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...civilian chemical industry in ways that could be diverted quickly to chemical weapons production." Procedurally there is not much difference between making pesticides and making chemical weapons. According to former UNSCOM chief Richard Butler, Iraq takes advantage of the similarities and eludes sanctions by using Jordanian front companies to import lathes and machine tools, which, once inside Iraq, are easily adapted to the production of chemical weapons. The Iraqis consistently deny violating the sanctions or the cease-fire deal...
...villagers didn't get any money, so they saw no value in keeping their traditional ways." Today, entry fees of about a dollar per person have paid for explanatory signposts and language education for bilingual guides. Villagers can use the funds to create unique local handicrafts rather than import mass-produced items. "Now the villagers are proud of their culture, and are once again taking up traditional crafts," says Songnam...
...were tied to resurgent economic growth. But whenever energy prices are high - and despite taking a brief slide Monday as Iraq ended its month-long oil embargo, they still are - the worst kind of price pressures lurk. Add to that the weak dollar increasing domestic prices in the import-dependent U.S., and it's not too hard to imagine some version of that dreaded 70s economy - growth-less inflation and listless stock prices - playing in re-runs this summer. That could force Greenspan into some very unpopular tightening...
...Nowitzki's performance this year has vaulted him past the late Petrovic as the NBA's best-ever European import. But the Bavarian Bomber is fast becoming one of the NBA's best players, period. Maybe even a little like Mike...
...imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, former U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor should be pleased. When Kantor served in the Clinton Administration and was involved in trade disputes with France, he imposed heavy import duties on products that were personally important to key French politicians and their constituents, most notably Roquefort cheese, produced in the Dordogne region. The tactic, Kantor says, "was productive." Fast-forward to the latest trade dispute between the U.S. and the European Union. In response to U.S. tariffs on steel imports, E.U. Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy said last month that he would target products manufactured...