Is big business out to rule the world?
Newsnight - 9/11/01 - (Fair use only/public i | 20.11.2001 05:23
All of those decisions get made at the WTO
and whatever Parliament says your country
now has an obligation to conform your laws to
these WTO rules. If you don't, you face
permanent trade sanctions. It is a back door,
slow motion coup d' etat.
and whatever Parliament says your country
now has an obligation to conform your laws to
these WTO rules. If you don't, you face
permanent trade sanctions. It is a back door,
slow motion coup d' etat.
Is big business out to rule the world?
9/11/01 (
The world Trade talks
in Qatar were billed by
the British Government
as a chance to unite
the world economy and
form a coalition against
terrorism through
globalisation and trade.
Thus an unfortunate
and presumably
unintended connection
between anti
globalisation and terrorism has been
suggested.
In this pursuit of economic growth a treaty of
trade in services is up for discussion, but who
will benefit?
Greg Palast looked at how big business
influences the agenda.
This report can be viewed using "realplayer".
(Scroll down for the story - 9/11/01)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/events/newsnight/newsid_1319000/1319141.stm
Transcript available @ :
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/events/newsnight/newsid_1660000/1660453.stm
*PS. This Palast guy seems to be pretty good.
(No, I'm not his mum).
Check out his reports:
http://www.gregpalast.com/
9/11/01 (
The world Trade talks
in Qatar were billed by
the British Government
as a chance to unite
the world economy and
form a coalition against
terrorism through
globalisation and trade.
Thus an unfortunate
and presumably
unintended connection
between anti
globalisation and terrorism has been
suggested.
In this pursuit of economic growth a treaty of
trade in services is up for discussion, but who
will benefit?
Greg Palast looked at how big business
influences the agenda.
This report can be viewed using "realplayer".
(Scroll down for the story - 9/11/01)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/events/newsnight/newsid_1319000/1319141.stm Transcript available @ :
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/events/newsnight/newsid_1660000/1660453.stm *PS. This Palast guy seems to be pretty good.
(No, I'm not his mum).
Check out his reports:
http://www.gregpalast.com/
Newsnight - 9/11/01 - (Fair use only/public i
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