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EU trade chief Mandelson trades barbs with Sarkozy
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Liberalising trade ends famine

As crops often fail across regions covering many countries due to weather, without established trade and the resulting capacity to respond quickly, food shortages are the result that only get addressed by aid when they become acute. Protectionism kills children not free trade. Free trade makes people better off.

Oh, and there has never been a famine in a democracy either. Another "unfashionable" view. So crude, dont you think?

I see Total is in Iraq, France is last in meeting its G8 Gleneagles development aid commitments, and the "new" troops for Afghanistan are in fact the same old ones shuffled around a bit.

Is this rupture? From here it looks like plus ca change

French defence

Probably France is defending farmers. But, dont delude yourselves: they are at best defending french farmers.
And using EU as a scapegoat to that end.

Sarkozy is a hero

Sarkozy defends French and European farmers in this deal. He is a great man to act so. He doesn't let down the EU farmers!

Sarkozy and the democracy

Sarkozy and Barroso don't respect the will of the Irish people. They want them to vote again for a dead Treaty.
Mandelson is not able to defend the EU position. What a good team with these 3 men!

Lisbon Treaty

Sarkozy and Cowen don't respect the rules of democracy. Barroso is a member of this anti-democratic campaign. They want to present them with the Treaty again.

Sarkozy - Barroso: the same man

Sarkozy and Barroso don't accept the Irish vote about the Lisbon Treaty. They want to make the Irish vote again for this treaty. Is it democratic?

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