Push for free trade in Americas

[brucelee]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3249345.stm
Emergency talks are set to start in Washington to get plans for the world's largest free trade area back on track.
The free trade deal is supposed to come into effect in 2005 and a framework was meant to be in place by the end of this year, but has not been agreed so far.

Brazil and the United States are chairing the talks, but are at odds over the ground rules for a deal.

Time is running short, with a major summit on the free trade area due to be held in Miami in a week's time.

But to make the summit a success, there is still a lot of groundwork to be done.

[Mal]

1. US "free trade"

reminds me of Animal Farm. All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.

[Noordam]

2. :kick:

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[Noordam]

3. :kick:

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[DUreader]

4. Surprised not more Duers are into this

must be the election year

[brucelee]

5. Yaaaawn ......

oooooooooooooops sorry

[bemildred]

6. FTAA is toast, IMHO.

This is a desperate attempt at butt-covering.
Underneath lies more "my way or the highway" shit and
Lula will take the highway.