http://www.newsroomamerica.com/leadstory/story.php?id=419023
Rice is wrong. All that has happened is that the Russians and Chinese have become even more with the Seyyeds, than they were before. Financially there is nothing the US could do to make countries or companies not deal with the Seyyeds.
The US can't even stop the various US companies from trading with the Seyyeds. In fact the US needs the violent Seyyeds in power to justify its military buildup in the world.
There is a very simple way to remove the Seyyeds and that is to promote the idea of non-violent General Strike. But that requires media penetration. It would take a week. So the problem is US not the Seyyeds.