News Links Dec.15th 2005

Rich nations wrangle, poor complain at trade talks
Read about the unfairness of the fair trade agreement
Poor nations want their good to be free of tariffs and quotas, a suggestion that U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman "went ballistic" over.
US no-fly list vexes travelers from babies on up
Futher U.S. incompetence
Hamas says will step up attacks if Israel hits Iran
Sounds fair to me; nothing more than Israel or the U.S. would do.

Patriot Act Fate Remains Uncertain
Remove the Un-democratic parts; Its supposed to be to fight terrorism but can also be used to violate privacy rights of ALL citizens. There are no provisions to protect the innocent except the usual "trust us" routine. Yeah right I'll trust you