Post by thinkinkmesa on May 1, 2014 13:20:38 GMT -5
Sanctions of Our Very Own
The wisdom and efficacy of using trade sanctions as a means to force policy change in hostile regimes has been a topic of much discussion lately thanks to events in Russia, Syria, and Iran. But last night’s horrifically botched execution of Clayton Lockett in Oklahoma is a reminder that in a sense, the United States is a country under sanctions for its human rights policies.
More;
www.slate.com/blogs/the_world_/2014/04/30/clayton_lockett_execution_are_the_eu_export_controls_on_death_penalty_drugs.html
The wisdom and efficacy of using trade sanctions as a means to force policy change in hostile regimes has been a topic of much discussion lately thanks to events in Russia, Syria, and Iran. But last night’s horrifically botched execution of Clayton Lockett in Oklahoma is a reminder that in a sense, the United States is a country under sanctions for its human rights policies.
More;
www.slate.com/blogs/the_world_/2014/04/30/clayton_lockett_execution_are_the_eu_export_controls_on_death_penalty_drugs.html