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...Americans without apparent ill effects, many Europeans are wary of them. Some imports are allowed into the Union, but a handful of member states placed a moratorium on approvals for new imports in 1998. The U.S., the world's biggest grower of GM crops, wants to be able to export its GM food. Green groups and some European officials charge America with deliberately sending GM maize to Southern Africa to force a showdown, while American officials believe the E.U. exploited Zambian concerns to bolster its own anti-GM views. "I don't think there are any particular heroes or villains...
...such planes. The Dutch have been tasked with heading a similar consortium to bolster Europe's capability to use precision-guided munitions, especially for countries that fly American-made F-16s. Procuring such smart bombs, many Europeans complain, has been hampered in the past by tight American export controls. American officials say that they're reviewing those controls and have provided technological fixes to iron out some of the problems. NATO officials hope the Spanish will demonstrate progress at Prague in improving the meager capacity of European allies to refuel their planes in flight. The allies got a further spur...
...sell a lot more." Glenmorangie, which last week announced increased U.K. market share and a 12% rise in pre-tax profit, is not the only distiller in high spirits these days. Despite a sluggish global economy, 2001 was a banner year for the Scotch whisky industry, with exports exceeding 1 billion bottles for the first time ever. "The world's love affair with whisky is far from over," says Ian Good, chairman of the Scotch Whisky Association and CEO of the Edrington Group, which makes Cutty Sark and The Famous Grouse whiskies. "It's still the world...
...name of freedom and democracy. Representative Nick Rahall of West Virginia, who has just returned from Baghdad, says many Iraqis want change--but think the U.S. is the last nation likely to supply it. Geoana broadens the point: "External pressure is not enough," he says, "If you export a product that is alien to a culture, it won't work. People find it difficult to choose between patriotism and freedom...
...name of freedom and democracy. Representative Nick Rahall of West Virginia, who has just returned from Baghdad, says many Iraqis want change - but think the U.S. is the last nation likely to supply it. Geoana broadens the point: "External pressure is not enough," he says, "If you export a product that is alien to a culture, it won't work. People find it difficult to choose between patriotism and freedom...