Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Bush Set To Block Assets of Iranian Quds Force
New York Sun ^ | July 13, 2007 | Eli Lake

Posted on 7/13/2007, 10:24:22 PM by Kaslin

WASHINGTON — President Bush is set to instruct the Treasury Department to block assets associated with Iran's revolutionary guard corps in a new executive order declaring financial war on foreign saboteurs of the Iraqi government.

The paperwork to designate Iran's revolutionary guard corps, or IRGC, and Quds Force is now on the president's desk awaiting his signature, according to three administration officials who requested anonymity. The designation of the IRGC and Quds Force would mark the first time the finance related executive order process, reserved usually for foreign terrorist organizations, would be used against a branch of a foreign military.

(Excerpt) Read more at nysun.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: iran; iranianassets; iraq; quds; qudsforce

1 posted on 7/13/2007, 10:24:24 PM by Kaslin
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: Kaslin

I for one can’t wait to hear the MSM’s take on this one.


2 posted on 7/13/2007, 10:26:08 PM by americanophile
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: americanophile

What the hell is he waiting for...an engraved invitation?? Do it or get off the pot !!!!


3 posted on 7/13/2007, 10:29:40 PM by GoldenPup
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: GoldenPup

No, let’s give them advance notice so they’ll pull it out before it’s signed. Why this is public knowledge before it is a done deal is beyond me.


4 posted on 7/13/2007, 10:39:04 PM by BipolarBob (Yes I backed over the vampire, but I swear I didn't see it in my rear view mirror.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: GoldenPup
What the hell is he waiting for...an engraved invitation??

What I don't get is why we were doing any business of any kind with Iran since the 1979 revolution.

5 posted on 7/13/2007, 10:47:37 PM by pnh102
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: Kaslin

Block there assets? Boy that’ll teach em to mess with us.

Yeesh... I am going back to sleep.


6 posted on 7/13/2007, 11:00:21 PM by Ronin (Bushed out!!! Another tragic victim of BDS. Now an official Fredhead!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Kaslin

I originally thought this was headline from 2003...


7 posted on 7/14/2007, 1:27:27 AM by Homer1
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Kaslin

So......all this time these slime have been geting cash from US financial institutions?


8 posted on 7/14/2007, 1:31:50 AM by icwhatudo (The rino borg...is resistance futile?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson