Blair 'oversold' Iraq threat

http://politics.guardian.co.uk/iraq/story/0,12956,995928,00.html

even newer Labour

http://politics.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,9115,992833,00.html

Re: if you line up all the economists from end to end........

As an example, he said, researchers making revisions to price indexes may have been pushed to understate inflation, as such a change would result in smaller liabilities in the Social Security system when the baby-boom generation retires. In reality, those kinds of things do play some role. I

another wto case goes against US

July 11, 2003 W.T.O. Rules That U.S. Steel Duties Are Illegal By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 10:50 a.m. ET GENEVA (AP) -- The World Trade Organization ruled against heavy duties on steel imports imposed by the Bush administration, saying Friday that they violate global trade rules. The

Disgusting Nation Magazine editorial

Although I don't pay much attention to the Nation Magazine nowadays, their editorial from the July 7th issue titled The War is Not Over really took me aback, especially the paragraph below. It supports a UN presence since this would legitimize US military forces. It also speaks in terms of

democracy on the march!

from Microsoft SLATE's daily summary of major US newspapers: The New York Times leads with the set-up of Iraq's postwar government, expected to commence this weekend. The governing council will be made of at least 21 members and will include Kurds, Shiites, Sunnis, Christians and Turkmen. The Los

a profitable sector

http://www.nlj.com/news/070703amlaw.shtml AM LAW 100 Profits up 6.9% despite economy Diverse practice areas and limited expansion are cited as two reasons. By Jim Schroeder AMERICAN LAWYER MEDIA NEWS SERVICE A quick question: By how much did average profits per equity partner increase last year

ATCA redux

http://news.findlaw.com/ Suing Saddam - And Others - In U.S. Courts: The Controversy Over the Alien Tort Claims Act By JAKE KREILKAMP Wednesday, Jul. 09, 2003 Haider Aziz Al-Sayed Jassim Ali Rasheed is an Iraqi citizen living in the United States. His father, now deceased, was a prominent

Re: ATCA redux

The statute may permit the lawsuit, but it's reasonably clear that no US court has personal jurisdiction over the defendant, who did not avail himself of US law and could not reasonably have been expected to be hauled into a US court for his actions. PJ is waivable, but if the issue were raised.

productivity growth failing US

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-dispatch11jul11,1,5661366.story?c oll=la-headlines-business WASHINGTON DISPATCH Cause for U.S. Recovery Lacking Effect By Peter G. Gosselin Los Angeles Times Staff Writer July 11, 2003 WASHINGTON - Here's an economic kick in the pants for you: Mainstream

Re: democracy on the march! - transatlantic

Yes and the transAtlantic sequence is now unravelling the process by which the inevitability of war was created. The BBC tonight featured how even Joe Lieberman has associated himself with the issue Senator Joseph Lieberman, who unlike Mr Dean supported the war in Iraq, described the reports as

oil redux

Economic dispatch Oil shocked A desire to loosen Opec's stranglehold on petroleum prices lies behind Bush's interest in Africa and his plans for Iraq, writes Randeep Ramesh Friday July 11, 2003 The Guardian America's new world order appears founded on a declaration of independence. George Bush,

new frontiers of 'privatization'

[James Buchanan must *really* be tired of traffic] Beltway Toll Lanes Endorsed Va. Transportation Chief Wants Plan Considered By Michael D. Shear Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, July 12, 2003; Page B01 RICHMOND, July 11 -- Virginia's top transportation official endorsed a proposal today

US-EU trade squabbles redux

US and Europe on brink of trade war WTO says Bush's steel tariffs break rules · Brussels threatens to retaliate unless Washington backs down Andrew Osborn in Brussels and Larry Elliott Saturday July 12, 2003 The Guardian The European Union and the United States were teetering on the brink of a