Re: [microsound] music from Iraq?

["pelagius pelagius" <pela_gius@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>From: <kyle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Are computers allowed to be exported to Iraq under current UN trade 
>sanctions?

As far as I can tell, no.  But computers can still be acquired in other 
ways.  I found an old article from 2000 that says:

"Despite the sanctions, computer companies and related stores are sprouting 
up in Baghdad. Shops selling or renting compact discs have become so 
numerous authorities have begun requiring owners to register with the 
Information Ministry.  Computers and laptops with the latest Pentium 
processors are available, mostly via the United Arab Emirates. Iraq?s new 
class of computer entrepreneurs attributes its existence to the scrapping of 
customs duties on computer imports and lowered taxes on computer businesses. 
  Individuals, however, do not yet have the freedom to set up their own 
networking companies. "

>From http://abcnews.go.com/sections/world/DailyNews/iraq000727.html

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