Thursday, 24. March 2011

Sanctions in 72 hours: How the U.S. pulled off a major freeze of Libyan assets


The Treasury Department team had been working nonstop on a plan to freeze Libyan assets in U.S. banks, hoping they might snare $100 million or more and prevent Moammar Gaddafi from tapping it as he unleashed deadly attacks against protesters who wanted him gone.

washingtonpost.com

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