[Texgreen] Fwd: new Executive Order

[Craig Miller]

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http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/07/22/2686/

Under the Radar: Ten Warning Signs for Today
by Heather Wokusch
1. Protest war, lose your property?

On July 17th, The White House quietly announced an Executive Order
entitled "Blocking Property of Certain Persons Who Threaten
Stabilization Efforts in Iraq." Among other developments, it gives
Bush the power to "block" the property of people in the US found to
"pose a significant risk of committing" an act of violence which might
undermine "political reform in Iraq."

The terms "significant threat" and "act of violence" are unclear. If
you attend a demonstration against Bush's definition of "political
reform in Iraq" would that count? How about writing an angry letter to
the editor?

The vague language also includes outlawing "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." What if you donate to an anti-war
group which, outside of your knowledge, has been blacklisted by the
government? Does that mean that your property can be "blocked"?

Similar to the Patriot Act, the potential implications are staggering.

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"Do you know what they will find when they reach Mars? They will find
Americans out there in the desert hunting for oil." - King Abdel Aziz
of Saudi Arabia, 1938




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