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whatelseisnew Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-14-04 08:53 AM
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S Korea farmers clash with police
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4009571.stm

Home-grown rice costs four times as much as foreign imports

Thousands of South Korean farmers have fought running battles with riot police in the streets of Seoul after a rally against foreign rice imports.

Protesters threw stones and burning torches at officers, who fought back with bamboo staves and water cannon.
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It is under pressure from the World Trade Organisation to ease rice import restrictions.
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BJ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-14-04 08:55 AM
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1. Why those South Korean farmers need subsidies...
...just like our own independent, self-made American farmers.
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