Wednesday, June 9, 2010
This is just a quick link to follow -- an "aside." These are links to interesting things that, for one reason or another, I didn't place into a full posting. Click the link to visit the full article. Go to the blog index for a regular listing of posts.
U.N. Security Council passes Iran sanctions - 'The United Nations Security Council passed new sanctions against Iran, setting the stage for new and tougher U.S. sanctions. The vote Wednesday was a victory for U.S.-led efforts to garner international support for isolating the regime until it makes its nuclear program more transparent. Key to its passage was the support of China and Russia, both major traders with Iran and veto-wielding members of the council. The resolution expands existing sanctions and creates a basis in international law for nations to target Iran's energy and banking sectors...' [Turkey and Brazil voted no. Lebanon abstained.]
