*The gist of the message is in the headlines: "Obama secretly signing away U.S. sovereignty" * *Yes, that is Obama in the service of New World Order!!
Secretly signing away our sovereignty, to mercenaries and imperialists, **is exactly what Museveni and Kutesa have done to our country. * *Also, there is none of their crimes bigger than this. * *Mitayo Potosi ===============* On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 7:06 PM, Herrn Edward Mulindwa <[email protected]>wrote: > Obama secretly signing away U.S. sovereignty**** > > Shock plan regulates food, medicine, financial markers, Internet freedom** > ** > > [image: Description: author-image]Aaron > Klein<http://www.wnd.com/author/aklein/> > About | Email <[email protected]>| > Archive<http://www.wnd.com/author/aklein/?archive=true> > > **** > > Despite the government shutdown, the Obama administration has continued > secret negotiations to complete what is known as the Trans-Pacific > Partnership, or TPP.**** > > The expansive plan is a proposed free-trade agreement between the U.S., > Australia, Brunei, Chile, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, > Peru, Singapore and Vietnam.**** > > The agreement would create new guidelines for everything from food safety > to fracking, financial markets, medical prices, copyright rules and > Internet freedom.**** > > The TPP negotiations have been criticized by politicians and advocacy > groups alike for their secrecy. The few aspects of the partnership leaked > to the public indicate an expansive agenda with highly limited > congressional oversight.**** > > *Aaron Klein’s “Impeachable Offenses: The Case to Remove Barack Obama > from Office” is available, autographed, at WND’s > Superstore<http://superstore.wnd.com/Impeachable-Offenses-Autographed-Hardcover-with-Free-Impeach-Obama-Bumper-Sticker> > ***** > > A New York Times opinion piece previously called the deal the “most > significant international commercial agreement since the creation of the > World Trade Organization in 1995.”**** > > Last week, the White House website released a joint > statement<http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/10/08/trans-pacific-partnership-leaders-statement>with > the other proposed TPP signatories affirming “our countries are on > track to complete the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations.”**** > > “Ministers and negotiators have made significant progress in recent months > on all the legal texts and annexes on access to our respective goods, > services, investment, financial services, government procurement, and > temporary entry markets,” the White House said.**** > > The statement did not divulge details of the partnership other than to > suggest a final TPP agreement “must reflect our common vision to establish > a comprehensive, next-generation model for addressing both new and > traditional trade and investment issues, supporting the creation and > retention of jobs and promoting economic development in our countries.”*** > * > > *Secrecy***** > > In February, the Open the Government organization sent a letter to Obama > blasting the lack of transparency surrounding the TPP talks, stating the > negotiations have been “conducted in unprecedented secrecy.”**** > > “Despite the fact the deal may significantly affect the way we live our > lives by limiting our public protections, there has been no public access > to even the most fundamental draft agreement texts and other documents,” > read the letter.**** > > The missive was signed by advocacy groups such as OpenTheGovernment.org, > Project On Government Oversight, ARTICLE 19 and the Global Campaign for > Freedom of Expression and Information.**** > > The groups warned issues being secretly negotiated include “patent and > copyright, land use, food and product standards, natural resources, > professional licensing, government procurement, financial practices, > healthcare, energy, telecommunications, and other service sector > regulations.”**** > > *Lack of oversight***** > > Normally free -trade agreements must be authorized by a majority of the > House and Senate, usually in lengthy proceedings.**** > > However, the White House is seeking what is known as “trade promotion > authority” which would fast track approval of the TPP by requiring Congress > to vote on the likely lengthy trade agreement within 90 days and without > any amendments.**** > > The authority also allows Obama to sign the agreement before Congress even > has a chance to vote on it, with lawmakers getting only a quick post-facto > vote.**** > > A number of lawmakers have been speaking out about the secret TPP talks.** > ** > > Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., recently proposed legislation requiring the White > House to disclose all TPP documents to members of Congress.**** > > “The majority of Congress is being kept in the dark as to the substance of > the TPP negotiations, while representatives of U.S. corporations – like > Halliburton, Chevron, PHRMA, Comcast, and the Motion Picture Association of > America – are being consulted and made privy to details of the agreement,” > said Wyden.**** > > However, Obama has so far refused to give Congress a copy of the draft > agreement.**** > > *Regulates food, Internet, medicine, commerce***** > > The TPP is “more than just a trade deal,” wrote Lori Wallach and Ben > Beachy of Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch in a New York Times op-ed > last > June<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/03/opinion/obamas-covert-trade-deal.html> > .**** > > “Only 5 of its 29 chapters cover traditional trade matters, like tariffs > or quotas. The others impose parameters on nontrade policies. Existing and > future American laws must be altered to conform with these terms, or trade > sanctions can be imposed against American exports.”**** > > Wallach and Beachy spotlighted several leaks in the proposed TPP text, > including one that would regulate the price of medicine.**** > > “Pharmaceutical companies, which are among those enjoying access to > negotiators as ‘advisers,’ have long lobbied against government efforts to > keep the cost of medicines down. Under the agreement, these companies could > challenge such measures by claiming that they undermined their new rights > granted by the deal.”**** > > Amnesty International USA > warned<http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/tpp-must-not-trade-away-free-speech-and-health-2012-09-06>draft > TPP provisions related to patents for pharmaceuticals “risk stifling > the development and production of generic medicines, by strengthening and > deepening monopoly protections.”**** > > Another leak revealed the TPP would grant more incentives to relocate > domestic manufacturing offshore, Wallach and Beachy related.**** > > Jim Hightower, a progressive activist, wrote the TPP incorporates elements > similar to the Stop Online Piracy Act.**** > > Hightower > wrote<http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/18231-jim-hightower-the-trans-pacific-partnership-is-a-corporate-coup-in-disguise>the > deal would “transform Internet service providers into a private, Big > Brother police force, empowered to monitor our ‘user activity,’ arbitrarily > take down our content and cut off our access to the Internet.”**** > > Indeed, Internet freedom advocacy groups have been protesting the TPP, > taking specific issue with leaked proposals that would enact strict > intellectual property restraints that would effectively change U.S. > copyright law.**** > > The Electronic Frontier Foundation argued <https://www.eff.org/issues/tpp>the > TPP would “restrict the ability of Congress to engage in domestic law > reform to meet the evolving IP needs of American citizens and the > innovative technology sector.”**** > > In a petition signed by over 30 Internet freedom organizations, the group > warned the TPP would “rewrite global rules on intellectual property > enforcement.”**** > > *With additional research by Brenda J. Elliott.***** > > Thé Mulindwas Communication Group > "With Yoweri Museveni and Dr. Kiiza Besigye Uganda is in anarchy" > Kuungana Mulindwa Mawasiliano Kikundi > "Pamoja na Yoweri Museveni na Dk. Kiiza Besigye Uganda ni katika machafuko" > **** > > ** ** > > _______________________________________________ > Ugandanet mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/ugandanet > > UGANDANET is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > All Archives can be found at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > >
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