To: GST who wrote (158916 ) 8/10/2003 6:27:04 PM From: Cyprian Respond to i wonder what some of the free traders here think about the article below? one of the fundamental principles that free trade rests upon is the notion that citizens should be entitled to purchase products from wherever they choose, with as little government interference as possible. apparently it's ok to boycott south africa, it's ok for the black community to boycott entire cities like cincinnati, it's ok for americans to come on tv and urge that we boycott arab oil producers like saudi arabia, but as usual with the hypocritical zionists, there is a separate standard that applies to israel. if i seek to ascertain whether or not goods are produced in israel because i don't want to purchase products from there, i should have that right. isn't that what free trade is about?North Kansas City company settles charge related to boycott of Israel kansascity.com The antiboycott provisions bar U.S. companies from providing information about their business relationships with Israel. They also require that receipt of boycott requests be reported to the Bureau of Industry and Security, formerly known as the Bureau of Export Administration.
