Bush Widens Sweep for Iraq Regime Assets

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20030829/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_iraq&e=1&ncid=1480

CRAWFORD, Texas - President Bush (news - web sites) on Friday signed an executive order that expands his authority to seize the assets of former Iraqi senior officials and their relatives to help rebuild Iraq (news - web sites).

While the order does not designate any new individuals, it makes it possible for U.S. officials to confiscate the assets of immediate family members and entities owned or controlled by the former officials — categories not covered under previous Bush orders.


"The order that I have now issued broadens the scope of persons whose assets may be frozen under those orders by adding the immediate family members of former Iraqi senior officials whose assets may be frozen," Bush said in a letter sent Friday to congressional leaders.

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That's going to help settle down the region. Geez.

[aquart]

1. Rebuild Iraq. Yeah. That's the ticket.

Halliburton yammering for its money?

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

2. A furthering of the rape of a country.

This makes me ill.

[hang a left]

3. Oh yeah that is it

Some last minute looting before we get a new U.N. mandate. Impeach the Bastards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[atreides1]

4. The definition is.....

......LOOTING BY EXECUTIVE ORDER!!!

[ewagner]

6. lootacracy?

true, true ,true....state sponsored looting.

[realFedUp]

5. pResidential piracy

Someone should take that executive privelege away from him
before he hurts himself further...