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...court in the U.S. to sue foreign companies "trafficking" in their property seized by the Castro regime, and Iran-Libya sanctions, which bar U.S. financing and export rights to foreign firms making new investments in Libyan or Iranian oil and gas, are something different. They threaten to punish private individuals outside the U.S. who do not obey laws passed by Congress...
That is well and good as long as it avoids blunt coercion: If you won't follow us, we'll punish you. A heavy hand can galvanize reluctant countries to adopt tougher measures, but when the efficacy and price of the policy are so suspect, it may also produce deep resentment from vitally important friends. At a recent conference in Europe two nato ambassadors smarting from the pressure accused the U.S. of "political gangsterism." What American officials call leadership, many of America's friends around the world call bullying...
...defeated by taking more defensive measures, whether screening airline baggage more carefully or closing off Pennsylvania Avenue. If we are serious about fighting terrorism, we should increase our intelligence capabilities to infiltrate terrorist groups and render them ineffective, and we should, in concert with other nations, severely punish outlaw nations that sponsor and train terrorists. STEVEN J. WANGSNESS Seattle...
BRUSSELS, Belgium: The European Union is preparing a sharp response to a U.S. law signed by President Clinton on Monday that will punish non-U.S. companies investing in Libya and Iran, nations the U.S. accuses of sponsoring terror. The Europeans' first response, now underway, is drafting legislation that would make it illegal for European companies to comply with either the anti-terror law or the Helm-Burton Act, which provides similar U.S. sanctions against businesses dealing with Cuba. From there, the EU is also considering limiting the visas of U.S. business executives -->