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mosc
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Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 3:57 pm Post subject:
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Who could make this up?
http://www.misleader.org/daily_mislead/Read.asp?fn=df03192004.html
March 19, 2004 | Daily Mislead Archive
Bush Markets Burmese Products; Evades Own Trade Ban
According to a new report, President Bush's official campaign is selling clothing made in Burma - a country whose goods Bush banned for sale in the U.S. because of their awful human rights, narcotics and sex trafficking record. According to Newsday, "the merchandise sold on www.georgewbushstore.com includes a $49.95 fleece pullover, embroidered with the Bush-Cheney '04 logo and bearing a label stating it was made in Burma, now Myanmar."1
The decision by the president's campaign to defy its own embargo directly contradicts the president's pledge to enforce existing trade laws. Just this week the president said Americans need to be "treated fairly" and pledged to "make sure the playing field is level" on trade.2 But his decision to market Burmese textile products evades laws that prevent American workers from having to compete with Burmese workers who have no minimum wage, human rights or labor protections. Since Bush was elected, thousands of textile jobs have been lost -- particularly in the South - and many have questioned whether the Administration is adequately enforcing trade laws.3
On top of evading his own trade laws, the president's effective endorsement of Burmese goods means his campaign is marketing products from a country the State Department has repeatedly condemned for human rights abuses4 and that the Treasury Department has cited for laundering money from illegal narcotics dealers5. Just last year, the president told the United Nations it needed to more seriously address international sex slavery, saying, "there's a special evil in the abuse and exploitation of the most innocent and vulnerable."6 But his own campaign is now marketing products from a country that experts cite as one of the leaders in international sex trafficking.7
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1. "Bush campaign gear made in Burma", Newsday, 03/18/2004.
2. "President Discusses Health Access", 03/16/2004.
3. "4,000 textile jobs lost in 2003", Charleston Post and Courier, 01/14/2004.
4. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Burma, US Department of State, 02/25/2004.
5. States News Service, 03/04/2004.
6. "President Bush Addresses United Nations General Assembly", 09/23/2003.
7. "Factbook on Global Sexual Exploitation: Burma/Myanmar". |
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seraph
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Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 4:13 pm Post subject:
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Trustworthyness is his middle name _________________ homepage - blog - forum - youtube
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Cyxeris
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Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 4:38 pm Post subject:
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I thought his middle name began with a W? Wrustworthiness perhaps? How about "Wrong." I must admit my disappointment in him.
Or Policy Cherry-Picker Extraordinaire.
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Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 4:40 pm Post subject:
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Cyxeris wrote: | I must admit my disappointment in him. |
Oh, he has exceeded my expectations of him at every turn. This administration has been like a limbo competition: "How low can you go?" |
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Cyxeris
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Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 4:54 pm Post subject:
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noiseusse wrote: | Cyxeris wrote: | I must admit my disappointment in him. |
Oh, he has exceeded my expectations of him at every turn. This administration has been like a limbo competition: "How low can you go?" |
You know those 3D image posters at the mall where you have to alter your focal point in order to reveal the image there? You stand there looking and looking and looking, knowing that there is something there, hidden in plain sight. Well that 3D image is the way the world really works, and the W Admin brought it all into focus. The hope that my suspicions were incorrect is bunk. "Say it ain't so, George! Say it's not all architected and arranged! Say I'm wrong!"
And from DC came the voices on high saying "Uh, sorry kid, you were right after all. Sucks, dont it." _________________ ∆ Cyx ∆
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Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2004 1:00 pm Post subject:
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Well.. did we expect anything less from this guy?
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Cyxeris
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Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2004 4:25 pm Post subject:
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I honestly cant even remember what I expected at this point. I literally do not even remember. That was 2 wars and a 9/11 ago. Plus I've slept since then. _________________ ∆ Cyx ∆
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