"A Corporate Trojan Horse": Obama Pushes Secretive TPP Trade Pact, Would Rewrite Swath of U.S. Laws | |
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saved User ID: 47742011 United States 10/11/2013 11:10 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: "A Corporate Trojan Horse": Obama Pushes Secretive TPP Trade Pact, Would Rewrite Swath of U.S. Laws As the federal government shutdown continues, Secretary of State John Kerry heads to Asia for secret talks on a sweeping new trade deal, the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The TPP is often referred to by critics as "NAFTA on steroids," and would establish a free trade zone that would stretch from Vietnam to Chile, encompassing 800 million people — about a third of world trade and nearly 40 percent of the global economy. While the text of the treaty has been largely negotiated behind closed doors and, until June, kept secret from Congress, more than 600 corporate advisers reportedly have access to the measure, including employees of Halliburton and Monsanto. "This is not mainly about trade," says Lori Wallach, director of Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch. "It is a corporate Trojan horse. The agreement has 29 chapters, and only five of them have to do with trade. The other 24 chapters either handcuff our domestic governments, limiting food safety, environmental standards, financial regulation, energy and climate policy, or establishing new powers for corporations." Quoting: Person445 Con't @ [link to www.democracynow.org] PAr for the course actually, much like our own "Affordable healthcare act" that has almost nothing to do with healthcare, but is mainly directed toward the take down of the american family and the destruction of the constitution. Far from the other idiot who responded, it isnt anything about republican propaganda. Like Kennedy warned our government operates in secret. And their agenda isnt service to the people safe to say! Great thread person 445, 5 stars and green!! Come And Take It! |
Saddletramp User ID: 812002 Puerto Rico 10/11/2013 11:21 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: "A Corporate Trojan Horse": Obama Pushes Secretive TPP Trade Pact, Would Rewrite Swath of U.S. Laws Why is it that their version of "Free" trade always costs us money and jobs?!?!? Last Edited by Saddletramp on 10/11/2013 11:21 AM "And how can a man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his Gods..." ~ Horatius "Because he told the truth, and once you've heard the truth, everything else is just cheap whiskey..." "We don't rent pigs!" |
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waterlily User ID: 46715388 United States 10/11/2013 12:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: "A Corporate Trojan Horse": Obama Pushes Secretive TPP Trade Pact, Would Rewrite Swath of U.S. Laws 5 stars and a bump for this. The article did not mention that Obama skipped the very important ASEAN conference of Asia-Pacific nations in Indonesia a couple of weeks ago, because of the shutdown, giving China the floor and the attention. China responded by sending their own president, Xi Jinping, who glad handed every VIP in sight. The Asia Pacific nations were not amused at the no-show as their media reflected. China gained a lot of points by having both their president and premier show up. The failure of Obama to attend that meeting effectively lowered the bargaining position, the confidence, the image, the political clout of the United States in the eyes of our most important Asia allies and trading partners. Now we see that we were diminished so that we can be just another nation in this new globalist scheme, the equal of such international giants as Brunei, Chile and Singapore. *********** WaterLily *********** " Do I dare Disturb the universe?" -- T. S. Elliot, Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock ************************************* “We are as ignorant of the meaning of the dragon as we are of the meaning of the universe.” -- Jorge Luis Borges ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Pompey made his preparations for the war at the end of the winter, entered upon it at the commencement of spring, and finished it in the middle of the summer." -- Cicero, De Imperio Cn. Pompei |
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Mad Scientist (aka AmJedi) User ID: 45078308 United States 10/11/2013 12:43 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: "A Corporate Trojan Horse": Obama Pushes Secretive TPP Trade Pact, Would Rewrite Swath of U.S. Laws Why is it that their version of "Free" trade always costs us money and jobs?!?!? Quoting: Saddletramp Why don't the people of Arizona recall that mother fuckin' fake war hero? (GLP aka American Jedi) Listen here you beautiful bitch, I'm about to fuck you up with some truth. Kenny Powers If you steal the dreams of others long enough, sooner or later you'll end up in a nightmare. American Jedi Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them. Albert Einstein Satis Eloquentiae, Sapientiae Parum.... "The last of the old?" "No, the first of the new." |
Mad Scientist (aka AmJedi) User ID: 45078308 United States 10/11/2013 12:44 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: "A Corporate Trojan Horse": Obama Pushes Secretive TPP Trade Pact, Would Rewrite Swath of U.S. Laws Why is it that their version of "Free" trade always costs us money and jobs?!?!? Quoting: Saddletramp Why don't the people of Arizona recall that mother fuckin' fake war hero? Excuse me! I was thinking of McCain, the other fake war hero. (GLP aka American Jedi) Listen here you beautiful bitch, I'm about to fuck you up with some truth. Kenny Powers If you steal the dreams of others long enough, sooner or later you'll end up in a nightmare. American Jedi Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them. Albert Einstein Satis Eloquentiae, Sapientiae Parum.... "The last of the old?" "No, the first of the new." |
waterlily User ID: 46715388 United States 10/11/2013 12:45 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: "A Corporate Trojan Horse": Obama Pushes Secretive TPP Trade Pact, Would Rewrite Swath of U.S. Laws Bullshit if it isnt true why dont we hear a word about it on the news..? Because they dont want you to know... This treaty has been in the works for a few years now, but you don't hear a lot about it like you did with GATT and NAFTA. They will keep it quiet until they are ready to spring it on us. Here is what NZ TV broadcast today about it: Obama 'committed to completing TPP', says Key Published: 2:39PM Friday October 11, 2013 Source: ONE News John Key arrives in Brunei flushed with TPP success video US President Barack Obama has told Prime Minister John Key he is committed to completing the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement. Mr Obama has thanked Mr Key for successfully chairing a meeting on the proposed agreement between 12 countries, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Bali. The President cancelled his trip to the summit while he deals with a budget crisis that has shutdown the US government. The two leaders spoke by phone and welcomed the agreement that the TPP member nations would work toward concluding negotiations this year. Speaking to reporters on board a plane after leaving the East Asian Summit in Brunei, Mr Key said he spoke to President Obama for about 10 or 15 minutes. ... Mr Key said he indicated to the President that there's a lot of work to be done between now and the end of the year on the agreement. More at link: [link to tvnz.co.nz] *********** WaterLily *********** " Do I dare Disturb the universe?" -- T. S. Elliot, Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock ************************************* “We are as ignorant of the meaning of the dragon as we are of the meaning of the universe.” -- Jorge Luis Borges ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Pompey made his preparations for the war at the end of the winter, entered upon it at the commencement of spring, and finished it in the middle of the summer." -- Cicero, De Imperio Cn. Pompei |
waterlily User ID: 46715388 United States 10/11/2013 12:46 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: "A Corporate Trojan Horse": Obama Pushes Secretive TPP Trade Pact, Would Rewrite Swath of U.S. Laws Remember that Obama can sign treaties but the Senate has to ratify them. People need to know about this one though. The buggers will just treaty us into a grey pulp if they get their way... *********** WaterLily *********** " Do I dare Disturb the universe?" -- T. S. Elliot, Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock ************************************* “We are as ignorant of the meaning of the dragon as we are of the meaning of the universe.” -- Jorge Luis Borges ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Pompey made his preparations for the war at the end of the winter, entered upon it at the commencement of spring, and finished it in the middle of the summer." -- Cicero, De Imperio Cn. Pompei |
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conspiracyorreality User ID: 48119598 United States 10/11/2013 02:17 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: "A Corporate Trojan Horse": Obama Pushes Secretive TPP Trade Pact, Would Rewrite Swath of U.S. Laws TRUTH.. it's stranger than FICTION.. to be sure we are on the same "page" we must first be in the same BOOK “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. The gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few." Matthew 7:13-14 Connect The Dots ... they will lead you to The Answer |
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Epic Beard Guy User ID: 26240425 United States 10/11/2013 02:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: "A Corporate Trojan Horse": Obama Pushes Secretive TPP Trade Pact, Would Rewrite Swath of U.S. Laws Does anyone else have that "just about to be raped" feeling? Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe |
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MOSAIC Trojan Horse User ID: 26681574 United States 01/22/2014 03:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: "A Corporate Trojan Horse": Obama Pushes Secretive TPP Trade Pact, Would Rewrite Swath of U.S. Laws Seems like we are just being blended into one world, faster and faster every day - NWO stuff Quoting: Geo777 |