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Security Council decision to keep sanctions on Iraq in place, Baghdad plans to end cooperation with the 100 plus international arms inspectors and shut down U.N. weapons monitoring operations immediately--though some surveillance equipment may remain in place.
The Los Angeles Times leads with a French-led investment deal, supported by the French government, to develop a giant natural gas field in the Persian Gulf in direct defiance of American economic sanctions against Iran.
Review all embargoes and sanctions of foreign countries that use food exports as a weapon.
Many classified articles for morning briefings were prepared for the highest officials in the government with titles such as "Bin Ladin Threatening to Attack US Aircraft [with antiaircraft missiles]" (June 1998),"Strains Surface Between Taliban and Bin Ladin" (January 1999), "Terrorist Threat to US Interests in Caucasus" (June 1999), "Bin Ladin to Exploit Looser Security During Holidays"(December 1999),"Bin Ladin Evading Sanctions" (March 2000),"Bin Ladin's Interest in Biological, Radiological Weapons" (February 2001), "Taliban Holding Firm on Bin Ladin for Now" (March 2001),"Terrorist Groups Said Cooperating on US Hostage Plot" (May 2001), and "Bin Ladin Determined to Strike in the US" (August 2001).
Against a backdrop of fines and sanctions, banks must also report all transactions greater than $5,000 whenever a financial institution believes that the information is "relevant to a possible violation of law or regulation."