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To: Mark Adams who wrote (41966)	11/23/2003 2:21:48 AM
From: Mark Adams	Respond to of 74559

US irrelevant? We wake up to discover we only have Tort lawyers, Terminator flicks, & Whoopie cushions to export. 11/13 Chinese Fashion Co Offers Clinton US $2M To Be Spokesmodel 11/12 China To Sign Deals Next Mo To Buy 1M MT US Wheat Wheat not really needed... says the article. Did China attempt to 'pacify' an 'economic terrorist'? And it's not just China... LATAM, ASEAN and EURO interests all express various 'free' trade protests... 11/7 US , Brazil Standoff Over Ag, Tariffs Threatens FTAA Goal Florida farmers don't want to see increased competition from cheaper-priced Brazilian oranges, and Brazil's other big exports - sugar and soybeans - also touch sensitive nerves in the U.S. farm belt. Brazil flinches? 11/17/03 Brazil May Ease Demands On Farm Tariffs in U.S. At New Free-Trade Talks Brazilian trade negotiators face heavy pressure from back home to produce results on a hemispherewide free-trade accord at talks in Miami this week, even if that means agreeing to postpone a lowering of U.S. tariffs on some critical Brazilian agricultural goods. The US bails on LATAM FTA discussions, bearing complaints of protecting domestic interests, while China jets the world over signing new agreements. 10/27/03 China, NZ Agree To Explore Trade, Economic Framework China is New Zealand's fourth largest trading partner... New Zealand exports mostly primary products such as wool, wood, seafood and meat, and some telecommunications products to China. Then there's the unpublicized seafood war. 11/6/03 Vietnam Prepares For Possible US Shrimp Lawsuit 11/14/03 India Seafood Exports Dive; Strict U.S., E.U. Regulations The biggest threat to Indian seafood exports is from America. The U.S. is now seeking an antidumping probe against shrimp imports from 16 countries, including India and China... An eight-state group in the United States called the Southern Shrimp Alliance, led by Louisiana, is demanding punitive antidumping duties ranging from 40% to 200% on shrimp imports from India and other nations. And the rather old story... 11/11/03 EU Bares Teeth In Trade Row Over US Steel Tariffs So lets see. The american consumer pays higher prices for just about everything! Drugs. Shrimp. Sugar. Steel. I'm sure the list goes on. Higher hospital bills for the non insured? Well yah. Those uninsured who don't pay raise costs for everyone else. They don't have the buying power leverage of a large institution. The lesson? Either get yourself embedded into an advocacy group or wait for the system to bankrupt you. Play or pay. Is it any wonder we see headlines like 11/12/03 Soros Seeks to Topple Bush Is the US administration acting with vision, or out of fear? 10/31/03 Panel Told China-US Could Be On Energy Collision Course 10/29/03 US Trade Complaints Prompt China Shopping Expedition 10/25/03 UPDATE (2): North Korea Set To Mull US Offer On Security China, you handle North Korea? No more bras! Yah, we no care you not follow through on your purchases of US cotton, soybeans, wheat and corn. Is it any wonder this administration confuses and scares unmedicated people?