On August 24, OFAC announced the removal of Yusaf Ahmed Ali from the list of Specially Designated Nationals. This might lead you to wonder how this could happen. How could Mr. Ali be a terrorist one day and not a…
DDTC announced yesterday that the next meeting of the Defense Trade Advisory Group (“DTAG”) will be held on September 21. The meeting will be open to the public and will take place between 9:00 a.m. and noon at the Dean…
Recent news reports indicate that British-made thermal imaging device, the Thermovision 1000, was found by Israeli troops in Hezbollah bunkers in southern Lebanon. It is believed that these units were sold by Britain to Iran through a U.N. sponsored drug…
U.S. citizens can now work for certain NGOs in Iran . . . as long as they leave their laptops at home. On August 22, 2006, OFAC announced a General License permitting U.S. citizens to work for six specified NGOs…
On August 17, BIS announced that Lawrence Scibetta of Port St. Lucie, Florida, has agreed to pay a $30,000 civil penalty and be subject to a 20-year denial of export privileges. BIS’s press release indicated that the items which Scibetta…