Each New Year, the Pope issues a Message for the World Day of Peace. This year, Pope Benedict’s Message for the World Day of Peace contains three paragraphs dedicated to the cause of disarmament, including this paragraph on the moral question of nuclear weapons. 13. All this must not, however, lead to a naive optimism. …
Four Star Blogger
by | 2005-12-31 | 1 Comment
During his talk at the IFPA-Fletcher New Triad Conference, General James “Hoss” Cartwright mentioned his blog. How did I miss this? Back in March, “Timmer” at The Daily Brief noted that General Cartwright had been “talking up his Command and Control Blog (you couldn’t get to it even if I did link to it)” and …
Indian Chemical Firms Update
by | 2005-12-30 | 1 Comment
The Department of States has published the imposition of sanctions on eight firms in the Federal Register, as reported by Bill Gertz and David Sanger. I’ve updated my previous post to reflect official statements by both Indian firms that exported schedule three chemicals to Iran: Sandhya Organic Chemicals: 1.5 MT Phosphorus oxychloride (POCl3) Sabero Organics: …
US Sanctions Indian Firms For Chem Sales
by | 2005-12-29 | 5 Comments
Bill Gertz reported that the United States, under the Iran Proliferation Act of 2000, will impose sanctions on nine entities—one Austrian, six Chinese and two Indian firms. The two Indian firms are Sabero Organics Gujarat Ltd and Sandhya Organics Ltd. The Indian government cried foul. External Affairs Ministry Spokesman Navtej Sarna denied the sale violated …
