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The US names their list of “Dirty 15” that will be slammed with punitive tariffs.
The Indian Express, Wednesday, Apr 02, 2025
Who are the ‘Dirty 15’?
…..US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent last week referred to a group of nations as the “Dirty 15”—countries that impose steep tariffs and trade barriers on US goods.
https://indianexpress.com/article/world/dirty-15-us-trump-tariffs-liberation-day-9921080/
China, European Union, Mexico, Vietnam, Ireland, Germany, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Canada, India, Thailand, Italy, Switzerland, Malaysia, Indonesia
In addition, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) has flagged 21 nations for unfair trade practices, including:
Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vietnam
The good news, New Zealand does not make either list.
How the Beeb works to cover up genocide.
Journalists in the field submit their copy to the BBC in good faith. And the BBC edits their copy to give Israel’s denials and excuses prominence over what their journalists actually’ report, often omitting naming Israeli troops as the perpetrators of the crimes being committed. Palestinians are not killed or murdered, they “die’. As if their deaths were accidental.
The most notorious recent case, was the killing of an autistic Downs Syndrome Palestinian man Muhammed Bhar mauled by an IDF dog in his own home, who begged the IDF dog to stop biting him, saying, ‘enough my dear enough’. Words he would have heard from his family, the words we often say to my partner’s special needs grandson when he is having an autistic meldown.. After the dog attack the soldiers locked a bleeding Muhammed Bhar alone in a room to bleed to death, while they drove his family away at gunpoint, on the promise that they would treat him, which they never did.
The following is another example. of this type of BBC coverage.
Due to the total Israeli blockade imposed on March 2nd, of all aid into Gaza, the bakeries in Gaza are running out of flour,
The BBC gives prominence to Israeli rationalisations and excuses and denials. The Israelis claim that there is lots of flour and medical aid in Gaza, that Hamas are hoarding the flour and the medical aid, deliberately keeping the flour from getting to the bakeries, and the pain killers to the hospitals where it is needed.
But if you can get past the Beeb’s racist bullshit, the main body of the report is different.
Which is why I always include the name of the reporter wherever possible.
Gaza bakeries shut and painkillers on ration after month of Israeli blockade
5 hours ago
Yolande Knell
Middle East correspondent
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd9lnl4xdqdo
The NZ government habit of offering grants to regions of millions if they do something desired by big government is acting as dictators and a form of blackmail. It is based on central government decisions that suit the PTB often, rather than in conjunction with local government and its agencies. Why should Northland miss out in this deal?
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/556940/marsden-point-closure-sparks-five-year-delay-re-location-of-70m-glasshouse
Northland will likely miss out on a multimillion-dollar, government-backed vegetable growing operation – a domino effect following the closure of the Marsden Point refinery near Whangārei.
The $70 million glasshouse project was developed by Taupō-registered company Rohe Produce Limited to be powered by carbon dioxide (CO2) at the sole oil refinery in New Zealand.
The government approved a [https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/crucial-pgf-investments-northland] $14m loan under the Provincial Growth Fund] in 2020 towards the building of the 8.9ha, light-emitting diode (LED) glasshouse to grow organic specialty tomatoes.
Then-Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones said it would be huge for Northland and create 110 permanent jobs.
But five years later, the project had stalled, the grant was put on hold and the developer was waiting for confirmation on the build’s new site.
Kānoa, the government’s Regional Economic Development and Investment Unit, was in touch with company director Greg Prendergast, a former T&G Global* leader with about 40 years of experience in the industry.
Kānoa’s general manager of regions, Kay Read said the oil refinery’s closure in 2022 meant it had to seek another power source.
“The company’s location at Marsden Point was in part to be close to a CO2 supply used to grow the tomatoes, however, the closure of the Marsden Point Refinery in 2022 left it without a CO2 supply,” she said….
* T&G Global – A Passion for Freshness https://tandg.global
A Kiwi company with a global presence. We’re Aotearoa New Zealand’s iconic produce grower and apple exporter. We work with growers and distributors to bring our …
I remember many commenters left-leaning on The Standard were complaisant about the Marsden Point Refinery closedown. I thought that was simplistic thinking, and this proves it. Further it proves that the people who have managed to get into semi-managerial positions as politicians in deference to advice from international management firms, do not think through or make decisions that will advance NZAO in long-term ways preparing for an import-light future. And Shane Jones’ initial appeal for me has waned; no LED will brighten up this dullard.
Trump had claimed that GST was a tariff
NZ has been hit with a new 10% tariff.
Will the NZ Government consider removing GST from US products to encourage Trump to reconsider the new tariff?