[Modernman]

First of all, let us recognize that the general vision and strategic orientations of the Summit of the Americas provide nothing less than the comprehensive framework and organizing principles for the social, economic and political relations among the community of nations of the hemisphere in the XXI century.

You see something sinister in this passage? You seem to be looking for boogeymen that do not exist. All this statement is saying is that the various trade agreements amongst the Western Hemisphere nations will serve as the basis for relations among the nations.

Trade treaties are really nothing new. They simply deal with the relations between nations. If nations do not like the terms of a treay, they can withdraw.

[hedgetrimmer]

The Summit of the Americas is an international secretariat not a "trade" organization. "free trade" AGREEMENTS are treaties, congress has declared them agreements. "free trade" is not agreements among nations, but agreements among the "member states" of the WTO.

You are so mixed up.

[hedgetrimmer]

Oh and a "framework" is a UN globalese word for government. When a supranational bureaucracy starts setting up a "new government" where the US is only a "member state" with a "permanent minister" who was never elected by anyone, and that bureaucracy is influencing federal policy on immigration and remittances, you are effectively talking treason against the American people, not "free trade".