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Of course he does, for the same reason we the Brits promoted Free Trade in the 19th century. This might be an attack by Palmerston on the German Zollverein. And Ameerica promoted this as a policy since 1945, it's just there were roadblocks in the way. And the promotion of Free trade was decided as policy in 1944. --- Bill Howard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK > --------------------------- > > [Dripping blood and dirt from every pore, bound > and > gagged, shackled and chained, hooded, kidnapped, > interrogated, blasted and burned, collaterally > damaged, > foetally deformed, genetically altered, > embargoed, > starved, drugged and diseased we are cordially > invited to come and shop at George Bush II's > "Free Market"... > (Bill Howard)] > > > > [Via Communist Internet... > http://www.egroups.com/group/Communist-Internet ] > > [Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ] > . > . > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Alan Dover <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: M-L list > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 7:48 AM > Subject: [MLL] FW: LASC: Bush on Central America > Trade > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nicaragua Network [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 5:05 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: LASC: Bush on Central America Trade > > > January 17, 2002 > > Bush Declares Free Markets Are Essential for > Americas > By DAVID E. SANGER > New York Times > > WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 - President Bush invited Central > American nations > tonight to strike a separate trade accord with the > United States and > cautioned Argentina against using the country's > economic crisis as an > excuse to backtrack on free-market reforms or return > to an era of > protectionism. > > Mr. Bush's speech at the headquarters here of the > Organization of > American States was intended, his aides said, to > demonstrate that > despite making counterterrorism the new focus of his > foreign policy, he > has not turned back on the central foreign policy > commitment he made > last year: A new focus on the Western Hemisphere. > > But Mr. Bush used the occasion to send a strong > message to the new > president of Argentina, Eduardo Duhalde, who more > than once in the past > two weeks has suggested that the American led > "model" of economic > development - particularly rapid market openings and > deregulation - > contributed to Argentina's economic crisis. > > Without naming Mr. Duhalde, save for a brief word of > praise for the new > president, Mr. Bush said that "Argentina - and > nationals throughout our > hemisphere - need to strengthen our commitment to > market-based reform, > not weaken it." > > "Shortcuts to reform only lead to more trouble," he > said. "Half-measures > will not halve the pain, only prolong it." > > Mr. Bush's economic and security advisers would not > say this evening > what "half-measures" he was referring to, but it > seemed obvious. > > While Argentina has abandoned pegging its currency > to the dollar, a > policy that kept inflation in check but badly hurt > the competitiveness > of Argentina's products - Mr. Duhalde has created a > two-tiered exchange > rate that is designed to inflict pain on major banks > and investors, not > the public. It is unclear whether that is > sustainable. > > He has also declared a moratorium on the repayment > of public debt, which > is bound to scare away any investors who did not > flee when the country > was sinking deeper into trouble. > > And while Mr. Duhalde has talked about the need for > fiscal discipline, > he has not yet said how he will deal with a huge > budget deficit. Cutting > government spending is likely to reignite rioting > that has already been > rampant through the crisis. > > The International Monetary Fund agreed today to > delay, for one year, a > loan repayment of $933 million, due for repayment on > Thursday. While the > United States voted for the delay, and touted that > as a sign of support > for the country, the reality was that Argentina is > in no position to pay > the money, and has already defaulted on other loans. > > When Mr. Bush met with Latin American leaders in > Canada early last year, > at one of the first big summit meetings of his > presidency, there was > little public questioning of the value of > American-style economic reform > measures. But tonight Mr. Bush felt that the > pendulum had swung far > enough that he had to note that "some are > questioning the path to > prosperity. Some wonder whether free market reforms > are too painful to > continue. Some question the fairness of free and > open trade, holding out > the false comfort of protectionism." > > But he argued that countries that "stay on the hard > road of reform are > rewarded," ticking off Chile's success in cutting > poverty, and Mexico's > recovery from the 1995 economic crisis. He noted > that the United States > had "made a mistaken and failed experiment with wage > and price controls" > in the 1970's, without mentioning that the plans had > been devised by > Republican presidents. > > Mr. Bush also said that he would seek a free trade > accord with the > countries of Central America - Costa Rica, El > Salvador, Guatemala, > Honduras and Nicaragua. Because these are the > smaller nations in the > region, administration officials believe that they > will be the easiest > negotiating partners for an accord - and that any > regional agreement > will prompt Argentina and Brazil, both much larger > economies, to follow > suit. > > A new "Free Trade Area of the Americas" is scheduled > to be negotiated by > 2005, and if it is successful it would essentially > extend NAFTA > throughout the hemisphere. > > But meeting that ambitious schedule may depend on > Argentina's recovery. > So far, Argentinian and Brazilian officials have > said in recent weeks > that they see relatively little potential benefit > for their countries in > a hemispheric accord. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Marxist-Leninist-List mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To change your options or unsubscribe go to: > http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxist-leninist-list > > ==^================================================================ > This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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