In defending its decision to bar France, Germany and Russia from Iraq reconstruction contracts, the Bush administration is asserting that the American-led and funded Coalition Provisional Authority that runs Iraq is not bound by U.S. free trade commitments.
No! Just bound by American dictates. How freakin' convenient!
European Commission officials say they are studying the 26 contracts at stake to determine whether the restrictions violate the WTO's government procurement agreement.
"International law? I better call my lawyer," Bush joked with reporters when asked about the legal merits.
Ha. Ha. He's just a f*cking card, isn't he? What a stitch. He is such a disgusting juvenile cowardly asshat cocky piece of snot.
His "lawyers" obviously advised him to back down on that steel tariff that was in violiaton of international law.
He's not a man. With apologies to the porcine world, he's a pig. A castrated pig, but a pig nonetheless. A lying, phony, chickensh*t arrogant little snotwad. A prancing prince propped up by even bigger fools. I am sorry, but I cannot wait to see this man cut down to size. Some day I'll tell you how I really feel about him.
Administration officials have yet to spell out how they would defend against a possible WTO complaint by Europe -- except to say it would not use a national security exemption.
Put that down in your books, folks.
Though it is run by American officials and funded by U.S. taxpayers, experts say the administration would assert that the authority is technically not a "U.S. entity" but rather a multilateral organization composed of dozens of member countries -- what Bush famously dubbed a "coalition of the willing."
Whereas the United States agreed to follow the procurement rules, the CPA never did, allowing it to ignore the agreement, which bans governments from discriminating against foreign companies based on their nationality.
If that legal avenue fails, the administration could use loopholes and exemptions in the WTO rules to classify reconstruction contracts as foreign aid.
I could not be more disgusted. And Bush could not be more disgusting.
Go ahead. Read the rest. If you have the constitution for it.
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
Thursday, December 11, 2003
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