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[Axel]

I wonder just how much autonomy the US Treasury Department has? Maybe they don't have to refer to Dubya to make such "pronouncements"?

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I always blame the head honcho, never the Indians...

But it appears to me that Dubya is very much involved and for reasons unknown to me, seems to hate Fidel's guts. I have no problem with this, but why to extent such hate to Thailand, which by nature of her people is peaceful (within limits, of course), by disallowing US-citizens to do in Thailand what is legal.

Or why is Thailand blackmailed by the Torricelli Act, under which any vessel under (e.g.) Thai flag, that called on Cuban ports is blacklisted and prohibited to enter US-ports for six months? The same act prevents subsidiaries of US companies in Thailand from trading with Cuba, although such companies are incorporated in and operate under Thai-law?

Before I get too political, let's accept Dubya is the President and can do what he wants, but this should be limited to the USA and not by any means extented to Thailand.

Edited December 15, 2004 by Axel