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WTO to Negotiate Away Water Rights

Council of Canadians shocked that the WTO set to negotiate away our water

The Empire Is Back

(The pursuit of economic power) From: Sakuntala Narasimhan, sakunara@vsnl.net

Take the Ministers of Trade from 142 countries, a few hundred journalists, NGOs, and business lobbyists, tens of thousand of police and military for security, and you have the makings of one of the most surreal events in recent international diplomacy history -- the Fourth Ministerial Meeting of the World Trade Organization in Doha, Qatar.

Fighting to a Draw in Doha

Fresh WTO Trade Round Futile if Congress Denies Bush TPA, Lamy Says

International Trade Daily | November 16, 2001 BRUSSELS--The agreement reached to launch a World Trade Organization trade round will likely be wasted if the Congress does not give the Bush administration fast-track trade authority in the months ahead, the European Commission's top trade official said Nov. 15.

U.S. Industry Leaders Have Mixed Views about a New Round of WTO Trade Talks

WALL STREET JOURNAL | November 16, 2001 | By ROBERT GUY MATTHEWS, TIMOTHY AEPPEL and JEFFREY BALL, Staff Reporters of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Zoellick""s Trade Concession Wins WTO Talks but Could Cost Bush Fast-Track Authority

WALL STREET JOURNAL | November 16, 2001 | By HELENE COOPER and SHAILAGH MURRAY, Staff Reporters of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL WASHINGTON -- U.S. Trade Rep. Robert Zoellick faced a stark choice when he arrived in Doha, Qatar, last week: He could win either fast-track negotiating authority from Congress or a new round of trade talks.

Property Rights=Prosperity

Wall Street Journal | November 16, 2001 | International Commentary By Geralyn Ritter and Alain Strowel. Ms. Ritter, formerly associate general counsel at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, is trade counsel in Covington & Burling's Washington office, and Mr. Strowel heads the firm's intellectual-property practice in Brussels.

Australian Grain Growers to Gain from WTO Talks - AWB

Wall Street Journal | November 16, 2001 SYDNEY -- Australia's grain growers will stand to gain from the new round of World Trade Organization talks launched this week, wheat exports monopoly AWB Ltd. (A.AWB) said Friday.

The Meaning of Doha

By Walden Bello, Focus on the Global South, and Anuradha Mittal, Food First The results of the WTO Ministerial in Doha, Qatar, have elicited some confusion among many of those following the events. A New Round?

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