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| Syria-Lebanon-Iran |
| Syria rejects new US sanctions, says Bush administration is corrupt |
| 2008-02-15 |
| Syria ridiculed Thursday US president George Bush's decision to expand sanctions on Syrian officials saying that a country occupying the land of others has no right to hurl accusations. On Wednesday President Bush ordered new sanctions to punish Syria for allegedly trying to undermine stability in Iraq and undercut Lebanon's sovereignty and democracy. "The ones who steal the resources of other countries through occupation and corruption have no right to accuse others," said a high-ranking Syrian official to the Associated Press. "The Bush administration is not matched by any government in the world when it comes to corruption." The official, who spoke on strict condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media, was referring to reports of billions of dollars wasted by the US government on Iraq's reconstruction. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Syria can reject all it wants; truth of the matter is that the Dept of State has hardened its review of export licenses as well as enforcement actions very few companies are going to risk the potential of the new fines and or jail time for a few bucks. WWW.bis.doc.gov is a good site to start if you want more info on this topic ( good info, but dry reading) |
| Posted by: USN,Ret. 2008-02-15 14:21 |
| #3 Did Pelosi lose her Talking Points sheet when she was over there? Because I think I know who found it... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-02-15 11:52 |
| #2 Spike, that would be .... earmarks. I'm sure Rep. Murtha [D-PA] can explain it to them. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-02-15 10:15 |
| #1 One man's corruption is another man's... sumthin... Would Suriyyans accept sanction from other administration than Bush's, that is the question. |
| Posted by: Spike Uniter 2008-02-15 03:36 |