-------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2007 20:43:09 -0700 From: Westaway <•••@••.•••> Subject: [Peace-l] Bush's Executive Order on Lebanon Even Worse than the One on Iraq + Full Text of Executive Order ----- Original Message ----- From: <•••@••.•••> Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 6:17 PM Subject: FYI: [Peace-l] Bush¹s Executive Order on Lebanon Even Worse than the One on Iraq + Full Text of Executive Order From Janet M. Eaton. [1] Bush´s Executive Order on Lebanon Even Worse than the One on Iraq: The power that he is asserting-no, grabbing-with these executive orders is astonishing and alarming. Such power imperils our liberties and our democratic system of government. [2] Full Text: Executive Order: Blocking Property of Persons Undermining the Sovereignty of Lebanon or Its Democratic Processes and Institutions ICH Clearing House August 4th ===================================== [1] <http://www.progressive.org/mag_wx080307> Bush´s Executive Order on Lebanon Even Worse than the One on Iraq August 3, 2007 By Matthew Rothschild George W. Bush is churning out executive orders and Presidential directives just as fast as Dick Cheney´s lawyers can fill up yellow legal pads. The power that he is asserting-no, grabbing-with these executive orders is astonishing and alarming. Such power imperils our liberties and our democratic system of government. Two weeks ago, Bush issued an extraordinary executive order entitled, "Blocking Property of Certain Persons Who Threaten Stabilization Efforts in Iraq." It gives to the Secretary of the Treasury the authority to freeze the property of people who are engaging in violence or who "pose a significant risk" of engaging in violence against the Iraqi government or the economic and reconstruction plan for Iraq. It also bans donations of "food, clothing, and medicine, intended to be used to relieve human suffering" to anyone whose property has been frozen. On August 1, Bush issued a similar executive order, this one entitled, "Blocking Property of Persons Undermining the Sovereignty of Lebanon or Its Democratic Processes and Institutions." Syrian meddling in Lebanon constitutes an "unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States," Bush asserted, adding, "I hereby declare a national emergency to deal with that threat." This executive order is even more sweeping. Where the one on Iraq applies to people who engage in violent acts or pose a significant risk of engaging in violent acts, this one doesn´t even bother to limit it to that. Anyone who engages in any act-violent or nonviolent-against the government of Lebanon can now have his or her property frozen. And it also gives the Treasury Secretary the authority to freeze the assets of "a spouse or dependent child" of any person whose property is frozen. What´s next? Impounding the family dog? The executive order on Lebanon also bans food, medicine, and humanitarian aid to anyone whose property is frozen-and that includes the "dependent child" mentioned above. Representative Dennis Kucinich denounced the new executive order as "reckless and dangerous." He said it is part of a strategy to "generate more turmoil" in the Middle East. And amass more power in the Executive Branch. <><><>< [2] <http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/08/20070802-1.html> Executive Order: Blocking Property of Persons Undermining the Sovereignty of Lebanon or Its Democratic Processes and Institutions RSS Feed White House News Fact sheet Message to the Congress of the United States By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)(IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)(NEA), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, determine that the actions of certain persons to undermine Lebanon's legitimate and democratically elected government or democratic institutions, to contribute to the deliberate breakdown in the rule of law in Lebanon, including through politically motivated violence and intimidation, to reassert Syrian control or contribute to Syrian interference in Lebanon, or to infringe upon or undermine Lebanese sovereignty contribute to political and economic instability in that country and the region and constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States, and I hereby declare a national emergency to deal with that threat. I hereby order: Section 1. (a) Except to the extent provided in section 203(b)(1), (3), and (4) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(1), (3), and (4)), or in regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that may be issued pursuant to this order, and notwithstanding any contract entered into or any license or permit granted prior to the date of this order, all property and interests in property that are in the United States, that hereafter come within the United States, or that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of any United States person, including any overseas branch, of the following persons are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in: (i) any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State: (A) to have taken, or to pose a significant risk of taking, actions, including acts of violence, that have the purpose or effect of undermining Lebanon's democratic processes or institutions, contributing to the breakdown of the rule of law in Lebanon, supporting the reassertion of Syrian control or otherwise contributing to Syrian interference in Lebanon, or infringing upon or undermining Lebanese sovereignty; (B) to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services in support of, such actions, including acts of violence, or any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order; (C) to be a spouse or dependent child of any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order; or (D) to be owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order. (b) I hereby determine that the making of donations of the type of articles specified in section 203(b)(2) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(2)) by, to, or for the benefit of any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section would seriously impair my ability to deal with the national emergency declared in this order, and I hereby prohibit such donations as provided by paragraph (a) of this section. (c) The prohibitions in paragraph (a) of this section include but are not limited to (i) the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services by, to, or for the benefit of any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order, and (ii) the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services from any such person. Sec. 2. (a) Any transaction by a United States person or within the United States that evades or avoids, has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited. (b) Any conspiracy formed to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited. Sec. 3. For the purposes of this order: (a) the term "person" means an individual or entity; (b) the term "entity" means a partnership, association, trust, joint venture, corporation, group, subgroup, or other organization; and (c) the term "United States person" means any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including foreign branches), or any person in the United States. Sec. 4. For those persons whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order who might have a constitutional presence in the United States, I find that, because of the ability to transfer funds or other assets instantaneously, prior notice to such persons of measures to be taken pursuant to this order would render these measures ineffectual. I therefore determine that, for these measures to be effective in addressing the national emergency declared in this order, there need be no prior notice of a listing or determination made pursuant to section 1 of this order. Sec. 5. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to take such actions, including the promulgation of rules and regulations, and to employ all powers granted to the President by IEEPA, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this order. The Secretary of the Treasury may redelegate any of these functions to other officers and agencies of the United States Government, consistent with applicable law. All agencies of the United States Government are hereby directed to take all appropriate measures within their authority to carry out the provisions of this order and, where appropriate, to advise the Secretary of the Treasury in a timely manner of the measures taken. The Secretary of the Treasury shall ensure compliance with those provisions of section 401 of the NEA (50 U.S.C. 1641) applicable to the Department of the Treasury in relation to this order. Sec. 6. The Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation with the Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to submit the recurring and final reports to the Congress on the national emergency declared in this order, consistent with section 401(c) of the NEA (50 U.S.C. 1641(c)) and section 204(c) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1703(c)). Sec. 7. This order is not intended to create, nor does it create, any right, benefit, or privilege, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, instrumentalities, or entities, its officers or employees, or any other person. GEORGE W. BUSH THE WHITE HOUSE, August 1, 2007. _______________________________________________ Peace-l mailing list <mailto:•••@••.•••>•••@••.••• <http://list.web.net/lists/listinfo/peace-l>http://list.web.net/lists/listinfo/peace-l _________________________________ Alfred Lambremont Webre, JD, MEd ICIS-Institute for Cooperation in Space 3339 West 41 Avenue Vancouver, B.C. 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