Word: raab
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William von Raab, the U.S. Commissioner of Customs, broke that silence earlier this month when he urged the Administration to ban the importation of Soviet products manufactured with the help of slave labor. Federal law already prohibits the importing of goods produced" wholly, or in part, in any foreign country by convict labor and or forced labor." But this rule has never been enforced. And despite von Raab's urgent request, it remains unclear whether the Administration would pursue such a ban given the President's reluctance in pursuing economic sanctions. Even the tidal wave of public outcry over...
...Raab's request, however, the Administration has the unique opportunity to pursue a human rights policy without the tinge of a political double standard and without significant economic costs. Indeed, the real hypocrisy lies in turning a blind eye to our own federal statutes and internationally recognized norms of labor relations. Moreover, this failure threatens our credibility as human rights advocates. The Soviet items included in von Raab's proposal (automobile parts, clothing, camera lenses, wire fences, and mattresses) represent an insignificant part of U.S.-Soviet trade. A ban on such imports, especially if coordinated with our allies, might substantially...
...Hanni, my love-you whore, you dirty bitch, you devil, you trashy wench, you poor darling sweet saintly Hanni!" Xaverl Bolwieser (Kurt Raab), a Bavarian stationmaster, has every reason to curse and care for his wife Hanni (Elisabeth Trissenaar). She sets his nights ablaze with her Lorelei beauty and passion, but she doesn't really love him. She loves making love, and so she exercises her power in one of the few ways open to a woman in 1920s Germany: by becoming an entrepreneur of lust. Promiscuous as a prancing stud, possessive as any hausfrau, Hanni drives "Fatty" Bolwieser...
...both economic hypocrisy and puritan prurience. Nor is the viewer exempt: he must peek at Hanni's lovemaking through frosted train windows and the billowing lace curtains of the middle class. The leading actors are exemplary: Trissenaar, porcelain-skinned and angel-faced and scarily self-possessed, and Raab, the perpetual slow schoolboy horrified by the games adults play...
...Exodus, relies heavily on tips from manufacturers and shippers to stop unlicensed exports from leaving the country. The effort has so far netted 573 seizures valued at some $45 million and led to the arrest of Kessler. U.S. Customs has been proudly touting this record. Says Commissioner William von Raab: "Individual seizures aren't that important in themselves. But they're a measure of what I call the screw-'em-up factor, and right now we're really screwing them up." The FBI, the CIA and the Commerce and Defense departments are also increasing their efforts...