consortiumnews.com - http://www.consortiumnews.com --------------------------- ListBot Sponsor -------------------------- Get a low APR NextCard Visa in 30 seconds! 1. Fill in the brief application 2. Receive approval decision within 30 seconds 3. Get rates as low as 2.99% Intro or 9.99% Ongoing APR and no annual fee! Apply NOW! http://www.bcentral.com/listbot/NextCard ---------------------------------------------------------------------- As George W. Bush heads off for his first meeting with European leaders, he is trying to soften his image as a former oil man who doesn't give a hoot about environmental dangers. On Monday, he announced plans for more research into global warming. But behind his slightly greener rhetoric, there is what might be called the Dubya Doctrine: an unabashed U.S. determination to secure oil and energy supplies around the world, even if that means sacrificing traditional U.S. goals such as promoting human rights, fighting terrorism or building democracy abroad. The Bush administration has made its top foreign-policy priority the building of ties with oil-producing nations, no matter how poor their record on human rights and democracy. For the full story on this new approach to defending "the American way of life," go to Consortiumnews.com at http://www.consortiumnews.com ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]