US to crack down on “terror bankrolls”

By: Nicole Belle on Thursday, July 19th, 2007 at 9:02 AM - PDT

USA Today:

The Bush administration announced a new tool Tuesday to freeze financial assets of those who want to destabilize Iraq.

President Bush unveiled a new executive order that allows the administration to block bank accounts and any other financial assets that might be found in this country belonging to people, companies or groups that the United States deems are working to threaten stability in Iraq.