FTAA Report by Maude Barlow
brew...@ecn.ab.ca
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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.
That way, they won't come up with any more of these bright ideas.
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