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To: GST who wrote (197514)8/15/2006 2:26:15 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
No free trade doesn't require any such institutions.

In any case organizations and arrangements like the WTO don't have authority over countries. They can't tax countries, arrest leaders, impose fine, or issue orders. All they can do is tell other countries that "its ok if you raise tariffs in retaliation".