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2007-02-13 Home Front Economy

Canadian, U.S. and Mexican officials held secretive meeting on integration

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Posted by Anonymoose 2007-02-13 14:52|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I do not understand this nutty secret intergration biz.

What is in it for any of the member countries which have long proud histories and very little to gain by such a loss of soveriegnty. This conspiracy just doesn't pass the most basic smell test.

Posted by rjschwarz 2007-02-13 15:43|| 2007-02-13 15:43|| Front Page Top

#2 Maybe.
They have toned it down .
http://www.spp.gov/links.asp

Posted by J.D. Lux 2007-02-13 16:42|| 2007-02-13 16:42|| Front Page Top

#3 http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/03/20060331.html

Posted by J.D. Lux 2007-02-13 16:45|| 2007-02-13 16:45|| Front Page Top

#4 Unifying certain regulations is a far cry from merging the three countries. A far cry.

Posted by rjschwarz 2007-02-13 17:53|| 2007-02-13 17:53|| Front Page Top

#5 This is another of the "secret plots to destroy the US". It ranks right up there with the Illuminati and Brandburger plots : rich and powerful people from several countries get together and discuss how to make their companies' lives easier, so they can make more money. Harmonizing regulations is actually called for in NAFTA, since it makes the cross-border trade easier and more efficient.
This sort of paranoia is based on getting a few facts right and then spinning them out into some phantasm. Example, there really are black unmarked helicopters that fly in the US, they are part of Task Force 160 and and used to transport Special Forces in a deniable fashion : no markings, no way to track them. However, they are NOT evidence of a "shadow government that really runs the country", X-Files not withstanding.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2007-02-13 18:42|| 2007-02-13 18:42|| Front Page Top

#6 Uhhh, EUSSR, anyone?

Posted by anonymous2u 2007-02-13 19:21|| 2007-02-13 19:21|| Front Page Top

#7 ONE LESSON of 9-11 > America adopts OWG and anti-US National-Global Socialism, or it will be destroyed, by any means necessary. Dubya's interpretation - America rules the world [in Amer Way] or Amer will be destroyed, ergo Amer chooses to rule the world. Within this scope, WOT > WAR FOR "KIND/TYPE" OF AMERICAN-STYLE OWG, i.e. GLOBAL FEDERALISM + GLOBAL DEMOCAPITALISM, vs anti-US, anti-democratic, Lefty GLOBAL CENTRALISM [Communism-Socialism]. When the DemoLefties rant agz alleged US-GOP "FASCISM", they are rantin' against not only RIGHTIST SOCIALISM, BUT ALSO RIGHTIST NATIONALISM = ULTRA-NATIONALISM, i.e. AGAINST AMERICANISM, AGAINST AMERICAN NATIONALISM, and against AMERICAN-CENTRIC UNIPOLARISM ANDOR MUTIPOLARISM + GLOBAL HEGEMONY, sub-i.e. against AMERICA BEING IN CHARGE OF ITS OWN ANDOR THE WORLD'S AFFAIRS, aka against Amer National-Global Sovereignty. against Amer NOT BEING "A LEADER" or "THE LEADER".

Iff one believes that the WOT > also a WAR FOR OWG, then as per the Cold War many world nations know there are better off and free-er under an American-domin OWG than they will be under a Cold War-style, Commie Bloc-style OWG. IT IS MY BELIEF/CONVICTION THAT THE FUTURE OWG WILL BE, AND SHOULD BE, A FEDERALIST ONE - AMERS WANT $$$ AND BUSINESS, THEY AS A PEOPLE DON'T CARE ABOUT RULING EVERY COUNTRY ON EARTH. IFF OWG "MUST BE", DO AMERS WANT TO BE STRONG + SELF-RELIANT UNDER OWG, ANSWERABLE TO NO ONE EXCEPT OUR OWN; OR WEAK UNDER OWG, ANSWERABLE TO HIGHER AUTHORITY WHERE AMER IS JUST ONE MINOR/LESSOR STATE AGENDA AMONG MANY, WHERE NON-AMER =ANTI-AMER AUTHORITIES DECIDE WHAT IS BEST FOR MINOR AMERICA???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-02-13 20:12|| 2007-02-13 20:12|| Front Page Top

#8 There's already an integrated entity in North America. It the USA. If parts of Mexico or Canada want to integrate apply for statehood. And I wouldn't give great odds on Mexico.

Posted by jds 2007-02-13 20:48|| 2007-02-13 20:48|| Front Page Top

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