skinski
22-11-2007, 12:15 AM
This comes as no surprise , just wish the media would pick up on it here in the states more.....
The Bush administration is being urged to devise new laws to deal with the ongoing controversy surrounding the Internet gambling dispute with Antigua and Barbuda.
In a letter to US Trade Representative Susan Schwab, the House of Representatives' Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, the House's Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers and six other legislators have criticised the Bush administration over the issue.
"Your agency has chosen not to consult with Congress, but instead to take what we view as a drastic step, which could have significant consequences for the whole WTO (World Trade Organization) system," they wrote.
For the rest of the story > http://www.cbc.bb/content/view/13374/45/
The Bush administration is being urged to devise new laws to deal with the ongoing controversy surrounding the Internet gambling dispute with Antigua and Barbuda.
In a letter to US Trade Representative Susan Schwab, the House of Representatives' Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, the House's Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers and six other legislators have criticised the Bush administration over the issue.
"Your agency has chosen not to consult with Congress, but instead to take what we view as a drastic step, which could have significant consequences for the whole WTO (World Trade Organization) system," they wrote.
For the rest of the story > http://www.cbc.bb/content/view/13374/45/