From the editor.The Old Testament prophet Isaiah warned long ago: "Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished fam·ish v. fam·ished, fam·ish·ing, fam·ish·es v.tr. 1. To cause to endure severe hunger. 2. To cause to starve to death. v.intr. 1. , and their multitude dried up with thirst." We clearly live in a similar day. People all over the world are being led into political, economic and spiritual bondage even as they are told that "freedom" is spreading. As this special issue of TNA TnA Total Nonstop Action (wrestling alliance) TNA The National Archives (UK) TNA Training Needs Analysis TNA Tamil National Alliance (Sri Lanka) shows, the so-called free trade agreements--the European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community , the North American Free Trade Agreement North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), accord establishing a free-trade zone in North America; it was signed in 1992 by Canada, Mexico, and the United States and took effect on Jan. 1, 1994. , and the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas--have nothing to do with genuine free trade. They have everything to do with creating regional governing bodies on the road to world government. The regional approach to world government is most advanced in Europe, where the European Union is now consolidating governmental powers once exercised by independent nation states. On our own continent, NAFTA NAFTA in full North American Free Trade Agreement Trade pact signed by Canada, the U.S., and Mexico in 1992, which took effect in 1994. Inspired by the success of the European Community in reducing trade barriers among its members, NAFTA created the world's is already infringing on our national independence. It is also harming our economy. But the harmful effects of NAFTA would become much worse if the FTAA FTAA Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA Free Trade Agreement of the Americas FTAA Florida Turkish American Association FTAA Federated Tanners Association of Australia FTAA Fixed Threshold Adaptation Algorithm is created. The FTAA would encompass not just North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. but the Western Hemisphere, and it would possess more powers than NAFTA. It would also, according to its promoters, be modeled after the EU. Of course, this is not what we were told when NAFTA was pushed through Congress in 1993, and this is not what we will be told when the FTAA agreement is ready for congressional approval. The party line, then and now, is that these so-called free trade agreements will create jobs and prosperity by eliminating trade barriers and opening up markets. That was the same party line, by the way, that was employed to trick the peoples of Europe into accepting the "Common Market," a forerunner to the EU. Should we allow our own country to become a part of a supranational Supranational An international organization, or union, whereby member states transcend national boundaries or interests to share in the decision-making and vote on issues pertaining to the wider grouping. government of the Americas? There are many good reasons for not doing so: * A fully developed FTAA would open our borders to a tidal wave of "migrants" far surpassing the present flood of illegal immigrants. But unlike the illegal immigrants, the "migrants" would arrive here legally, and they would come in such large numbers that they would overwhelm our welfare and health-care systems. * The FTAA would make it much easier for terrorists and drug traffickers to cross our borders. It would also benefit the trade in immigrant sex slaves, a little-known problem that has already begun plaguing our country. Moreover, the increase in crime and terrorism would provide impetus for police-state measures. * The FTAA would accelerate the outsourcing of American jobs already occurring under NAFTA. It would also widen the gap between the higher-paying jobs that are being lost and the lower-paying jobs that are being created, particularly in the service economy. In general, it would decimate dec·i·mate tr.v. dec·i·mat·ed, dec·i·mat·ing, dec·i·mates 1. To destroy or kill a large part of (a group). 2. Usage Problem a. the American middle class The American middle class is an ambiguously defined social class in the United States.[1][2] While concept remains largely ambiguous in popular opinion and common language use,[3][4] , the backbone of our free society. * The FTAA would gradually rob the American people of our ability to determine our own destiny. Under a supranational government of the Western Hemisphere, the United States would continue to exist in name only--its laws brought into conformity with the new Western Hemispheric laws and regulations. Our precious Constitution and freedoms would be lost. There are many "honourable" Americans from all walks of life who are "famished," as Isaiah said, with a desire to know the truth. These Americans want to know where our nation is being led and why. Moreover, there are multitudes "dried up with thirst" for the knowledge and the tools that will make them more effective in the fight to defeat the FTAA. This special issue is this magazine's effort to aid in that epic undertaking. |
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