From: "Robert G Lewis" 

Okay

BTW I think you might want to look at who were the real backers of it
before you call it a dumb law 


"Gary Britt"  wrote in message
news:43401954$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> Someone seemed to suggest the law itself was dumb.  I was pointing out
> that
> if so, it was Clinton's dumb law, not Bush's.
>
> Gary
>
> "Robert G Lewis"  wrote in message
> news:43400644$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> No I'm serious, why bring up that it was a Clinton era law ?
>>
>> I can understand that in a discussion of history but don't see the
> relevance
>> here.
>>
>>
>> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
>> news:433f7e11$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> > Clinton didn't veto it so he must have supported it.
>> >
>> > Gary
>> >
>> >
>> > "Robert G Lewis" 
wrote in message
>> > news:433ed722$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> Bush didn't ask for MOST of our current laws to be
passed, yet I would
>> >> expect him to follow and through his Attorney General
enforce them as
>> >> I
>> >> would any President of the US.. So why say it was a
Clinton Era law ?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Gary Britt"  wrote
in message
>> >> news:433ed60a{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> > Its a 1998 Clinton era law.  Not a law Bush asked to
be passed.
>> >> >
>> >> > Gary
>> >> >
>> >> > "Rich Gauszka" 
wrote in message
>> >> > news:433ed399{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> >> So - Bushies  "courageously" managed
to use the law against
>> >> >> Eritrea?
>> >> > It's
>> >> >> yet another law that makes us appear
disingenuous to the world
>> >> >> while
>> >> >> fulfilling the self serving needs of whichever
party is in power.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Gary Britt"
 wrote in message
>> >> >> news:433ecc89{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> >> > 1998 Law.  So Bush NOT Clinton was the
brave and courageous
>> >> >> > President
>> >> > who
>> >> >> > put Saudi Arabia on the list for the first
time.  So Bush has
>> >> >> > done
>> > more
>> >> >> > against Saudi Arabia under this law than
Clinton ever did.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Gary
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > "Rich Gauszka"
 wrote in message
>> >> >> > news:433ded59{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> >> >> Sanctions vs oil. Oil wins each time. 
Eritrea better find that
> oil
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050930/ts_nm/religion_saudi_usa_dc
>> >> >> >> WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United
States has postponed punishing
>> > Saudi
>> >> >> >> Arabia, its close ally and key oil
supplier, for restricting
>> > religious
>> >> >> >> freedom -- the first time Washington
has waived punishing a
>> >> >> >> blacklisted
>> >> >> >> country under a 1998 law targeting
violators of religious
>> >> >> >> rights.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> U.S. officials said on Friday the Bush
administration had
>> >> >> >> decided
>> >> >> >> to
>> >> >> >> delay
>> >> >> >> imposing sanctions on Saudi Arabia for
six months.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> In a rare official rebuke a year ago,
Washington designated
>> >> >> >> Saudi
>> >> > Arabia
>> >> >> > as
>> >> >> >> one of only eight countries worldwide
that could be sanctioned.
> The
>> >> >> >> blacklisting in an annual report said
religious freedom did not
>> > exist
>> >> > in
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> >> kingdom.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> With this year's report due out next
month, the Bush
> administration
>> >> >> >> needed
>> >> >> >> to decide on sanctioning Saudi Arabia
and chose to give the
> kingdom
>> > a
>> >> >> >> further six months to negotiate how it
might improve its record.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> "We have not seen strong progress
in the area of legal
>> >> >> >> protection
>> > for
>> >> >> >> religious freedom," State
Department spokesman Kurtis Cooper
> said.
>> >> > "(But)
>> >> >> > we
>> >> >> >> welcome Saudi recognition of the need
to make improvements and
>> > create
>> >> >> >> a
>> >> >> > more
>> >> >> >> tolerant society."
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> With high oil prices affecting the U.S.
economy and dragging on
>> >> >> >> President George W. Bush's popularity,
Democrats have charged he
>> >> >> >> has
>> >> >> > largely
>> >> >> >> ignored Saudi Arabia's rights record
for fear of causing any
>> > backlash
>> >> >> >> from
>> >> >> >> the oil supplier.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Prominent Saudis dismiss as politically
motivated U.S. criticism
> of
>> >> >> >> the
>> >> >> >> country's strict Wahhabi brand of Islam.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> In contrast to its decision on Saudi
Arabia, the United States
>> > decided
>> >> > to
>> >> >> >> sanction Eritrea by banning military
exports to the Horn of
> Africa
>> >> >> > country,
>> >> >> >> the officials said.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Vietnam, the third country added to the
blacklist last year, has
>> >> > avoided
>> >> >> >> sanctions after agreeing to improve its
record, they added.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> The other countries the United States
considers serious
>> >> >> >> violators
>> >> >> >> of
>> >> >> >> religious freedom are   North Korea,
Myanmar, Sudan,   Iran and
>> > China.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
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>> >> >
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