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CAFTA in trouble

15.04.2005

While anti-CAFTA demonstrations in Guatemala go unheeded by the oligarchy and government, the atmosphere in the U.S. surrounding this flawed trade agreement seems to have taken a bad turn. As activists take their message to the streets in New York City, Santa Cruz and elsewhere, the so-called Central America Free Trade Agreement may have a hard road ahead in the U.S. congress. Recent testimony before the Senate finance committee found that many questions were critical and represented for some analysts, a growing opposition to the agreement in Congress. Anti-corporate globalization activists, environmentalists, Labor unions and, as some polls show, a majority of most U.S. citizens oppose CAFTA. Even the extreme rightwing John Birch society opposes CAFTA! Perhaps the U.S. Congress will follow.

See also: UCSC Students Oppose CAFTA! | Sam Farr Opposes CAFTA | Stop CAFTA | bilaterals.org | Public Citizen | ALCA CMI::FTAA IMC







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