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[World News]: Washington, Dec 28 : The US and EU are going down the "slippery slope of protectionism" after obtaining concessions from developing countries promising greater access to their exports, a media report has said.
"President (George W) Bush may be talking to God - who, we hope, likes free trade, since he cares for the poor; but Karl Rove (top presidential adviser) talks to the textile lobbyists who have other ideas. Indeed, the textile lobbyists had already managed during the election to impose special one-year quotas on bra imports from China," an article, appeared in The Wall Street Journal yesterday, said.