Almost one year ago, on March 4, 2010, this blog reported that the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) had posted a website notice that all BAE export licenses were on temporary hold. This came several days after BAE had…
UK citizen and former U.S. Marine Steven Greenoe (pictured right) pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of violating the Arms Export Control Act and one count of filing a false ATF form in connection with his unlicensed exports of more…
Now that most U.S. citizens appear to have been evacuated from Libya, the White House has begun to re-impose sanctions on Libya, although they are far from comprehensive. On Friday, February 25, President Obama release an Executive Order that blocked…
A thoughtful article from the McClatchey News Service explains why no matter how attractive it may seem now to impose economic sanctions on Libya, that is something easier said than done. Administration aides in Washington told McClatchey that even though…
I’m just going to let this quote from Frank Gaffney in an opinion column in the Washington Times speak for itself: “Given the well-known corruption practices by EADS, it would make common sense that it not be awarded Pentagon contracts.…