Barack Obama actually said...

Any transaction by a United States person... that evades or avoids, has the purpose of evading or avoiding... is prohibited.

the Libyan government’s use of violence against its people is completely unacceptable

There is a serious risk that Libyan state assets will be misappropriated by Qadhafi.

I hereby determine that... the making of donations... would seriously impair my ability to deal with the national emergency declared in this...