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Significantly, the U.S. attack was preemptive, part of a tougher effort to suppress Iraqi anti-air activities without waiting for full-blown attacks against U.S. planes.
The supplementary information published with the Final Rule clearly states the preemptive effect to be given to the rule; what, if any, retroactive effect its provisions may have; and the administrative procedures to be followed prior to any judicial challenge to provisions of the rule.
No further word yet from USAT , which broke the preemptive strike story last week.
The FDA concludes that the preemptive effects of the final rule are consistent with the Order.
Participants noted that with increased globalization of businesses' operations and the need for harmonization of accounting and auditing standards, as well as the need for preemptive measures, there may be more federal involvement such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.