Word: ilsa
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...Both senators apparently feel strongly about the Wintershall matter and informed Fischer that while a deal with Libya might not be illegal under German law, it could lead to sanctions under ILSA. German government sources in Washington confirmed the conversation, but pointed out that the European Union, of which Germany is the largest member, has no sanctions against Libya and does not recognize ILSA. They said it was likely the German government would inform Wintershall or its parent, BASF, of U.S. objections, but could do little more...
...clear which sanctions would be invoked under ILSA if the State Department determined that Wintershall had violated U.S. law. And President Bush can exercise his discretion on whether to impose penalties, which can include restrictions on imports and on U.S. government procurement from violators. Wintershall has a limited U.S. presence, but BASF has said it has more than $1.6 billion in North American revenues. Any penalties could also provoke retaliation by Germany, and a German challenge to the U.S. action before the World Trade Organization...
...pessimist/cynic opts for the tiger, I suppose. The optimist/romantic votes for the lady. I have a sappy, soap opera kind of mind, I regret to report. I decided immediately that the princess would have done the sweet and selfless thing, and, like Rick Blaine sending Ilsa Lund off with Victor Lazlo on the Lisbon plane at the end of "Casablanca," would have sacrificed her own happiness, swallowed her regret, and withdrawn in a fog of nobility...