Deputy Secretary of Labor who conceptualized the ‘Side Agreements” to NAFTA. First in a series on Mr. Obama's trade based quest for an American Protectorate over the Far East.
The Transpacific trade deal creates a military protectorate confronting China and has secret side deals permitting domestic and foreign corporations to over-ride sovereign and community interests of the American people. Jeff Faux gets it right from the beginning:
TPP: The “National Security” Sales Pitch
Like other trade deals since NAFTA, is the TPP also just a device for capitalists to drive down the wages of American workers?