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Tuesday, August 12, 2003

'Human Shields' get hit where it hurts 

Posted by Nick : 9:18 AM

The U.S. Treasury department is threatening to fine Human Shields upwards of $10,000.00 a piece:
"I will not contribute any money to the continual buildup of America's weapons of mass destruction, which, as far as I know, far exceed the weapons of all other nations combined, and, in fact, have escalated the buildup of weapons everywhere." [said Faith Fippinger, a 62 year-old retired school teacher/H.S. said on CNN]

Faced with a new round of media inquiries, Tom Andrews, national director of the antiwar group Win Without War, quipped, "Let things roll."

Such sanctions are fairly routine, especially for those doing business with Cuba, Griffin said. The New York Yankees settled a $75,000 fine with Treasury this spring for allegedly violating sanctions on Cuba. Playboy Enterprises Inc. paid $27,500 for Cuba sanctions charges. Caterpillar Inc. paid $18,000 for similar charges, according to documents posted on the Treasury Department's Web site. No individuals are listed on the Web site to protect their privacy, Griffin said.

UPDATE: Yes, I forgot to include my sourece. The above is a direct quote of a story in the Washington Post which can be found here.
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