Secret Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP)
on November 13th, WikiLeaks released the text containing secret agreements and disagreements between countries, on what they call the ‘largest-ever economic treaty’, the ‘Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement. Quoting the WikiLeaks press release:
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Since the beginning of the TPP negotiations, the process of drafting and negotiating the treaty’s chapters has been shrouded in an unprecedented level of secrecy. Access to drafts of the TPP chapters is shielded from the general public. Members of the US Congress are only able to view selected portions of treaty-related documents in highly restrictive conditions and under strict supervision. It has been previously revealed that only three individuals in each TPP nation have access to the full text of the agreement, while 600 ’trade advisers’ – lobbyists guarding the interests of large US corporations such as Chevron, Halliburton, Monsanto and Walmart – are granted privileged access to crucial sections of the treaty text.
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Wikileaks: TPP press release
Yahoo: Internet freedom at risk, revealed leaked TPPA draft
The Guardian: WikiLeaks publishes secret draft chapter of Trans-Pacific Partnership
Brother Nathanael Kapner: TPP & One World Government
Sarah Lazare: Obama's Pacific Trade Deal 'Worst Ever' Attack on Public Health, Leaked Draft Shows