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The Scariest Trade Deal Nobody's Talking About Just Suffered a Big Leak
newrepublic.com ^ | 6/4/15 | David Dayen

Posted on 06/04/2015 5:33:04 PM PDT by cotton1706

The Obama administration’s desire for “fast track” trade authority is not limited to passing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). In fact, that may be the least important of three deals currently under negotiation by the U.S. Trade Representative. The Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) would bind the two biggest economies in the world, the United States and the European Union. And the largest agreement is also the least heralded: the 51-nation Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA).

On Wednesday, WikiLeaks brought this agreement into the spotlight by releasing 17 key TiSA-related documents, including 11 full chapters under negotiation. Though the outline for this agreement has been in place for nearly a year, these documents were supposed to remain classified for five years after being signed, an example of the secrecy surrounding the agreement, which outstrips even the TPP.

TiSA has been negotiated since 2013, between the United States, the European Union, and 22 other nations, including Canada, Mexico, Australia, Israel, South Korea, Japan, Norway, Switzerland, Turkey, and others scattered across South America and Asia. Overall, 12 of the G20 nations are represented, and negotiations have carefully incorporated practically every advanced economy except for the “BRICS” coalition of emerging markets (which stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa).

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: obamatpp; obamatrade; tisa; tpa; tpp; tppscam; ttip; wikileaks
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1 posted on 06/04/2015 5:33:04 PM PDT by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

This trade bill stinks like a week old deer carcass.


2 posted on 06/04/2015 5:34:05 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: cotton1706

Breitbart reporting the same story:

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/06/04/obamas-trade-agreement-leaks-as-republicans-cower/


3 posted on 06/04/2015 5:34:39 PM PDT by cotton1706 (ThisRepublic.net)
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To: cotton1706

The world is about to collapse so the powers that be want to get the new joined economy in place before its too late.


4 posted on 06/04/2015 5:38:53 PM PDT by Bogey78O (We had a good run. Coulda been great still.)
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To: cotton1706

Oh, good!

ObamaCare for the American economy.

What could possibly go wrong?


5 posted on 06/04/2015 5:44:23 PM PDT by JJ_Folderol (Diagonally parked in a parallel universe...)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

Well put.


6 posted on 06/04/2015 5:46:24 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (The White House is now known as "Casa Blanca".)
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To: cotton1706

Later.


7 posted on 06/04/2015 5:49:04 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: cotton1706

Thank you, Ted Cruz!


8 posted on 06/04/2015 6:02:50 PM PDT by Erik Latranyi (President Walker - Attorney General Cruz (enforcing immigration laws for real))
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To: cotton1706

Okay, I read the article .. sooooo WHAT WAS THE LEAK ..??


9 posted on 06/04/2015 6:05:02 PM PDT by CyberAnt
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To: null and void

Ping


10 posted on 06/04/2015 6:07:23 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: ping jockey

>>> This was predicted by a certain Harvard Professor of History, Carol Quigley, in his book , Tragedy and Hope. It is one of the scariest darned things I have ever read and a must read if you want to understand what is fixing to happen. <<<

As I understand it this far, it’s the covert creation of a world government enforced by trade controls.

Is that about it?


12 posted on 06/04/2015 6:45:19 PM PDT by JJ_Folderol (Diagonally parked in a parallel universe...)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

Why are we commiting suicide on our working class? What is this about? Have we lost this country to bribes?


13 posted on 06/04/2015 6:54:14 PM PDT by mrs ippi
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

This is an automatic red flag.If Obama is supporting it,you automatically know that it’s bad for us and the Nation.


14 posted on 06/04/2015 7:21:02 PM PDT by Baltimore ken (Baltimore Ken and business opportunities from North and South alik)
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To: Baltimore ken

Absolutely.


16 posted on 06/04/2015 7:30:41 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (The White House is now known as "Casa Blanca".)
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To: mrs ippi

21st century version of the feudal system around the corner. Of course with 21st century electronics to implement it.


17 posted on 06/04/2015 7:35:17 PM PDT by printhead (Standard & Poor - Poor is the new standard.)
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To: JJ_Folderol

Bingo


18 posted on 06/04/2015 7:48:40 PM PDT by sunrise_sunset
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To: cotton1706
Many posters on this thread are alarmed about their loss of liberties, the inevitable consequence of departing from the Constitution in small things.

To those who might have lost confidence in Mitch McConnell and John Boehner to protect us from this assault on liberty, there is always Article V.


19 posted on 06/04/2015 10:38:55 PM PDT by nathanbedford ("Attack, repeat, attack!" Bull Halsey)
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To: nathanbedford

Article V is the only option we theoretically have left.

The reason is the majority of individuals in our nation are simply godless, and without any real moral boundaries.

Already, they are not willing to give up their entertainments and thirst for self gratification, let alone be willing to get into a real conflict.

I am sure the establishment knows this.


20 posted on 06/05/2015 11:22:22 AM PDT by patriotfury (May the fleas and flatulence of a thousand camels occupy mo' ham mads tent!)
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