tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63016602024-10-07T00:58:08.641-04:00Celebrating the Third WorldEmmanuelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543686408095334326noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301660.post-1089921775182524632004-07-15T16:02:00.000-04:002004-07-15T17:54:46.236-04:00

As Brazil and Argentina fight over electrodomestic import taxes, the major alliance in Latin America is strained. Wouldn't it be good for the two governments to play by the same rules by which they have managed to make both the US and the EU abide? Why is Argentina straining relations by demanding that Brazilian electrodomestics have a high imports tax when entering Brazil?Article here: THE

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Is this even a surprise? The artickle is a bit older, but it drives home the point:Richest U.S. counties are largely white, suburban: "WASHINGTON — Very suburban and mostly white, some of the richest counties in the nation aren't very diverse. For instance, of the 10 counties that boasted the biggest increases in median household income during the decade, seven had non-Hispanic white

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It has been very difficult to find the time to write so far since the start of the (northern hemisphere) summer, but here I am :) A couple of weeks ago I was outraged at reading an article on The Economist that said that Americans are simply failing to see the wonderful economic recovery that is happenign right now, and that's what's keeping the country behind. I was very disappointed, as I've

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Mr. Kim worked for a trading company that supplied the US army. Despite his pleas, begging for his life that appeared on television and on the internet, Mr. Kim was beheaded by Iraqi militants who demanded Korea to pull its 3000 troops out of Iraq. Is death ever justified? Can one single life ever be eliminated against its will, whether for country, or freedom, or anything? This isn't news, but

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Pretty strong title for a Financial Times story: UN slams US over spending Iraq funds: "United Nations-mandated auditors have sharply criticised the US occupation authority for the way it has spent more than $11bn in Iraqi oil revenues and say they have faced "resistance" from coalition officials. In an interim report, obtained by the Financial Times, KPMG says the Development Fund for Iraq

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FT.com: Trade conference becomes more pragmatic Delegates to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) this weekend in São Paulo will be surprised by the shift in focus from the anti-establishment rhetoric of yesteryear to pragmatic, free-market economics. Representatives, mostly from developing nations, will learn how to combat poverty by slashing capital costs and

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"American interrogators can legally violate a US ban on the use of torture abroad as part of President George W. Bush's fight against terrorism, US government lawyers have said. The lawyers concluded in a draft report drawn up last year at the request of senior military commanders overseeing prisoners at Guantanamo Bay that legal statutes against torture could not override Mr Bush's inherent

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Bad news outweighs the good for Brazil, FT.com: Brazil's financial markets lost ground after Opec announced a lower-than-expected output increase, heightening fears that rising oil prices could derail a worldwide economic recovery. Currently high oil prices took the shine off approval by the lower house of Congress of a conservative rise in Brazil's minimum wage. The vote was seen as a test of

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Is poverty an injustice or a misfortune? The misfortune of being born poor becomes an injustice if the government does not attempt to remedy this situation when it can. The question of disadvantaged birth is already incorporated into many welfare systems. But these systems are often not available to citizens of the third world. Instead, many if not most people in the “first world” will simply

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What surprises me the most is that even a Pakistani was killed -- after all, Pakistan is known for breaking with India mostly along Muslim-Hindu lines. "Saudi siege ends after Briton's body dragged" "At least nine Saudis and seven foreigners have been killed. A statement purportedly from Saudi-born Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network was posted on Islamist Internet sites claiming responsibility

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Coug has a pagewith several links to incidents of reported torture currently taking place

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"India's new government 'committed'"

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For those of you who may have been wondering, the lack of posts in the past couple of weeks were due to the fact that I was travelling. But now I'm back, and back to blogging... It's hard to believe the economy is getting better. Sure, Bush & Co. are quite busy advertising what we all know simply isn't true. But the global recession doesn't seem to be getting any better, and it goes far beyond

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In an original post I agreed with the fact that sixty+ universities are complaining to the White House about its strict isolationist policy towards other countries, and how that is hurting universities in the US. Yet I believe I may have failed to justify my claim. I think I have grown used to a liberal audience, and have begun to make the mistake of assuming that my readers will share the

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Applications from international students to US graduate programs is down 32 percent this year. This comes at a time of economic recess, when the opposite trend is usually expected. As the economy goes into recession, young professionals return to universities for more advanced degrees. So why are international students shunning US schools, preventing a "brain flow" (as opposed to a brain drain)

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Via Coug "Several hundred foreign students at Norwegian universities are being monitored by the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST). The PST claims they must have intelligence on students that gain knowledge that could be used to develop weapons of mass destruction, student newspaper Studvest reports. In Bergen alone over 500 foreign students are registered by the PST. The lists pertain to

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Want to understand better why the latest European offer is significant? Checkthis post on the WTO rulings.

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Two weeks ago the World Trade Organization ruled in favour of Brazil against US subsidies of agricultural products. This was a landmark decision where for the first time a third world nation successfully challenged a first world country. Now, Europe has offered to eliminate its agricultural export subsidies. Europe has been one of the most obstinant opponents to the end of subsidization,

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Sorry I've been away from blogging, won't happen again (I hope). I confess I got a little discouraged when key events like the EU enlargement and the WTO ruling against US subsidies didn't even merit an article in most leftists blogs, let alone a mention...I felt like I was trying to fight a thunderstorm alone by trying to spread the world. But that, after all, is the purpose of the New World

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But he doesn't step downFull story here

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FT.com: "George W. Bush and his military commanders humbled themselves before the Arab world on Wednesday, addressing what the president called the “abhorrent” US treatment of some Iraqi prisoners. Mr Bush stopped short of apologising, but promised that those people responsible for humiliating and torturing Iraqi prisoners "will be brought to justice". For a president notoriously averse

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Due to the lack of coverage on this topic in North American blogs, the NWB has decided to post a special about EU enlargement. European Union enlargement -- what is it? what is the history behind it? why is it significant? All your FAQs answered.... FAQ Q: How has the European Union changed since its creation? A: Since its original establishment as the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC)

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It seems all of the US one-time strong allies are slowly backing away. First Germany criticizes the US for the war. Then, Spain decides to pull out its troops. Now, Korea shows a strong preference for China rather than the US. Who is next? What else before a change of foreign policy will finally happen? Financial Times story: "More than 63 per cent of South Korea's ruling party lawmakers

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Here is the article:FT.com: President George W. Bush on Friday denounced the brutal treatment of detainees in Iraq as he sought to contain a growing international outcry at the conduct of coalition troops. "I shared a deep disgust that those prisoners were treated the way they were treated," he said. "Their treatment does not reflect the nature of the American people." The images of torture and

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Which country are you? You're Madagascar! Lots of people don't really know anything about you, making you buried treasure of the rarest kind.  You love nature, and could get lost in it whenever possible.  You're remote and exotic, and the few people who know you value whatever they share with you a great deal.  For some reason, you really like the word "lemur".

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