Monday, June 4, 2007

Anti Terror Divestment - Fortune Magazine

This seems like a good post to start with. It gives an idea of the scope of the divestiture movement and a hint into its complexity.

(Fortune Magazine) -- On its face, a drive to force public pension funds to halt investment in companies operating in countries believed to be sponsors of terrorism - primarily Iran - is in full swing. Presidential candidates John McCain and Mitt Romney support it. Legislation is being introduced in Congress and five states, including California. And on March 12, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the powerful pro-Israel lobby known as AIPAC, launched similar campaigns in ten states.

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