and don't forget the sanctions that banned pencils for school children.
UN denies Iraqi pencil ban
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/624272.stm
'Military applications' of pencils
The United Nations did turn down an order for pencils shortly after Iraq accepted a deal allowing it to use oil revenues for humanitarian goods.
Reports at the time said there was a fear the lead could be used for military purposes, but UN officials now say the order was rejected because it asked for an outrageously large amount that was impractical to deliver.
In fact, pencils are currently coming into the country as part of education kits, but the Jordanian supply is technically illegal, because activists didn't ask for UN permission.
