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| Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, May 20 2013 @ 04:36 PM EDT |
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IMHO the best
solution for TPP at this stage would be for the initial parties to reject the US
on the grounds that the agenda now far
exceeds their initial mandate. TPP was
started by Chile, New Zealand and Singapore as negotiations towards
harmonisation of
trade in real goods and services. They were soon joined by
Brunei. The initial four signed an agreement in June 2005.
Unfortunately the
Treaty has an accession clause which allows other Pacific nations to negotiate
for entry. The US has been in such
negotiations since February 2008. So it is
the US that is the outsider here. TPP could continue in its present form without
any of
the baggage the US is presently trying to foist on it, and the US would
not be a member.
Unfortunately the present negotiations are entwined
with applications for membership by seven other mostly harmless nations, but
including Canada, Mexico and Australia, who could all be expected to toe the US
line.
Also the initial four are somewhat in hock to the US. There are links to
original documents at the foot of the Wikipedia page
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| Authored by: mtew on Monday, May 20 2013 @ 08:53 PM EDT |
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Something needs to
be done to prevent the lawyers who try this from profiting from
it.
Something like setting their hidden hair afire.
OTOH, a chunk of
cash out of both their personal and corporate pockets paid to the reporters
might be sufficient, but I suspect not so much.
I have no sympathy
for identity thieves.
The reporters were actually trying to make sure the
thieves had no access AFAICT and the lawyers would actually be helping the
thieves if they succeed. ---
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, May 21 2013 @ 12:14 AM EDT |
Washington Post
So
what was Google doing sitting on a "database" of FISA notices?
I know, if
you tell me you'll have to kill me.
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