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Dear all Is it true that sanctions imposed on Cuba are harsher than the sanctions imposed on Iraq? And if so could you inform me if Cuba is an agricultural country? If you have any figures of food production for both countries that would be great. Many Thanks Ahmed Al-Ani Britain Against Sanctions on Iraq ================================================ Tel: 0113 2824810 Mob: 07713 742021 E-mail: info@basinet.org Web page: www.basinet.org Address: 6 Main Street, Carlton, Wakefield, WF3 3RW, UK ================================================ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colin Rowat" <colinrowat@yahoo.com> To: <soc-casi-discuss@lists.cam.ac.uk> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 6:06 PM Subject: Re: Banned Goods > > 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 > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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