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> With respect, Colin, I think this is nonsense. Holds > have *tripled* > over the last year in what seems to be a direct > response to > "sanctions erosion." Furthermore, the U.S. State > Department has > been *totally* stonewalling Congressional inquiries > about the > problem, and has failed to back changes at the 661 > Committee > that they have privately told Congress they agree > with (such as a > line-item veto in contracts). Thanks Ramsey; yes, I don't know how much of the story this the one that I presented is. It's the position that was presented in a short telephone conversation in February; I've not since gone back to look into this. Thanks also for the information on Congressional inquiries: I know nothing about these. > > Regards, > Ramsey Kysia > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > Education for Peace in Iraq Center (EPIC) > 1101 Pennsylvania Ave., SE, Washington, DC 20003 > tel. 202-543-6176; fax 202-543-0725 > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > Check out our WEBSITE, now updated weekly... > http://www.saveageneration.org > -- > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > This is a discussion list run by the Campaign > Against Sanctions on Iraq > For removal from list, email > soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk > Full details of CASI's various lists can be found on > the CASI website: > http://www.casi.org.uk ===== Colin Rowat 274 Vanderbilt Ave., #2 Brooklyn NY 11205 USA (m) 917 517 5840 (f) 707 221 3672 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a discussion list run by the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq For removal from list, email soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk Full details of CASI's various lists can be found on the CASI website: http://www.casi.org.uk