http://www.citizen.org/trade/cafta/articles.cfm?ID=11085A leaked letter from the Bush Administration to state governors reveals a sneaky attempt now underway to get governors to ‘voluntarily’ commit their states to comply with draconian constraints on domestic procurement (purchasing) policy included in the recently completed CAFTA and proposed for FTAA. Unbelievably, the leaked documents show that the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office is seeking blanket permission from governors to sign states on to the procurement provisions of ALL trade agreements under negotiation – including the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), the South African Customs Union and a raft of bilateral deals with Australia, Morocco, Columbia, Thailand and more nations.
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