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the 1977 law signed by jimmy carter that gives trump sweeping powers

The president can impose embargo on nation under IEEPA, said John Yoo, director of the law and policy program at University of California at Berkeley and former George W. The law has been used in the past to enact sanctions on hostile regimes such as Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Syria. ..

the hypocrisy of the united states

Palestinians in West Bank are forbidden by Israel from visiting Gaza Strip, let alone leave the altogether, and those in Gaza ca not visit West Bank. State Department statement regarding Cuba-focused U.N meeting proclaimed that the 130 political prisoners held by Cuba are.. explicit sign..

monthly review

The rapprochement between the two countries led the vast majority of specialists to interpret the events surrounding Cuba in terms of the East-West confrontation. ... Half a century later and nearly twenty years after the end of the Cold War, that is still the deciding factor in the mindset..

bush has own plan for aid to soviets

For his part, Bush wants to avoid the fire from the right wing of Republican Party if he asked for money for Soviet Union when that country was continuing to aid Cuba.. On the other hand, Chancellor Helmut Kohl of West Germany, who has pledged more is eager for Soviet in Germany's NATO....

u.s. rejects authority of world court

Administration officials maintain that the composition of the 15-judge court, United Nations agency that sits at The Hague, is hostile to United States and that many member nations, including Soviet Union and Cuba, have failed to accept the in political matters. United States has listed France,..

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