"If you look at how challenged the U.S. has been in dealing with this one imported case, I think it's really important for WHO and other countries to up the preparedness in areas where they might have less resources, " said Dr. Jesse Goodman, professor of medicine and infectious diseases at Georgetown University, who was not involved with the study.

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The Supreme Court made things even more complicated by deciding, in a case involving imported shampoo called Quality King v.

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Like, say, bringing a trade case so that cheap imported solar panels will be available so that installing solar panels is cheaper for example.

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In another recent case, New York attempted to place restrictions on grapes being imported from other states that would not be imposed on grapes grown in New York.

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In Japan's case this meant implementing a rigid set of controls to monitor the imported ivory at manufacturing and retail levels to prevent re-export and laundering.

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Defense lawyer Luciano Ghirga reminded the jury repeatedly Monday morning that the prosecution needed to prove its case "beyond a reasonable doubt" -- a standard he made a point of saying was rooted in Italian law and was not imported from America, in a nod to the nationalistic tensions that have sometimes seemed to underpin this case.

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If that is the case, then I agree that this may be a legitimate reason to have a tariff on imported ethanol.

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