On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 8:01 AM, Daniel C. <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 9:26 AM, S. Dale Morrey <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Depends on your definition of true and correct. A label slapped on by a > > random politician, sure fine whatever. However when my Iranian friend > > running his restaurant in Panama can't send money home to his family > > because the USA has labelled his country a state sponsor of terrorism and > > essentially cut his home country's central bank off at the knees, then it > > ceases to be a label and becomes an impediment. > > Are the embargoes in place because they're "terrorist states" or > because of Iran's nuclear program / other issues? > > Iran is considered a state supporter of terrorism because of their support for Hezbollah. The most recent round of sanctions were imposed because of their nuclear program. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
