"US snubs out legal cigar transaction" ?

Catfish · 03-19-12, 01:31 PM

"Torben Nødskouv intended to resell the cigars through his small business Cigarhuset and made the transaction in dollars with a Hamburg-based distributor.

But the transaction, which was automatically routed through the US, was picked up by American authorities who froze the money, arguing that the transaction violated the American trade embargo with Cuba.

Nødskouv appealed after the $20,000 transaction was frozen last autumn, but the money may be permanently lost after he was recently informed that it would not be returned to him."

Sounds funny, but if i were Mr. Nødskouv i would really think hard about doing anything in Dollars anymore ..

..but wait, if Denmark refuses to pay with dollars anymore and disregards the lead currency, we will see an invasion against the danish insurgents soon ... after Iran maybe.

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ah, will post that in another thread ..

Osmium Steele · 03-19-12, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Catfish

Muslims are not the majority,

I'm assuming you mean Iran is not majority arab. It certainly IS majority muslim. 90% muslim in fact. Now, if you don't consider Shia to be "real" Islam, that's another matter.

Quote:

The overwhelming majority of Iranians--at least 90 percent of the total population--are Muslims who adhere to Shia Islam.

SOURCE

As to the rest, I don't disagree. My mother and both sisters are/were Bahai'i. I grew up around the faith and the many Iranian ex-pats involved in the faith here in the states.

In general, Iranians over 60 and under 30 have no ill will toward the US. Quite the contrary.

Catfish · 03-19-12, 03:03 PM

Hello Osmium,
i have quoted your answer here:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=193587
because i changed the original one here and made a new post (^)

Thanks again,
Catfish

03-19-12, 01:31 PM	#1
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,766 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	"Torben Nødskouv intended to resell the cigars through his small business Cigarhuset and made the transaction in dollars* with a Hamburg-based distributor.* But the transaction, which was automatically routed through the US, was picked up by American authorities who froze the money, arguing that the transaction violated the American trade embargo with Cuba. Nødskouv appealed after the $20,000 transaction was frozen last autumn, but the money may be permanently lost after he was recently informed that it would not be returned to him." Sounds funny, but if i were Mr. Nødskouv i would really think hard about doing anything in Dollars anymore .. ..but wait, if Denmark refuses to pay with dollars anymore and disregards the lead currency, we will see an invasion against the danish insurgents soon ... after Iran maybe. [...] ah, will post that in another thread .. Last edited by Catfish; 03-19-12 at 03:03 PM.

03-19-12, 03:03 PM	#3
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,766 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Hello Osmium, i have quoted your answer here: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=193587 because i changed the original one here and made a new post (^) Thanks again, Catfish