Useful articles to argue against TPP, TTIP, TISA and Fast Track

145 2015-06-24 by Ian56

The TPP, TISA (and TTIP in Europe) agreements are massive Corporate power grabs dressed up as trade deals http://ian56.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/the-ttp-tisa-and-ttip-in-europe.html

Fast track for TPP, TTIP and TISA has just passed it's latest hurdle in the US Congress with 60 traitorous Senators voting for the Corporations and against the interests of 99% of people, to enable the anti democratic Fast Track process to proceed to the next stage. The final vote is on Wednesday. If Fast Track is approved by Congress so will these disastrous "trade" deals.

The list of the traitors that voted "yea" to fast track and voted for the Corporations and against you https://twitter.com/1Marchella/status/613389587805683712

Corporations Win Again: Senate Passes Obamatrade Fast-Track Bill http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-06-23/obama-faces-union-anger-ahead-corporate-coup-detat-trade-deal-fast-track-vote

Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): Job Loss, Lower Wages and Higher Drug Prices http://www.citizen.org/TPP

TPP: The Dirtiest Trade Deal You've Never Heard Of https://youtu.be/DnC1mqyAXmw

“The corporations have bribed the political leaders in every country to sign away their sovereignty and the general welfare of their people to private corporations. Corporations have paid US senators large sums for transferring Congress’ law-making powers to corporations.” – Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, former Assistant Secretary to US Treasury, former editor of the Wall Street Journal

Rule By the Corporations - TTIP: The Corporate Empowerment Act http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/06/01/rule-corporations-paul-craig-roberts-3/

How Obama's "Trade" Deals Are Designed To End Democracy http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2015/06/how-obamas-trade-deals-are-designed-to-end-democracy.html

ISDS denies equal access to justice http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/judicial/244341-isds-denies-equal-access-to-justice

Leaked Text Shows Big Pharma Bullies Using TPP To Undermine Global Health http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/06/10/leaked-text-shows-big-pharma-bullies-using-tpp-undermine-global-health?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=reddit&utm_source=news

TTIP: Here's why MEPs have been protesting it, and why you should too http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/ttip-heres-why-meps-have-been-protesting-it-and-why-you-should-too-10313239.html

The TPP What You're Not Being Told https://youtu.be/KnyPsKw_gak

Revealed Emails Show How Industry Lobbyists Basically Wrote The TPP https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150605/11483831239/revealed-emails-show-how-industry-lobbyists-basically-wrote-tpp.shtml

Forget the TPP – Wikileaks Releases Documents from the Equally Shady “Trade in Services Agreement or TISA http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2015/06/forget-the-tpp-wikileaks-releases-documents-from-the-equally-shady-trade-in-services-agreement-or-tisa.html

Julian Assange on the Trans-Pacific Partnership: Secretive Deal Isn’t About Trade, But Corporate Control http://www.democracynow.org/2015/5/27/julian_assange_on_the_trans_pacific

10 Reasons Why You Should Oppose TPP and TTIP http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/21010-10-reasons-why-you-should-oppose-obamatrade

TPP Power Grab: World Bank, Goldman Sachs and the CFR http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/20589-tpp-power-grab-world-bank-goldman-sachs-cfr

Backlash Against TPP Grows as Leaked Text Reveals The Scam To Increase Drug Costs http://www.democracynow.org/2015/6/11/backlash_against_tpp_grows_as_leaked

Joseph Stiglitz: Why ‘Fast Track’ Was Defeated Once — and Why That Was the Right Decision http://www.rollcall.com/news/-242449-1.html?pg=1&dczone=emailalert

Also see fairly recent comments made by Elizabeth Warren about the concerns she has with ISDS.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership clause everyone should oppose http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/kill-the-dispute-settlement-language-in-the-trans-pacific-partnership/2015/02/25/ec7705a2-bd1e-11e4-b274-e5209a3bc9a9_story.html

Elizabeth Warren fires back at Obama: Here’s what they’re really fighting about http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2015/05/11/elizabeth-warren-fires-back-at-obama-heres-what-theyre-really-fighting-about/

6 comments

4 untumulted 2015-06-24

One of my parents, (I was adopted as a kid), helped draft NAFTA, World Bank contracts, and things like the TPP.

The language is extremely important, but far more important is who is able to interpret it. Historically, the US has been dominant in dictating the terms. This is no longer the case. In order to understand the effects of the TPP for the US, it's necessary to look at countries who found themselves on the weak end of such previous agreements: those who had the interpretation thrust upon them. As written, the agreements were found agreeable.

The U.S. must act in secrecy whereas previous agreements were open because it must include obvious concessions in interpretation and enforcement we must make in order to establish the TPP. Otherwise, the language used wouldn't necessitate secrecy: we would have a document which we would expect to be able to interpret favorably due to our position.

While you see many corporations faltering in the US, they are profiting abroad. We have long witnessed the exodus of small to large players overseas. This agreement, written by the major players who simultaneously fund the politicians and who are seeking better markets elsewhere, will allow them to use the final bit of US dominance to sell the US out.

This is an exit strategy.

0 ChornWork2 2015-06-24

AFAIK the arbitration processes available under NAFTA were World Bank and UN related, and presumably comparable to what will be in place for the TPP and TTIP.

The secrecy of the TPP negotiations is no different than what was used for NAFTA. Interim drafts are confidential for a number of years, the actual negotiated version will be made publicly available in its entirety well before a binding vote is held.

2 untumulted 2015-06-24

NAFTA was pretty openly debated, TPP is not only secret, but reports suggest it will remain secret for several years.

Everything else is speculation.

2 Ian56 2015-06-24

The negotiations will be kept secret until 4 years after the deal comes into force.

The texts are being kept secret until after Fast Track authority is gained, to prevent a riot on the streets.

After Fast Track approval is gained it will be a simple up / down vote with no amendments allowed so its a foregone conclusion pretty much whatever the final texts say.

1 ChornWork2 2015-06-24

NAFTA drafts were not publicly available, like the TPP.

The negotiated version of the TPP will be fully publicly available for at least 60 days prior to any binding vote -- you will be able to read it all, just like you could have read NAFTA.

2 beatlejuicex 2015-06-24

Flipped through tv news channels didnt see 1 mention of TPP