David wrote:
> I might be able to understand this new regulation if the USA only
> targeted Brazil, but it did not. This new regulation is for ALL
> countries that the USA requires a Tourist Visa to enter the US. If
> Brazil wants to do something like it, they should have done the same
> and require all countries that require a visa to enter Brazil to go
> through this new procedure not just single out the USA. They are being
> STUPID and reactionary. The next time Brazil wants the USA to back a
> loan from the WTO we should tell them to go to hell and see if Lula's
> new friend Fidel Castro can co-sign for them………
1) This regulation was imposed by a Judge. Lula has absolutely nothing to do
with it.
2) They may be stupid and reactionary, but they are also being reciprocal.
When Canada and Russia begins singling out Brazilians as potential
terrorists, Brazil will begin singling out Canadians and Russians, not
before. At any rate, by applying this to U.S. citizens, Brazil is
effectively targeting more than 80% of the tourists from countries that
require a visa from Brazilian citizens.
3) Brazil never asked for a loan from the WTO. It asked one from the IMF,
World Bank and a number of other financial institutions. As far as I know
the World Trade Organization does not loan money.
4) Castro is a very, very OLD friend of Lula... The new friends are Gaddhafi
and al Ashad. :-)
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