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Murtha sees security threat in trade deal
21-Feb-2007 The Hill
US Rep John Murtha (D-Pa.), a close ally of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), is calling elements of a Peru free-trade agreement (FTA) signed by the Bush administration a threat to national security.
Malaysia: Iran deal clouds free trade plans with US
7-Feb-2007 IPS
A free trade agreement (FTA) between the United States and Malaysia, in its final round this week, has run into opposition from trade unions and also from U.S. lawmakers opposed to an energy deal struck between this country and Iran.
Taiwan asks US to use security law as model for FTA
7-Feb-2007 Channel News Asia
Taiwan has asked the United States to use a special law that commits American defence to Taipei as a framework for forging a free trade agreement between the two economies.
CRS Report for Congress: The US-Panama free trade agreement
5-Jan-2007
For the United States, Panama has long held a strategic military and commercial importance, even as a small trading partner, and an FTA with Panama fits with broader US trade policy.
Go for free trade pact with India after N-deal: US senator
15-Dec-2006 Hindustan Times
An influential Republican senator has asked President George Bush to negotiate a full scale free trade agreement with India following the successful conclusion of the India-US civil nuclear deal.
Oman-US free trade to begin in early 2007
7-Dec-2006 Oman Daily Observer
The US-Oman Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is expected to take effect in the first quarter of 2007, offering boundless bilateral trading opportunities, Maqbool bin Ali Sultan, Minister of Commerce and Industry, told the Sultanate’s corporate sector yesterday.
Some dangers and prospects of the regional and international situations
2-Dec-2006 Political Affairs Magazine
In the economic field, imperialism’s consternation with the slow pace of forging multilateral North-South agreements under the Doha round of meetings of the World Trade Organization have led to the more energetic push for bilateral Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs).
Qatar-Singapore FTA to be formalised soon
28-Nov-2006 The Peninsula
Security cooperation agreement already signed and in action.
Delhi divided over Chinese ’threat’
8-Nov-2006 Asia Times
Ahead of Chinese President Hu Jintao’s visit to New Delhi this month, security concerns about firms from his country investing in India is turning into a touchy issue.
Global capital: Scrambling to save trade perks
23-Oct-2006 LA Times
The Bush administration has a prescription for fighting coca growing, sidelining Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and saving thousands of jobs in Latin America: extending free trade for Andean nations.
Uri Party proposes FTA-for-security deal
17-Oct-2006 Korea Times
“Protection of US investors comes with the provision of a nuclear umbrella for Korea,” the chief policymaker of Korea’s ruling Uri Party said yesterday
Nuke test poses minimal impact on KORUS FTA talks
12-Oct-2006 Korea Herald
One glaring issue is Gaeseong, the inter-industrial park located in North Korea. Seoul, up until the previous round of FTA negotiations held last month, said it would not give up trying to persuade Washington to include products made in Gaeseong in their deal.
Malaysian youth movement calls for suspension of Malaysia-US FTA negotiations in support Lebanon
12-Aug-2006
The Youth Movement at Malaysia’s ruling National Party have called for suspension of Malaysia US free trade negotiations for the White House’s objection to ceasefire calls in Lebanon and urged immediate trial of Israel before the ICJ for its brutal aggressions against the Lebanese and Palestinians.
Pak links US trade pact to war on terror
6-Aug-2006
Pakistan’s Commerce Minister has pressed for talks on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States, billing such a pact as a "powerful tool" in the battle against extremism.
Burgeoning trade ties no guarantee of Asian peace: analysts
24-Jul-2006 AFP
Burgeoning economic links through a web of free trade agreements (FTAs), financial cooperation and investments may reduce the risk of war in Asia but are no guarantee of peace, analysts say.
Oman: Another deeply flawed trade agreement
22-Jul-2006 Magic City Morning Star
Since the passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), more and more Americans have become convinced that the model our government uses to secure trade deals is fundamentally flawed and has caused our nation and our workers serious economic harm.
House narrowly approves trade deal with Oman
21-Jul-2006 Reuters
The US House of Representatives on Thursday narrowly approved a free trade pact with the Gulf Arab state of Oman, after a debate focused on the safety of US ports and protections for Omani workers.
Thinking the unthinkable about Canada’s future
20-Jul-2006 Global Research
With the thorough integration of the Canadian and US economies through NAFTA, and a common military command and control structure, Canadian sovereignty will cease to exist by definition.
Michaud leads fight against Oman free trade agreement
19-Jul-2006 Magic City Morning Star
"It is bad enough that we are asked to support agreements that will ship more jobs overseas, that undermine our environmental standards, and that ask us to stick our head in the sand over serious human rights violations - but it is simply unacceptable to ask this Congress to support legislation that could potentially undermine the security of our nation," said US Congressman Mike Michaud.
Oman trade pact bad for US security -lawmakers
19-Jul-2006 Reuters
Congressional opponents of a free-trade pact with Oman raised concerns on Tuesday about provisions they said could jeopardize US port security, but other lawmakers said they were misstating the facts.