooks, it’s springtime for Muammar in Libya, winter for Hugo Chavez! No, that’s not the latest lyric from a Broadway hit; rather it’s a reference to a notice of a final rule issued by DDTC…
Clif Burns
From Here to Kathmandu
The U.S. Embassy in Nepal announced today that OFAC has granted a license to the U.S. Mission in Nepal and to the U.S. Agency for International Development to continue to provide assistance to the Government of Nepal notwithstanding the participation…
A Kim Jong-il Wind Blows on DPRK-Flagged Ships
Last Friday, OFAC further amended its rules relating to “flag of convenience” ships registered in North Korea. Previously, OFAC had forbidden Americans from owning, leasing, operating or insuring North Korean flagged ships. Under the new rules, Americans may not obtain…
Food Additive Broker Burned in Missile Export Scheme
Last week a Portland, Oregon food additive broker learned the hard way that he should have stuck to MSG and not gotten involved in exporting silver-zinc batteries. It seems that the batteries in question are used to power the Hawk…
In Brightest Day, In Darkest Night
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…