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kenmabmcc
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 Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 12:08 am Post subject: US exports to Iran jump tenfold under Bush |
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jul/08/iran.usa
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US exports to Iran have jumped dramatically during president George Bush's years in office in spite of his tough rhetoric against the Tehran government and the imposition of fresh economic sanctions.
Analysis of US government trade figures published today by the Associated Press revealed a near tenfold increase over the last seven years in sales to Iran.
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Although the sums are small, the disclosure is a political embarrassment for the US, coming at a time when it has been putting pressure on European governments, banks and companies to cut ties with Tehran.
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US government figures show exports to Iran from 2001 to 2007 totalling $546m. It exported roughly $146m worth last year, compared with $8.3m in 2001, Bush's first year in office. |
Is this another case of do what I say, not do as I do ?
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xavierx
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John Rankin, a US Treasury spokesman, today acknowledged there had been an increase but attributed this mainly to a change in legislation in 2000 that allowed the export of agricultural and medicinal goods. Before that, trade had been effectively zero.
He played down the exports as "miniscule," a quarter of 1% of all Iran's imports. |
No, it's a case of selective quoting as usual.
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kenmabmcc
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 6:30 pm Post subject: [Login to view extended thread Info.] |
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| xavierx wrote: |
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John Rankin, a US Treasury spokesman, today acknowledged there had been an increase but attributed this mainly to a change in legislation in 2000 that allowed the export of agricultural and medicinal goods. Before that, trade had been effectively zero.
He played down the exports as "miniscule," a quarter of 1% of all Iran's imports. |
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Well that's what he would say isn't it,
but the US wants the EU to stop trading with Iran.
It's an OK for me, but not OK for you, attitude.
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clhenry
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 6:46 pm Post subject: [Login to view extended thread Info.] |
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| It's an OK for me, but not OK for you, attitude. |
No, its just more spin from you. The U.S. is trading agricultural and medicinal goods. Which is needed to save lives. What they are against is
foreign companies and banks doing business with Iran.
Congress wants all international companies to end their investment in Iran and is pushing through a bill that would penalise companies which fail to do so. |
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kenmabmcc
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 6:59 pm Post subject: [Login to view extended thread Info.] |
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| clhenry wrote: |
What they are against is
foreign companies and banks doing business with Iran.
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You have made my point.
Many EU nations, and others,depend on Iranian oil,
they are not going to cut their throats for idle US speculation about an Iranian "bomb".
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clhenry
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 8:36 pm Post subject: [Login to view extended thread Info.] |
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| You have made my point. |
No, the point i made was your statement
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| It's an OK for me, but not OK for you, attitude. |
Was false. Now your doing your tipical spin and going in a different direction. |
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kenmabmcc
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 12:14 am Post subject: [Login to view extended thread Info.] |
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| clhenry wrote: |
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| You have made my point. |
No, the point i made was your statement
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| It's an OK for me, but not OK for you, attitude. |
Was false. Now your doing your tipical spin and going in a different direction. |
It doesn't matter which direction you are spinning,
the EU nations, and others,depend on Iranian oil,
they are not going to cut their throats for idle US speculation about an Iranian "bomb". |
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