On Sunday, in Lafayette, LA, The Advertiser printed an opinion from Sen. Mary Landrieu entitled, “Sanctions, as written, will hurt La. workers.” While we hoped Sen. Landrieu was writing to clarify the record in response to our post last week,…
With the calendar turning to September, Sen. Mary Landrieu will be displayed prominently in election media coverage as an incumbent in the proverbial hot seat. The most intriguing fodder her opponents have used against her has been her curious opposition…
OFAC announced that it assessed a $4,073,000 penalty against California-based Epsilon Electronics Inc. Epsilon sells, among other things, audio and video equipment for cars (think of any number of MTV auto-improvement shows). OFAC alleged that over an almost four-year period from…
The Herald, a Mugabe mouthpiece owned by the Zimbabwean government, recently criticized former British Prime Minister Tony Blair in two articles for reported comments the UK made to justify the imposition of sanctions against Zimbabwe. Referring to “illegal sanctions,” The…
Last Friday, OFAC announced that Red Bull North America, Inc. (“RBNA” or, when we’re feeling informal, “Red Bull”) agreed to pay $89,775 to settle allegations that “seven representatives” of RBNA traveled to Cuba in order to “film a documentary” in 2009…