Sanctions Resistance Detailed -- Treasury Official Says Action on Saudi Groups Blocked

Washington Post ^ | Aug. 1, 2003 | Susan Schmidt

[JohnathanRGalt]

The Treasury Department has sought economic sanctions for a number of Saudi groups tied to terrorism, an agency official told Congress yesterday, but has been stymied by the State Department and other government agencies.

R. Richard Newcomb, director of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control, told a Senate panel that an interagency national security committee -- including representatives from State, the Justice Department and other agencies -- has rejected his office's recommendations that certain charities and other entities be subject to sanctions for ties to terrorism. Newcomb was reluctant to name the organizations or say how many times his office had sought such sanctions, but senators demanded he provide a list by today.

[Betty Jo]

This Senate hearing on Terrorism Financing can be seen and heard on C-SPAN,both on TV and at the C-SPAN website.

They had charts and everyting but popcorn at the hearing.

There was some citizen in the audiance that was screaming something that I couldnt make out.

A staffer talked with him in the hallway.

I wonder what his beef was?

[swarthyguy]

Saw part of this and i think he was talking about the Israel and the Jews.....

[swarthyguy]

Imagine....IIRO and WAMY not investigated per orders of the USG.

FBI investigations spike by state on the orders of Jorge Al Bush Al Arabiya?