Showing posts with label Iran Terrorism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Iran Terrorism. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Cuba Sponsors Terrorism:


The U.S. Secretary of State, in a new screening resource for investors, identifies Cuba as one of five countries presently sponsoring terrorism. The list is completed by Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria, which are witnessing the divestment of companies doing business within their borders. Recently the Securities Exchange Commission published a list of 22 international companies with ties to Cuba. Several are the usual suspects (energy companies) that appear on Sudan and Iran divestment lists. Lists of companies with business activities in Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria, were also made publicly available.

But Cuba?

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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