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Article: In the wake of a failed Cancun.(COMMENTARY)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- September 19, 2003
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Byline: James C. Miller III, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
The WTO talks in Cancun, Mexico, failed for several reasons - European rigidity on farm subsidies and mob violence, to mention two frequently cited. Cancun also failed because the central message of free trade - mutual advantages - got lost, partly because America no longer speaks strongly, and with moral authority, on this issue.
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