Re: FTAA Report by Maude Barlow

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1 total messages Started by Raja BrewHaHa Fri, 19 Jan 2001 11:27

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Author: Raja BrewHaHa
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 11:27

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On Thu, 18 Jan 2001, Margrete Strand Rangnes quoted Maude Barlow:
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> In it, they said that agreement had been reached on several key
> "Objectives and Principles," including:
> 
> *	economic integration of the hemisphere

	Would that make NASA adopt metric? They've certainly had a few
problems with that other system with three units for power: It's
not very economical to whitewash that upcoming Cassini disaster.

> *	promotion of the integration of capital markets

	The opposite of what our Prime Minister's been saying:
"no joint currency". Perhaps they've hacked a half-assed measure.

> *	consistency with the World Trade Organization (WTO)
> *	elimination of barriers and non-tariff barriers to trade

	Non-Tariff barriers: Possession of the White-wash-House
via contributions to the Democratic National Committee or the
republicans -- no-one els, especially Ralph Nader.

> *	elimination of agricultural export subsidies
> *	elimination of barriers to foreign investment

	More money from Chinese...er...Chilean spies.
If they sign this, they'll need nukes to get out of it.

> *	a legal framework to protect investors and their investments

	At the expense of government power to enforce laws against
things as lukrativ as whitehouse prostitution.

> *	enhanced government procurement measures

	FDA: Federal Drug Akwizishunz , especially coke for the prez.

> *	new negotiations on the inclusion of services

	We must keep people in the White-wash-House serviced.

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