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From: KLUB@maristb.bitnet (Richard Budd)
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Subject: Re: You Can't Call Anywhere From USA
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tanner@ki4pv.compu.com writes in TELECOM Digest V11 #83:
 
>Paying for the calls is quite illegal, however, under the 'trading
>with the enemy' act.  You can not legally pay any money to Cuba.
 
I don't know about calls to Havanna, but as of January 25, you could
still call Baghdad from the USA.  A guy in the office said he called
and made a reservation at one of the hotels there.
 
Does that mean he doesn't have to pay for either the call or the
hotel?  (Does CNN have to pay their reporter's hotel bill as well?)  :-)
 
  
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[Moderator's Note: The way I heard the story was that last week
someone placed a prank call to the Sheraton Hotel in Baghdad and asked
for reservations. He asked, "do you have any rooms available?". The
reservations clerk said yes, there were presently rooms available, and
when did he need his reservation?  He told her in about two weeks he
would be wanting to book the entire hotel for an indefinite period.
The reservations clerk asked, "Who is this calling, please?", and the
caller replied "The name is Bush ... George Bush.  I work for the US
Government.  My party will include several thousand people."  It is
not known if the clerk took the caller seriously or not.  :)  PAT]