“Do What I Say” Etc., Etc.
In case you can’t read the text of the “WARNING” in this RFP from the Naval Air Systems Command sent to me by an alert reader, it says: WARNING: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS TECHNICAL DATA WHOSE EXPORT IS RESTRICTED BY THE…
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The Newest Inductee into the Stupid Ideas Hall of Fame
ABOVE: Majid Kakavand So once Majid Kakavand hot-footed it back into Iran, after French authorities denied the United States government’s request for his extradition from France, this was pretty much the first thing out of his mouth Given that I…
U.S. Seeks to Extradite German for Iran Shipments
A recent article in today’s international edition of Der Spiegel reports on an interesting analogue, in Germany, to the Majid Kakavand case in France. Just as the court in France seems likely to deny the request by the U.S. for…
Another Hearing for Kakavand
ABOVE: Majid Kakavand This blog has previously reported on the case of Majid Kakavand, both here and, most recently, here. Kakavand, an Iranian citizen, was provisionally arrested in March 2009 by French authorities at the request of the U.S. Government.…
Eleventh Circuit Upholds Export Conviction
In an unpublished opinion, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld yesterday the conviction of Joseph Pinquet for violations of the Arms Export Control Act and the International Emergency Economic Powers Act in connection with exports…