Executive order continuing national emergency extended

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For Immediate Release
January 18, 2005

Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Terrorists Who Threaten to Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process

On January 23, 1995, by Executive Order 12947, the President declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States constituted by grave acts of violence committed by foreign terrorists who threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace process. On August 20, 1998, by Executive Order 13099, the President modified the Annex to Executive Order 12947 to identify four additional persons, including Usama bin Laden, who threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace process.

Because these terrorist activities continue to threaten the Middle East peace process and continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States, the national emergency declared on January 23, 1995, as expanded on August 20, 1998, and the measures adopted on those dates to deal with that emergency must continue in effect beyond January 23, 2005. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)),

I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency with respect to foreign terrorists who threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace process.

This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress.

GEORGE W. BUSH

THE WHITE HOUSE, January 17, 2005.

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[paineinthearse]

1. Complementary letter to Congress

For Immediate Release
January 18, 2005

Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate

Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:)

Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date. In accordance with this provision, I have sent to the Federal Register for publication the enclosed notice, stating that the emergency declared with respect to foreign terrorists who threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace process is to continue in effect beyond January 23, 2005. The most recent notice continuing this emergency was published in the Federal Register on January 21, 2004 (69 FR 2991).

The crisis with respect to the grave acts of violence committed by foreign terrorists that disrupt the Middle East peace process that led to the declaration of a national emergency on January 23, 1995, as expanded on August 20, 1998, has not been resolved. Terrorist groups continue to engage in activities that have the purpose or effect of threatening the Middle East peace process and that are hostile to United States interests in the region. Such actions constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States. For these reasons, I have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency declared with respect to foreign terrorists who threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace process and to maintain in force the economic sanctions against them to respond to this threat.

Sincerely,

GEORGE W. BUSH


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[mike_c]

2. 10 years of economic sanctions...

...are clearly having the intended effect, so continuing that incredibly successful strategy is obviously the correct course. :eyes:

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3. 2 documents disappear from WH index.

The two documents that are the subject of this thread have DISAPPEARED from the white house webpage executive order and announcement pages (but are still available by copying the link into your browser):

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/proclamations/
Proclamations Issued by President Bush

Date Proclamation
2005
Jan. 15 Religious Freedom Day, 2005
Jan. 15 Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, 2005
Jan. 15 National Sanctity of Human Life Day, 2005
Jan. 12 National Mentoring Month, 2005
Jan. 1 Honoring the Memory of the Victims of the Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunamis

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http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/orders/

Executive Orders Issued by President Bush

Date Executive Order
2005
Jan. 13 Executive Order: Providing An Order of Succession in the Office of Management and Budget
Jan. 7 Personnel Announcement
Jan. 7 Executive Order President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform

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Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Terrorists Who Threaten to Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process was at http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/01/20050118-7.html

"Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate" was at http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/01/20050118-6.html

Please check and verify. Am I losing it?