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To: Dayuhan who wrote (15821)	11/10/2003 10:20:33 PM
From: MSI	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793731

Rusfeld's comment on deaths of Iraqis, soldiers and civilians: "We don't keep track of those" The only possible reason not to in these days of the satellite-monitored and networked battlespace is to hide that number. There were for example journalist reports of bulldozers pushing bodies into mass graves in the first Gulf War, which I'm sure the military found irritating. If the number was low, that would be something to be proud of. If it's high, that would be intimidating to the enemy. However, this refusal to disclose any number at all is a much more serious pattern of unaccountability -- the administration apparently wishes to not be hampered by facts.

To: Dayuhan who wrote (15821)	11/11/2003 12:19:49 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793731

This gives Bush a good way out of a bad decision. ____________________________________________ U.S. Tariffs on Steel Are Illegal, World Trade Organization Says By ELIZABETH BECKER NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 — The World Trade Organization ruled on Monday that steel tariffs imposed by President Bush last year were illegal, clearing the way for the European Union to impose more than $2 billion of sanctions on imports from the United States unless Washington quickly drops the duties. The final decision by a W.T.O. panel, which was widely anticipated and has been discussed for weeks at the White House, puts Mr. Bush in a difficult spot. As an election looms, he must choose between continuing to help the steel industry — which could bolster his electoral prospects in crucial industrial states — or respecting international trade laws and increasing his chances of winning new regional and global trade agreements. Lifting the tariffs would also please American automakers and other steel-consuming industries, which have complained that the tariffs have increased their costs. The European Union has made the president's decision more difficult by aiming its proposed sanctions at products in states considered pivotal in the 2004 election — threatening, for example, to impose tariffs on citrus fruit imported from Florida. REST AT nytimes.com