Thursday, August 23, 2007

Anti-Frist?

Remember this? That's right, it's the WTO case brought by Antigua and Barbuda against the U.S. due to the U.S. prohibition against online gambling. Well, the case hasn't gone away. In fact, it's getting somewhat thorny:

For the W.T.O. itself, the decision is equally fraught with peril. It cannot back down because that would undermine its credibility with the rest of the world. But if it actually carries out the penalties, it risks a political backlash in the United States, the most powerful force for free-flowing global trade and the W.T.O.’s biggest backer.
Stay tuned...

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