Bush STILL At It-New Executive Order Freezes Assets

[kpete]

Associated Press
New Financial Tool for Iraq Fight
By JEANNINE AVERSA 07.17.07, 12:28 PM ET


WASHINGTON - The Bush administration announced a new tool Tuesday to freeze financial assets of those who want to destabilize Iraq.

President Bush unveiled a new executive order that allows the administration to freeze bank accounts and any other financial assets that might be found in this country belonging to people, companies or groups that the United States deems are working to threaten stability in Iraq.

Bush cited the "unusual and extraordinary threat" to national security and foreign policy of the United States "posed by acts of violence threatening the peace and stability of Iraq and undermining efforts to promote economic reconstruction and political reform in Iraq and to provide humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi people."

No person, company or group was designated under the order on Tuesday

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/07/17/ap3922189.html

[frogcycle]

1. its anyone who disagreees with him on anything n/t

[Richard Steele]

16. Just like every other dictatorship ever. nm

[MichiganVote]

2. Michael Moore, repub. enemy # 1

[kenny blankenship]

3. Hmm, a warning to political enemies perhaps?

Cross me and I'll make you a poor man overnight.

[blondeatlast]

4. Jaw--floor, together again for the first time since last week.

:wow:

What an asshole--and not an ounce of shame.

[peacetalksforall]

5. News like this makes me think of Norquist - is connected to organizations

that the FBI is/was investigating for funding terrorists. Course any investigation tied to very right wing radicals is never really investigated.

By the way, how is the case coming along for investigating of the abandoned plane in Mexico loaded with drugs. Of course, I'm not connecting Norquist - I'm just referencing abandoned investigations.

And how is America's favorite resident terrorist - Luis Carilles Posada? Still free? Not that Norquist would be connected to Carilles Posada - just pointing out the absense of investigation and the full White House protection of this man.

[peacetalksforall]

6. My guess - Cheney has a new enemy and they are setting up the

revenge plan.

[KittyWampus]

7. Does that incude the Saudis?

[dweller]

9. Does that include the Senate

or the House?

dp

[checks-n-balances]

11. Republicans too? Or just Democrats?

So that he can be, you know, "fair and balanced?"

[Fovea]

8. Would this include the Saudi Royal family?

I mean, their nation is supplying the majority of the kamakazis in Iraq.

But somehow, despite the Wahabbist jihad in Iraq, I doubt this is meant for them.

[checks-n-balances]

10. How about all the PNAC? and isn't he the biggest perpetrator of all?

Seems that he and the vp are mostly responsible.

K&R

[libodem]

12. That's mind boggling

it makes my head swim. We are currently doing *NO* humanitarian assistance or civil reconstruction in Iraq. Nothing regarding services to the Iraq people. Cheney built 14 bases and that palatial embassy. They could freeze anyones' bank account, with that broad of a definition.

[autorank]

13. K*R Just like torture, first in Iraq, then import it to the "homeland."

Wouldn't you love to find the idiot who first used that term, "homeland." Just appeared out of
nowhere, like the Patriot Act.

Great post!

[pinto]

14. On it's face, seems a logical move. The nub is in the details of course. Saudi accounts?

Will they freeze Saudi accounts?

[Richard Steele]

17. On its face, law enforcement already has that tool to deal with real criminals.

So what new class of people does B*sh need that
power to wield over?

[rucky]

15. Time to stuff the cash in the mattress. n/t