Some sanctions, barring international bank loans to Serbia and freezing assets from the old Yugoslavia, remain in place.

By cutting off oil to Haiti and freezing overseas assets of Haitians, the embargo has had a devastating effect on Haiti's already shattered economy.

A8 President Bush broadened his attack on terror groups, freezing assets of the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development, the largest Muslim charity in America.

The Treasury, part of the Federal Public Finance Department, is responsible for freezing assets belonging to terrorists.

A global financial collapse is caused by hostile nations freezing assets, and the end of the credit system.

The Administration has cut off all economic aid, except for food and medicine and has hinted at freezing Nigerian assets.

Mr. Bush made the announcement after signing an executive order freezing American assets of terrorism suspects.

US officials have said those options included economic sanctions, freezing assets of the Gaddhafi regime, scrapping humanitarian aid.

Mr President, the Commission welcomes the initiative by France, Sweden and Belgium on the mutual recognition of orders freezing assets or evidence.

Mr. Lebel said he remained convinced that alternatives existed to war like "the United Nations inspections, maybe freezing Saddam Hussein's assets."