Sanctions Smanctions

by **Kevind53** Wed Jun 20, 2012 4:43 pm

There has been a lot of discussion about the possible effect of Chapter 7 release or lack thereof on the timing of the RV. I have contended all along that this was not the case. Since this has come up again, I thought this would be a good time to post the text from the UN. This comes from UNSC Resolution 1483 dated 22 May 2003, on page four. Rather than try and post seven pages of flowery verbiage, I have isolated out the pertinent text. If you want to read it in context, you can find it here:
http://www.uncc.ch/resolutio/res1483.pdf top of page 4.

10. Decides that, with the exception of prohibitions related to the sale or supply to Iraq of arms and related materiel other than those arms and related materiel required by the Authority to serve the purposes of this and other related resolutions, all prohibitions related to trade with Iraq and the provision of financial or economic resources to Iraq established by resolution 661 (1990) and subsequent relevant resolutions, including resolution 778 (1992) of 2 October 1992, shall no longer apply;