U.S. enforcement of UN sanctions against a defiant Sudanese tanker smuggling Iraqi oil, escalating from failed Navy boarding to debates over aggressive seizure, highlighting institutional weaknesses in international resolve.
U.S. enforcement of UN sanctions against a defiant Sudanese tanker smuggling Iraqi oil, escalating from failed Navy boarding to debates over aggressive seizure, highlighting institutional weaknesses in international resolve.
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Season 2
2 eventsAt Andrews Air Force Base, amid roaring jet engines, Leo briefs President Bartlet on stopping a Cyprus-flagged tanker from Qais suspected of carrying sanctioned oil, confirming plans to board it. …
In the Situation Room, Navy officer Mark Chase urgently briefs Leo on the Sudanese tanker's captain refusing boarding, a CH-47 Seahawk helicopter repelled by seamen barricading the deck and firing …