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Threaten Our Efforts in Iraq and Face Frozen Assets

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"In a little-noticed executive order issued on Tuesday, President Bush directed the Treasury Department to block the U.S.-based financial assets of anyone deemed to have threatened 'the peace or stability of Iraq or the Government of Iraq'," reports Spencer Ackerman on TPMmuckracker. "'That could be anything,' says Ken Mayer, an expert in executive orders." And anyone -- like US citizens.
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