More than trade, TTIP leads to confident Atlanticism

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Hal Lindsey Jan 8, 2016 Year 2015 in review

TTP/2030 agenda .... are not trade or climate/environmental agreements, but rather agreements to put the power into the hands of a few for global government; etc.

http://www.hallindsey.com/videos/hal...rt-182016/462/

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I hope everyone watches that video and reviews this thread ..

Issachar

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Thank you cnav for the heads up

This whole situation has been highly interesting. Although everyone talks about the secrecy, to a degree, it really isn't hidden. Very telling. People aren't arguing about whether there is a need to enforce western political and religious values worldwide, that seems to be a given, but worry about the little details of how to complete it. It seems like people are more worried about who's health system, who's food standards etc. will be used.

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Little side note???
China for years has been worried as the Chinese people want what the rest of the world wants. The political system thought they could accomplish both, keep and spread their system within their union.
Their financial woes, the recent stock market slid in China, has them really worried. Never mind the fight by those in their realm to keep democracy. The fear their vision for their union could be slipping out of their hands. The people getting stirred up in time for spring.

China formally arrests secretly held rights lawyers for subversion

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-ch...Name=worldNews


Their hands are full and they are very worried.


PS
The stronghold recently in China to keep their system was coming mostly from the rural areas, but the people of the rural areas have more and more wanted to move into the cities. A sign they too are changing positions?????

Joining means conforming. Not joining means more jobs will leave China. Those who conform or agree to conform get the jobs as they leave China.

So far... the non conformers???

They have been trying to build their own economic system. But as you go through this thread or consider Cuba, Venezuela, Brazil, Russia and on and on.....

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TPP: Police undertake riot training

The trade agreement, that has sparked widespread controversy due to its closed-door negotiations, will be signed by international diplomats on February 4.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=11578174

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Stéphane Dion to host Mexican, U.S. counterparts

They will also look at ways to lower trade barriers, and how to work more effectively on crises in North America, Latin America and the Caribbean. A senior Liberal official said this could include creating a bloc consisting of countries from the hemisphere to work together at the UN and other multilateral organizations.

But the real goal will be to turn the page on years of indifference – and even occasional antagonism – between Canada and the U.S. and Mexico, and set the stage for a North American leaders’ summit in the coming months.

http://ottawacitizen.com/news/nation...s-counterparts

The Liberals, who were critical of Harper’s dealings with the U.S. and Mexico, promised during the election campaign to host a Three Amigos meeting as part of an overall effort to repair Canada’s relationship with its North American partners.

Trudeau is to visit Washington, D.C., in March for a state dinner hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama. It will be the first such honour for a Canadian prime minister since Bill Clinton hosted Jean Chrétien in 1997, and is being touted by the Liberals as a clear sign of a new era in the Canada-U.S. relationship.

North America, Latin America and the Caribbean. A senior Liberal official said this could include creating a bloc consisting of countries from the hemisphere to work together at the UN and other multilateral organizations.

OAS- the Organization of American States

Example from the news two days ago

In Washington, the OAS permanent council reached consensus on sending the mission to Haiti to assist with resolving a stalemate now that elections have been postponed indefinitely and the country's president is due to leave office in 10 days.

The regional body, which Haiti belongs to, took up the measure after receiving an urgent request from outgoing President Michel Martelly. The OAS council had only been scheduled to receive a report on Haiti from electoral observers.

http://america.aljazeera.com/article...al-crisis.html

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EU To Rush TTIP Deal Before Obama Presidency Ends

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The European Union aims to bring free trade negotiations with the United States towards a close by the summer, a necessary step if a deal is to be clinched before a change of president in the United States.

"We have to be approaching the endgame by the summer,” EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström told a news conference at the end of talks between EU trade ministers

http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016...ose-by-summer/

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Vietnam premier wants stronger US role in South China Sea

http://timesofoman.com/article/77620...outh-China-Sea

Obama welcomes 10 Southeast Asian leaders to California summit

But against that turbulent backdrop, the Obama administration has sought to help shape the economic and strategic direction of the region because, knitted together, the countries boast surprising clout. Known as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, the group cumulatively represents the world’s seventh-largest economy; it is the United States’ fourth-largest trading partner and has a population twice the size of the United States’.

The summit is the capstone of the administration’s bid to help develop ASEAN into an institution capable of addressing the region’s most pressing challenges — economic development, counterterrorism and climate change, to name a few.

Underpinning the effort is the White House’s concern that without U.S. leadership, the diverse mix of nations will fail to coalesce around a common agenda and that some of them may be drawn closer to China, which also has sought to expand its influence in the region.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...11b_story.html

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With both sides pressing to strike a deal before the end of the year, U.S. negotiators hope this week to narrow differences as much as possible across the broad swath of the pact, USTR spokesman Trevor Kincaid said. “By the end of this round, or shortly thereafter, we anticipate having specific agreement language under discussion in nearly all areas,” he said.

http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/mo...e-cases-212817

Bourgeois: Time for EU, US to speed up TTIP negotiations

As negotiators prepare for the 12th round of TTIP talks on Monday (22 February), the challenge remains for both parties to get out of their comfort zones, and make compromises to reach a substantive political agreement by the end of the year, said Hendrik Bourgeois, the chair of AMCHAM EU’s TTIP Taskforce.

Bourgeois, who is also Government Affairs Vice-President of General Electric (GE), added that the two partners need to take advantage of the political momentum, including the current electoral campaign in the US, which may sharpen ambitions to conclude a deal.

Asked whether the transatlantic business community would settle for a less ambitious deal, he said: “If we want to be successful, TTIP will need to be a living agreement to allow for further regulatory cooperation in the future.”

“If there are still open questions by the end of the year that cannot be addressed, depending on what these things are, of course, I think we would be potentially in favour of seeing both parties reaching an agreement by the end of the year.”

http://www.euractiv.com/section/trad...speed-up-ttip/