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This EO could basically apply to anybody they feel like applying it to. These guys have no intention
of leaving the White House. Executive Order: Blocking Property of Certain Persons Who Threaten Stabilization Efforts in Iraq White House News
Message to the Congress of the United States Regarding International Emergency Economic
Powers Act By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, as amended (50 U.S.C. 1701
et seq.)(IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)(NEA), and section 301 of title
3, United States Code,I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, find that, due to the unusual and
extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States posed by acts of
violence threatening the peace and stability of Iraq and undermining efforts to promote economic
reconstruction and political reform in Iraq and to provide humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi
people, it is in the interests of the United States to take additional steps with respect to the national
emergency declared in Executive Order 13303 of May 22, 2003, and expanded in Executive Order
13315 of August 28, 2003, and relied upon for additional steps taken in Executive Order 13350 of
July 29, 2004, and Executive Order 13364 of November 29, 2004. I hereby order:Section 1. (a) Except to the extent provided in section 203(b)(1), (3), and (4) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C.
1702(b)(1), (3), and (4)), or in regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that may be issued
pursuant to this order, and notwithstanding any contract entered into or any license or permit
granted prior to the date of this order, all property and interests in property of the following
persons, that are in the United States, that hereafter come within the United States, or that are or
hereafter come within the possession or control of United States persons, are blocked and may not
be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in: any person determined by the
Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense,(i) to have committed, or to pose a significant risk of committing, an act or acts of violence that
have the purpose or effect of:(A) threatening the peace or stability of Iraq or the Government of Iraq; or(B) undermining efforts to promote economic reconstruction and political reform in Iraq or to
provide humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi people;(ii) to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, logistical, or technical
support for, or goods or services in support of, such an act or acts of violence or any person whose
property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order; or(iii) to be owned or controlled by, or to have acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or
indirectly, any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order.(b) The prohibitions in subsection (a) of this section include, but are not limited to, (i) the making of
any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services by, to, or for the benefit of any person
whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order, and (ii) the receipt of
any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services from any such person.Sec. 2. (a) Any transaction by a United States person or within the United States that evades or
avoids, has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate any of the prohibitions set
forth in this order is prohibited.(b) Any conspiracy formed to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited.Sec. 3. For purposes of this order:(a) the term "person" means an individual or entity;(b) the term "entity" means a partnership, association, trust, joint venture, corporation, group,
subgroup, or other organization; and(c) the term "United States person" means any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity
organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including
foreign branches), or any person in the United States.Sec. 4. I hereby determine that the making of donations of the type specified in section 203(b)(2) of
IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(2)) by, to, or for the benefit of, any person whose property and interests in
property are blocked pursuant to this order would seriously impair my ability to deal with the
national emergency declared in Executive Order 13303 and expanded in Executive Order 13315,
and I hereby prohibit such donations as provided by section 1 of this order.Sec. 5. For those persons whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this
order who might have a constitutional presence in the United States, I find that, because of the
ability to transfer funds or other assets instantaneously, prior notice to such persons of measures
to be taken pursuant to this order would render these measures ineffectual. I therefore determine
that for these measures to be effective in addressing the national emergency declared in Executive
Order 13303 and expanded in Executive Order 13315, there need be no prior notice of a listing or
determination made pursuant to section 1(a) of this order.Sec. 6. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of
Defense, is hereby authorized to take such actions, including the promulgation of rules and
regulations, and to employ all powers granted to the President by IEEPA as may be necessary to
carry out the purposes of this order. The Secretary of the Treasury may redelegate any of these
functions to other officers and agencies of the United States Government, consistent with applicable
law. All agencies of the United States Government are hereby directed to take all appropriate
measures within their authority to carry out the provisions of this order and, where appropriate, to
advise the Secretary of the Treasury in a timely manner of the measures taken.Sec. 7. Nothing in this order is intended to affect the continued effectiveness of any rules,
regulations, orders, licenses, or other forms of administrative action issued, taken, or continued in
effect heretofore or hereafter under 31 C.F.R. chapter V, except as expressly terminated, modified,
or suspended by or pursuant to this order.Sec. 8. This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right, benefit, or privilege,
substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its
departments, agencies, instrumentalities, or entities, its officers or employees, or any other person.GEORGE W. BUSHTHE WHITE HOUSE,July 17, 2007.# # #
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This EO could basically apply to anybody they feel like applying it to. These guys have no intention
of leaving the White House. Executive Order: Blocking Property of Certain Persons Who Threaten Stabilization Efforts in Iraq White House News
Message to the Congress of the United States Regarding International Emergency Economic
Powers Act By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, as amended (50 U.S.C. 1701
et seq.)(IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)(NEA), and section 301 of title
3, United States Code,I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, find that, due to the unusual and
extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States posed by acts of
violence threatening the peace and stability of Iraq and undermining efforts to promote economic
reconstruction and political reform in Iraq and to provide humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi
people, it is in the interests of the United States to take additional steps with respect to the national
emergency declared in Executive Order 13303 of May 22, 2003, and expanded in Executive Order
13315 of August 28, 2003, and relied upon for additional steps taken in Executive Order 13350 of
July 29, 2004, and Executive Order 13364 of November 29, 2004. I hereby order:Section 1. (a) Except to the extent provided in section 203(b)(1), (3), and (4) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C.
1702(b)(1), (3), and (4)), or in regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that may be issued
pursuant to this order, and notwithstanding any contract entered into or any license or permit
granted prior to the date of this order, all property and interests in property of the following
persons, that are in the United States, that hereafter come within the United States, or that are or
hereafter come within the possession or control of United States persons, are blocked and may not
be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in: any person determined by the
Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense,(i) to have committed, or to pose a significant risk of committing, an act or acts of violence that
have the purpose or effect of:(A) threatening the peace or stability of Iraq or the Government of Iraq; or(B) undermining efforts to promote economic reconstruction and political reform in Iraq or to
provide humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi people;(ii) to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, logistical, or technical
support for, or goods or services in support of, such an act or acts of violence or any person whose
property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order; or(iii) to be owned or controlled by, or to have acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or
indirectly, any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order.(b) The prohibitions in subsection (a) of this section include, but are not limited to, (i) the making of
any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services by, to, or for the benefit of any person
whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order, and (ii) the receipt of
any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services from any such person.Sec. 2. (a) Any transaction by a United States person or within the United States that evades or
avoids, has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate any of the prohibitions set
forth in this order is prohibited.(b) Any conspiracy formed to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited.Sec. 3. For purposes of this order:(a) the term "person" means an individual or entity;(b) the term "entity" means a partnership, association, trust, joint venture, corporation, group,
subgroup, or other organization; and(c) the term "United States person" means any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity
organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including
foreign branches), or any person in the United States.Sec. 4. I hereby determine that the making of donations of the type specified in section 203(b)(2) of
IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(2)) by, to, or for the benefit of, any person whose property and interests in
property are blocked pursuant to this order would seriously impair my ability to deal with the
national emergency declared in Executive Order 13303 and expanded in Executive Order 13315,
and I hereby prohibit such donations as provided by section 1 of this order.Sec. 5. For those persons whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this
order who might have a constitutional presence in the United States, I find that, because of the
ability to transfer funds or other assets instantaneously, prior notice to such persons of measures
to be taken pursuant to this order would render these measures ineffectual. I therefore determine
that for these measures to be effective in addressing the national emergency declared in Executive
Order 13303 and expanded in Executive Order 13315, there need be no prior notice of a listing or
determination made pursuant to section 1(a) of this order.Sec. 6. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of
Defense, is hereby authorized to take such actions, including the promulgation of rules and
regulations, and to employ all powers granted to the President by IEEPA as may be necessary to
carry out the purposes of this order. The Secretary of the Treasury may redelegate any of these
functions to other officers and agencies of the United States Government, consistent with applicable
law. All agencies of the United States Government are hereby directed to take all appropriate
measures within their authority to carry out the provisions of this order and, where appropriate, to
advise the Secretary of the Treasury in a timely manner of the measures taken.Sec. 7. Nothing in this order is intended to affect the continued effectiveness of any rules,
regulations, orders, licenses, or other forms of administrative action issued, taken, or continued in
effect heretofore or hereafter under 31 C.F.R. chapter V, except as expressly terminated, modified,
or suspended by or pursuant to this order.Sec. 8. This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right, benefit, or privilege,
substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its
departments, agencies, instrumentalities, or entities, its officers or employees, or any other person.GEORGE W. BUSHTHE WHITE HOUSE,July 17, 2007.# # #
