Word: embargoing
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...also pointed out that the other alternatives, such as an economic embargo or a pre-emptive strike on military facilities were no better...
...that it would allow for closer monitoring of human rights abuses. But the easing of travel restrictions is also very important, because in allowing more people in to see their relatives, more badly needed money will flow into the Cuban economy." Clinton took care to note that the trade embargo against Fidel Castro's government would remain in effect. The Administration also announced that, pending visa approval, Castro will be allowed to enter the U.S. for the first time since 1979. The Cuban leader will attend ceremonies marking the 50th anniversary of the U.N. on October...
...four years Saddam Hussein has tried to hide his program to build weapons of mass destruction from the U.N. As long as Iraq is suspected of violating the U.N. weapons proscriptions, it will suffer from a crushing economic embargo, so every tactic is worth a try. When lies haven't worked, Saddam has revealed information, but only those facts that he knew U.N. inspectors would eventually discover on their own. Pentagon officials have come to call the ploy "cheat and retreat." Last week, in a major retreat, Baghdad confessed that it could have made the 1991 Persian Gulf...
...diplomats suggest that Iraq has only until the end of the year to push for sanctions relief. After that comes the U.S. presidential election season, during which they believe Clinton would never lift the embargo for fear of appearing soft. So the regime is promising "100%" cooperation with the U.N. , according to Ekeus. But the Iraqis have been playing cheat and retreat skillfully for years, and even if Hussein Kamel's defection makes it much harder, they will still no doubt find some ways to continue the game...
...French peacekeeper were killed, prompted personal anguish, but the U.S. peace mission pushed on. Assistant U.S. Secretary of State Richard Holbrooke, who had been shopping the formula around the Balkans, won a cordial reception from Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic, who stands to gain relief from the U.N. economic embargo...