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Syria preparing sanctions against United States
CNN DOT BOMB ^ | 6/19/2004 | AP

Posted on 06/19/2004 6:52:53 PM PDT by xrp

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- Syria is preparing a law that would prohibit trade dealings with the United States in response to U.S. sanctions imposed on the Arab country last month, Syrian legislators said Saturday.

More than 130 members of the 250-seat legislature have prepared a draft of the "America Accountability Act" that would impose "strict sanctions" on American interests in Syria.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: assad; bigfndeal; bushsfault; intolerant; islam; muslims; syria; terrorism; totalitarian; trade
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To: tiamat
And Syria provides us with WHAT exactly?

I hear they export a lot of jr Chemistry Sets to poor Palestenian schools

21 posted on 06/19/2004 7:05:24 PM PDT by CatAtomic (Happy Trails, Ronnie~~~)
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To: xrp

We better quit joking here...this is a Syrias problem. REALLY SYRIAS!


22 posted on 06/19/2004 7:05:33 PM PDT by WorkingClassFilth (Back to an old favorite: DEFUND NPR & PBS - THE AMERICAN PRAVDA)
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To: lawgirl

Well golly, now what will I do!


23 posted on 06/19/2004 7:06:36 PM PDT by tuvals (America First - Support Our Troops!)
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To: AM2000

"No more baklava?"


Baklava is Greek. The only thing Syria has that the U.S. wants is WMD.


24 posted on 06/19/2004 7:06:40 PM PDT by AngieGOP (I never met a woman who became a stripper because she played with Barbie dolls as a kid)
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To: xrp

Can we no longer post full articles from CNN?


25 posted on 06/19/2004 7:07:45 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Latine loqui coactus sum)
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To: AngieGOP

Arabs say its Arabic. Arab and Greek cultures were very integrated well in the past (pre-Islam) so it makes little practical difference anyway.


26 posted on 06/19/2004 7:08:00 PM PDT by AM2000
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To: xrp

I suspect the real threat might be international team tag to their efforts.

Fuel prices have jumped 40%, steel prices have jumped 40% and now cement is being rationed down to only support about 200CY of concrete per batch plant daily. All due to shortages in international shipping, in large part because of Chinese priority for those resources.

If you planned to build this year,...you might want to plan some more. Those without accounts with concrete batch plants might find they have a long wait for concrete in the foreseeable future.

Most of these shortages are pure shortages from foreign imports being directed elsewhere.


27 posted on 06/19/2004 7:08:03 PM PDT by Cvengr (;^))
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To: xrp
"We are not simple-minded to the degree that we imagine we can affect the great American economy,"

So glad he made that clear.... Gut laughing here.
28 posted on 06/19/2004 7:09:07 PM PDT by demkicker
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To: forYourChildrenVote4Bush

Pickles and olives...should I go on???

Does TaRayZuuu have a plant there ?


29 posted on 06/19/2004 7:09:21 PM PDT by sawmill trash (NADER !!! NADER !!! NADER !!! NADER !!! NADER !!! NADER !!! NADER !!! NADER !!!)
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To: xrp

This is bad.

I was thinking about buying a Syrian car, or radio, or microwave, or dialysis machine, or telephone, or computer, or airplane, or something.

Now it looks like I can't.


30 posted on 06/19/2004 7:09:28 PM PDT by spodefly (This post meets the minimum daily requirements for cynicism and irony.)
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To: xrp

Uhhhh...I can feel the tension in the air!


31 posted on 06/19/2004 7:11:32 PM PDT by mattdono (To President Reagan: Rest now. Look in on us. Enjoy eternity. I'll see you again some day.)
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To: xrp
EXPORTS:
B) Syria to U.S.:
Syrian Exports to U.S. for all 2001: $159 million
Syrian Exports to U.S. for all 2000: $158 million

% change: +0.6%

Top 15 U.S. Imports from Syria (in $ value)
mineral fuel, oil $70.9 million
art/antiques $26.9 million
knit apparel $23.9 million
woven apparel $12.8 million
spices, coffee, tea $ 6.6 million
other vegetable $ 4.2 million
specialty provisions $ 3.2 million
misc textile articles $ 2.2 million
cotton yarn, fabric $ 1.9 million
cocoa $ 0.7 million
manmade staple fibers $ 0.6 million
furniture and bedding $ 0.5 million
machinery $ 0.4 million
manmade filament, fabric $ 0.4 million
wood $ 0.2 million

Fastest Growing U.S. Import from Syria: Textile Floor Coverings up by 815%

32 posted on 06/19/2004 7:11:47 PM PDT by Rebelbase ( aka Gassybrowneyedbum)
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To: xrp

LOL!


33 posted on 06/19/2004 7:12:18 PM PDT by nuconvert ("America will never be intimidated by thugs and assassins." ( Azadi baraye Iran)
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To: spodefly
Calm down, I know this is devastating news and the world looks very bleak, but cheer up. You need to listen to Kerry. He's running an optomistic campaign, ya know.
34 posted on 06/19/2004 7:13:24 PM PDT by demkicker
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To: spodefly

What? No more C-Syrians! This is huge!


35 posted on 06/19/2004 7:14:31 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
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To: Rebelbase

So our dollars go to a more deserving country, no problemo!


36 posted on 06/19/2004 7:14:59 PM PDT by Kackikat
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To: AM2000; AngieGOP
"Arabs say its Arabic. Arab and Greek cultures were very integrated well in the past (pre-Islam) so it makes little practical difference anyway."

Well, yes there is a practical difference. The Arabs make their "Buklawa" with pistachios and sugar. We use walnuts and honey. As for the pre-islamic past, they were civilized when they were a Hellenic people.
37 posted on 06/19/2004 7:15:15 PM PDT by Kolokotronis
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To: xrp

No more Syrian veggie burgers for me.


38 posted on 06/19/2004 7:15:50 PM PDT by doug from upland (Don't wait until it is too late to stop Hillary -- do something today!)
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To: xrp

Gosh!...this is gonna hurt, ouch!!(sarcasm)


39 posted on 06/19/2004 7:17:20 PM PDT by mystery-ak (*They are all Pat Tillman's*........Rush)
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To: AdmSmith; Valin; F14 Pilot

Oh Yeah? LOL. PonG


40 posted on 06/19/2004 7:17:25 PM PDT by nuconvert ("America will never be intimidated by thugs and assassins." ( Azadi baraye Iran)
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