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...revealing to the whole world that the government "of the people, by the people and for the people" is sheer baloney. In the next U.S. presidential election, the world community should send observers to make sure the whole process takes place without any irregularities. Brazil should cash in and export thousands of its electronic ballot boxes to teach Uncle Sam how to count votes. MARCILIO AFONSO Recife, Brazil...
...organisms. Japan needs 16 million tons of corn a year to satisfy demand, and imports 95 percent of its supply from the United States. With the emergence of genetically modified genes in American grain, Japanese companies were extremely reluctant to buy American corn. In protest of shoddy export controls, Japanese companies boycotted American corn until the American government promised more effective inspection techniques...
...Viewed in the big picture, Putin's decision is hardly surprising - weapons remain the most viable export of the somnambulant Russian economy, and while the rampant corruption of the Yeltsin years has slowed Western aid and investment to a trickle, Tehran's weapons order alone is equivalent to more than 10 percent of Russia's annual budget. Add on recent weapons orders worth $3 billion from India and $1 billion from China, and it becomes clear that there's considerable material incentive for Moscow to ignore Washington's objections. Indeed, a case can be made that even Russia's efforts...
India's prowess in information technology isn't a new phenomenon. For years, the southern city of Bangalore has been a high-tech oasis where Indians write code for international tech giants and export software to the world. But the Net promises to push the IT boom into India's mainstream. Cities like Hyderabad, Bombay and New Delhi are promising telecom links and tax holidays to prospective business investors. "India always had the talent, but with the Internet, we've found the delivery mechanism to transport this talent around the globe," says Prakash Gurbaxani, who set up his own dotcom...
...smaller leftist National Liberation Front]. We're not opposed to eradicating the coca fields, but as long as those crops are there, and guerrillas are nearby, we'll keep asking for a tax from the coca growers. This doesn't mean we're narcos. We don't export drugs, we tax the coca paste. It's just a phase, but the war on drugs does affect us. It will reach...