Bush Renews Sanctions on Iraq

[Nambe]

U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Information

Certifies to Congress That Iraq Is a Continuing Threat

President Bush has formally renewed the U.S. sanctions against Iraq, citing continued instability in the country, as well as the need to "ensure the establishment of a process leading to representative Iraqi self-rule."

To extend the sanctions, the president certified to Congress that Iraq continues to pose a threat to the United States. Former President George Bush first imposed sanctions on Iraq on August 2, 1990.

Following is the text of the certification notice: ---


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[StandWatie]

1. wtf?

I don't get it :shrug:

[FlashHarry]

3. You mean, we're not in charge?

Jeez.

[Voltaire99]

62. Those stubborn Iraqis. You try bombing, blasting, bayoneting...

...and STILL, you've got ring around the collar.

Poor Iraq! After the starvation, the bombing, the lack of medicine, the occupation and a thousand daily insults, will US depravity there ever end?

[JohnKleeb]

2. this was about democracy they claim turns out its not so and you know what

I have known that since I first saw Bush make the case for war.

[MaineDem]

4. Hmmmmm

Somehow this doesn't make sense to me.

[Thor_MN]

30. The people in charge have not proved that Iraq does not have WMD yet

so the sanctions have to continue. It's consistent anyway... The burden of proof that Doubledip and Rumdum put on Saddam is now on thier shoulders - and they aren't succeed at proving that there are no WMD (or that there are) in Iraq either.

[Beetwasher]

5. Wonder when this will hit the headlines

Will it? I wonder...I'd say it's a fairly big announcement..

[gristy]

6. OMFG

Here's the text:

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO IRAQ

On August 2, 1990, by Executive Order 12722, President Bush declared a national emergency with respect to Iraq pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States constituted by the actions and policies of the Government of Iraq -- the Saddam Hussein regime. By Executive Orders 12722 of August 2, 1990, and 12724 of August 9, 1990, the President imposed trade sanctions on Iraq and blocked Iraqi government assets. Additional measures were taken with respect to this national emergency by Executive Order 13290 of March 20, 2003. Because of the continued instability in Iraq, the United States and Coalition partners' role as the temporary authority in Iraq, and the need to ensure the establishment of a process leading to representative Iraqi self-rule, the national emergency declared on August 2, 1990, and the measures adopted on August 2 and August 9, 1990, and March 20, 2003, to deal with that emergency must continue in effect beyond August 2, 2003. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency with respect to Iraq.

This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress.

GEORGE W. BUSH

THE WHITE HOUSE, July 31, 2003.

Hey a**hole, you f***ing OWN IRAQ. You are now effectively sanctioning yourself!

This is beyond belief. Every f***uck**ing day, they top themselves. They apparently are so wigged out on coke, heroin, who knows what else, that they don't know where to find their brains anymore, let alone their hearts (which they never had).

[theHandpuppet]

13. Can someone explain to me...

... how Bush's masters, the U.S. oil companies, can operate in Iraq if in fact Bush extends the sanctions? Their contracts have already been doled out!

I'm confused....

[are_we_united_yet]

29. You're confused?

Just think how W must feel!

[tomp]

51. "...declared a national emergency..."?

where? which nation is now in a state of emergency? iraq is in a state of emergency "...with respect to iraq..."? that can't be what he means. sounds like he means the u.s. can he possibly have just declared that the u.s. is in a state of emergency? and this is not front page lead story everywhere?

and we "know" "they" are planning another "attack". and saddam is about to be captured, right. and is congress still in session?

holy shit, folks, and you thought 9/11 was big.

[Trek234]

58. This happens frequently

Clinton even declared the nation in states of emergency through executive order and few people ever brought it up.

[patdem]

7. Since WE are Iraq...are we impossing sanctions against our selves?

or only the Iraqi people? Is this 'Liberation'?

[arcane1]

8. ah, KEEP them poor, hungry, sick, diseased, deformed...

:wtf: made me think they planned on doing anything ELSE????

[Rose Siding]

9. Is this a joke?

The continued purpose will affect free trade, more than anything at this point, right?

[gristy]

10. This is the friggin lead story in tomorrow's papers

What else would lead?

:wtf:

[I AM SPARTACUS]

20. What else would lead?...ummm...Kobe, the Bachelor, and Brittany's baby...

...in other words, anything but real news...

[tridim]

11. Stunned

Is * planning on dropping this bombshell and then hiding out at the ranch for 4 weeks? Unfrigginbelievable.

[Bandit]

12. There is no government of Iraq to impose sanctions against

:wtf: are they talking about. We are now currently the government of Iraq so I suppose we are sanctioning ourselves. I am finally coming to the conclusion they really are wigged out.

[Dhalgren]

33. Yeah, see,

the US is now in charge and Botchy Bush and His Bozo Boys have it on good authority that this "US" place is just chocked full of nuqulor bombs and anthrax (they even send that shit through the mail - I-shit-you-not). So, until the UN can get these here "USites" to allow in inspectors, well we're just gonna have to keep them sanctions on. Make no mistake about it, bring 'em on you evildoer USites!

[MUAD_DIB]

64. No Bandit, we have never been at war with Eurasia.

We have always been at war with East Asia.

Always....

[DoYouEverWonder]

14. I bet the Iraqis sure love the taste of freedom

Because Georgie isn't going to give them one drop more than that.

W is starting to make Caligula look like a nice guy.

[MUAD_DIB]

65. Not that bad yet. Pray it never gets that bad.

True: We have bread and circuses to keep the masses hypnotized: FAUX news, Joe Millionaire and all the other crap that passes for entertainment.

True: He is planning on killing those that he chooses to, through military trial at GITMO, and yes he may have already killed some.

He hasn't made the senators' wives and boys take part in a palace brothel.

But he hasn't proclaimed himself to be of Divine Majesty, yet, so we still have some time.

Remember what happened to Caligula.

[0007]

15. These folks haven't a clue

Why make the children and sick suffer?

[Hobarticus]

16. Starve them into submission, naturally...

Almost worked for Hitler at Leningrad.

[Dhalgren]

34. But, are we going to use the "sanctions"

as the excuse for not feeding the Iraqia as we are obligated to do?
"Sorry all you starving Iraqis, we'd love to help you out, but you guys are still under sanctions. He he he."
This move makes a mockery of...of...well, just about everything.

[Code_Name_D]

63. Good God, you may be on to something there.

What if this is just a cover to explane away mass starvations, or other detiorating conditions wihten Iraq?

Things are getting worse. Its getting harder and harder for the press to spin the idea that Iraqies are truly better of under Bush than Sadam. With American's already growingly scepitical about the war, how would "vigulanti justice" look?

[Nambe]

17. These sanctions are separate from UN sanctions.

DeFazio's aide says they permit the US to control industrial and weapons trade for Iraq. Without the US sanctions, France and Russia could resume previously arranged contracts with Iraq.

[Hobarticus]

18. Sleazy....

[StandWatie]

19. ah, I see

Iraq is a threat to the US so only we can take their oil :eyes:

[salin]

21. so THAT is what this is about.

now it makes sense. NOt sense, as in, good policy guys! But as in.. wtf are they doing - oh they are going to keep bullying other countries while trying to keep all profits for US and UK based companies.

[ClintonTyree]

23. Yep..............

they get to keep all of those fat rebuilding contracts for themselves, excluding every other nation from doing so. They have a total monopoly on the infrastructure, import/export, oil distribution, even the government. This will make the BFEE Billions.

[Dhalgren]

35. With whom

would France and Russia resume business with in Iraq, I wonder. Under the occupation authority I thought the US had control of things like that anyway. :shrug:

[F.Gordon]

40. Exactly, these are US Sanctions, but.......

I know the White House lawyers are busy trying to figure out a way to ban Gay Marriages, but as I glance over the requirements for continuing these Sanctions....seems Bush* didn't feel the need to abide by the rule of law......

Whenever the President exercises any of the authorities granted by this chapter, he shall immediately transmit to the Congress a report specifying -

(1) the circumstances which necessitate such exercise of authority;

(2) why the President believes those circumstances constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat, which has its source in whole or substantial part outside the United States, to the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States;

(3) the authorities to be exercised and the actions to be taken in the exercise of thoseauthorities to deal with those circumstances;

(4) why the President believes such actions are necessary to deal with those circumstances;and

(5) any foreign countries with respect to which such actions are to be taken and why suchactions are to be taken with respect to those countries.

Or.....did Bush* meet these requirements in the ONE PARAGRAPH Certification Notice? I don't see it......Also, the literal translation of Bush's* actions would preclude that Iraq is still a threat to the National Security, Foreign Policy, or Economy of the United States. Mission Accomplished????

[berry]

70. excellent point!

I wonder if you can give a link--or explain where this is from? The section in bold seems to encapsulize all the sins of the admin wrt the invasion of Iraq too...

[jpak]

60. I knew there had to be an angle here

Cheney and Haliburton and the GOP - shameless souless war profiteers...

[berry]

69. Ahhhh, that sounds like a reason.

I was wondering what difference this declaration would make legally in what the US could do in Iraq. This is one answer--keep out competing interests for a year longer. I do suspect there are also other "advantages" to this--hope some IR and legal minds put their efforts on this.

Also wondering if this isn't proof or a sort that they aren't all that sure that they will have control of things even in the next year. Their talking points are all rosy confidence, but things are not going well, and this IMO is an indication that they know it.

Also, I agree with the posters who suggest that this is possibly an "out" in advance--whatever mess the US makes in Iraq, oh well, but it was out of "our" control, state of emergency, see?

[gristy]

22. Hey Nambe, how did you hear about this?

I can't find anything at all in Google News.

Curious Minds want to know!

[lfairban]

26. There is a blurb on AP.

- President Bush extended for another year trade sanctions and the freezing of Iraqi government assets.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-2975373,00.html

[Dhalgren]

39. Could this a;sp be a wway for the

Bushites to prevent the Gulf War POWs from getting the compensation that the courts have ordered? That might be the real reason for this charade.

[NYC]

41. Looks that way to me (re vets).

The thought that Iraq "continues to be a threat" to the United States is absolutely ridiculous.

[ElementaryPenguin]

24. Another BFEE/PNAC Gang swindle!!!!

It's not about oil!! It's about oil and rebuilding contracts and using up lots of nice weaponery that must be rebought!! This was all laid out in the Cheney national energy plan meetings!! Bastards!!!
:puke:

[Eloriel]

25. Some key words?

"By Executive Orders 12722 of August 2, 1990, and 12724 of August 9, 1990, the President imposed trade sanctions on Iraq and blocked Iraqi government assets. "

Eloriel

[MUAD_DIB]

66. The tighter the Chimp's grasp on Iraq

the more the Iraqis will slip from his grasp and resist.

Maybe this is *'s plan: continuous war.

[dusty64]

27. This IS a joke right,

thats how I've felt since the chimp's coup, only its never funny.

[dArKeR]

28. WAFFLER - Let's see some media coverage.

http://darker0darker.tripod.com/

[Sagan]

31. WHAT????

But what about the new "government" of Iraq? And what about the supposed joy of the Iraqi people at their liberation?

Are these sanctions only against the "remnants" of Saddam's regime?

Impose sanctions and go on vacation?????? WTF is going on???

[renegade000]

32. *is utterly speechless*

(eery silence)

on edit: my lower jaw is also limply hanging as my sheer bewilderment has rendered my motor function useless

[Booberdawg]

36. A continuing threat???

:wtf:

[Julien Sorel]

37. How can they be a 'contiuing threat' when it has pretty much been

definitively established that they never were a threat to begin with. The media needs to keep their eye on the ball here.

[MUAD_DIB]

67. Sorry, BillyBunter.

Most of the media have gone on vacation with Chimp, and they won't be coming back.

[zekeson]

38. So, with new sanctions in place

can Halliburton legally operate there? Wouldn't that just be funny as all hell? Seriously, doesn't seem like any of the stuff Halliburton/subsids does there outside of the original cleanup of fires and building of bases. You try to move oil in any significant amount and you are violating your own sanction. Now, of course, that assumes that Halliburton still is a US company - have they moved offshore? Like to see those satellite photos again and see just how much oil is being pumped...

[IndianaGreen]

42. I am speechless

There must be a legal reason, and a profit motive behind it, for this idiotic and insane declaration since the US is the de facto and de jure government of Iraq.

Either that, or they are doing lots of coke in the WH.

[KoKo]

43. So now it's "Starve 'em Out" once again. Kill, Kill, kill, all the women

and children, all the elderly and innocent. We invade your country to reimpose the sanctions that were promised to be lifted. Because you didn't welcome us we will punish you....grind you under our Bush boots and you will die, die, die.

Sorry........I got off on a rant........this is unbelievable! Did Poindexter suggest it to Bush before he resigned? Sort of a parting idiocy to go along with his "Terrorist Futures Trading?"

I can't even think of an emoticom for something this vile and sick and vengeful..........

On Edit: I see it's Weapons Sanctions now that I read the thread.......however these people have a right to defend themselves and if they can't then the above could still be true. They will be open to brutality from anyone.

This was an Invasion, not a liberation. This should be subject to Geneva Convention and any other accords which were put in place after WWII.

Who would have thought we would see our own country behave like this.

[pinniped]

44. Oh Ok.

Better stop exporting Iraqi oil.

[L.A.dweller]

45. Gosh, it's shit like this

that creates terrorists and more attacks against U.S. soldiers overseas.
What is our government thinking??? Why must they always think about their profits and livelihood first.

[Rex]

46. They're really trying for another 911

Remember, Osama said he was going to do something for Iraq AND Bushy is on his month long vacation. Add that to the fact that they were gonna make a online gambling company to bet futures on probable terrorists attacks (like the put options on 911) AND tried to kick air marshalls off of planes...just in time for what I might ask?

[Sagan]

47. bump for the morning crew

You guys won't believe this!

[GOPisEvil]

48. That's a sure way to start the new government off on the right foot, eh?

Thank goodness the adults are in charge now. </sarcasm>

Oh, didn't * declare "mission accomplished" back on May 1? Just checking...

[Drifter]

49. I thought the whole purpose of invading Iraq ...

was to free the people of Iraq, including lifting of the sanctions to help them get back on their feet.

This is unbelievable.

Cheers
Drifter

[SheepyMcSheepster]

50. i don't get it?

what's the point? does this make sense to anyone?

[Jawja]

52. He is doing

this to underscore his phony reason for invading Iraq and killing citizens. It also contradicts the "Mission Accomplished" "Top Gun" swagger on the aircraft carrier.

We should ask: "Which is it GEORGE?? Were you lying THEN or are you lying NOW??"

[MaineDem]

53. Why isn't this on the morning news shows?

Maybe I just missed it. :eyes:

[fortyfeetunder]

54. Is this sanction designed to smoke out Saddam?

In a twisted sort of way, since there is this 30M bounty on Saddam Hussein's whereabouts, are the BFEE thinking as long as he lives , that he is "still in charge"? So keep the sanctions on, once Saddam Hussein is on the cooling board (you know damn well they want to kill him) that the sanctions will be lifted....

[LeftHander]

55. They never cared about the Iraqi people only the oil

Get these people out of the way...we need that oil. America just bought another 2 million SUVs...

[DeathvadeR]

56. This has go to do with something about selling the oil....

It's got to do with the US not being able to sell the oil or to stop the ability of other companies or the UN to step in and take some of the Pie away from them. So they keep hurting the Iraqie people so that they can get fatter.

[MGKrebs]

57. Kick.

This is just too weird to believe. I'm gonna pass this on to conason and jay Bookman. Somebody needs to follow up on this and find out wtf is going on, or at least make them come up with ajustification for it.

Bizarre.

[RapidCreek]

59. I wonder if this applys to Bechtel and Halliburton

as well as everyone else? I'm thinking not. What better way to seal off any chance of competition for your sponsors. This move confirms competely that the US military is being used as a mercenary force.

RC

[wellst0nev0ter]

61. They Changed It

The BFEE sunuvabitches tossed the original notice down the memory hole. Now it reads this:

Bush Continues National Emergency With Respect to Iraq
Continuation notice cites continued instability in Iraq

President Bush has continued for one year the national emergency with respect to Iraq, citing continued instability in the country, as well as the need to "ensure the establishment of a process leading to representative Iraqi self-rule."

They can censor all they want, we all know what their motivation is.

BTW, did anyone do a screenshot of the original website?

[ibegurpard]

68. kick

:kick: