Wednesday, August 15, 2007

It's Open Season On: The Revolutionary Guard Corps

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, with its' own 125,000-strong elite military branch, navy, air force, ground forces and special forces units, has been designated the status of "global terrorist" under Executive Order 13224:

I hereby order:

Section 1. Except to the extent required by section 203(b) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)), or provided 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 effective date of this order, all property and interests in property of the following persons that are in the United States or that hereafter come within the United States, or that hereafter come within the possession or control of United States persons are blocked:

In effect, anyone doing business with the Guard will have their business operations disrupted and/or any terrorist assets blocked. Apparently, the IRGC, in addition to being military elite are also elite businessmen with reputed vast financial holdings that the administration will be disclosing at a later date. The IRGC has its' financial fingers in a lot of pies including Iran's military industries, missiles and nuclear weapons. Don't beat around the bush, Bush.