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August 07, 2006

The U.S.-French Draft UN Resolution on Lebanon: Strengths and Weaknesses

Jerusalem Issue Brief Vol. 6, No. 6 - 7 August 2006

Institute for Contemporary Affairs
founded jointly at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
with the Wechsler Family Foundation

"The U.S.-French Draft UN Resolution on Lebanon: Strengths and Weaknesses"
By Dore Gold

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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/2006/08/012588print.html

August 08, 2006

Jail for man who tried to export sensors to Iran

One year in jail does not seem like much of a deterrent if one is determined to get contraband items to Iran. But what is truly unsettling about this article is the notion that dual US-Iranian citizenship could even exist in the first place. From Reuters (sans photography):

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An American-Iranian man was sentenced to a year in prison on Monday for trying to export sensors to Iran that are normally used to detect liquid or gas pressure but could also be used to detonate explosives.

The fact that the sensors could be "used to detect liquid or gas pressure" suggests ample "dual uses" by itself.

Muhammad Fazeli, 27, pleaded guilty in May to the federal charges even though prosecutors acknowledged there was no evidence suggesting he intended the sensors to be used for military purposes.

Fazeli, who has dual American and Iranian citizenship, ordered 103 sensors from a U.S. Web site and agreed to ship the items to Iran as a favor for a family friend. His lawyers said they were typically used for medical applications.

Los Angeles-based Fazeli also apologized for his actions but U.S. District Judge George King said the devices could have fallen into the wrong hands with "very devastating consequences."

The United States has a trade embargo with Iran dating back to the 1970s that bars selling goods without U.S. authorization that could have an economic benefit to Iran.

King said he intended Fazeli's sentence to deter others who might be tempted to disregard U.S. export laws.

"The word has to get out that there's a penalty to be paid for not abiding by these restrictions," King said, not only for foreign policy reasons but also "to protect the public from potential harm."

Posted at August 8, 2006 12:01 AM