Yesterday the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed against Caterpillar by relatives who had been injured when Caterpillar D9 bulldozers were used to demolish homes in the Palestinian Territories. The court…
The Guardian had an interesting dispatch from this year’s Defense Systems and Equipment Show: Two companies were ejected last night from Britain’s biggest arms fair for promoting leg irons for prisoners and battlefield captors. BCB International, a British-based firm, and…
The fact sheet released by the State Department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs on the defense trade treaty recently signed by President Bush and Australia’s Prime Minister Howard provides few details on what the treaty says. Fortunately, a detailed FAQ on…
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) released today its monthly report of penalties imposed by the agency. Of course, that report reveals that OFAC continues to protect our national security by chasing hapless cigarficianados who buy their Cuban Cohibas…
The Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) just reported a settlement agreement it entered into with JSR Micro under which JSR Micro agreed to pay a civil penalty of $270,000. JSR Micro had voluntarily disclosed to BIS that it had…