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So. Korea to renegotiate beef in FTA |
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Written by Stumo
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Friday, 13 June 2008 |
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Federal governments in many countries are keen to negotiate these
free trade deals based on the old model, even as their citizens
protest. It's a strange dichotomy - the government vs. the
citizens. Replayed across the world. Like South Korea this
month. Protests every day.
Where does the impetus for these bad deals come from? Elected official altruism?
Even if Washington accepts the compromise suggested by Korean
officials, it remained unclear whether that would placate the public.
Civic groups have demanded a complete renegotiation of the deal, which
they fear does not adequately protect Korean consumers.
South Korea's new government is in disarray. They negotiated a deal
with the U.S. A "free trade agreement." What a great label that.
Free trade agreement. It shields the deal from scrutiny. How can you
be against "free trade."
So South Korea's president wants out of the beef deal. A rock and a hard place come to mind.
At a news conference on Thursday, Mr. Kim was careful not to
describe the meetings with Susan C. Schwab, the American trade
representative, as a renegotiation. He called them “additional talks.”
But is the beef part enough for the Korean citizens?
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No matter how many warnings people have apathy and no changes may occur for us in the US.
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The end of America is well on its way via Trade and faulty inimical banking system which our Founding Fathers warned us about. If you allow banks to issue the People's money (not truly our Congress as stated in Constitution) first by inflation and then deflation the banks & Corporations that grow up around them will deprive them and their children of all wealth until they wake-up homeless in the Nation that their forefathers Conquered. The banking system then will become more Powerful than Standing armies, which they have by financing Integration via corps and bureacracies forming the future North American Union which no One here has voted for it but formed by DeFacto by Special interests. So, yes lets at least awaken our spirits and do as Koreans here in this photo before it is too late.