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I'm not sure which treaties you are referring to but certainly all trade agreements have always been negotiated in secret. And people who were against them have
by spikels 11y ago
I'm not sure which treaties you are referring to but certainly all trade agreements have always been negotiated in secret. And people who were against them have always complained.[1] Are you against climate agreements because they was mostly negotiated in secret?[2] How about US-USSR nuclear disarmament treaties (SALT I, SALT II, ABM)? The Iran nuclear talks?[3]
Do you not understand why they need to be negotiated in public? I guess you don't because you didn't even know they were always negotiated in secret.
[1] https://blog.nader.org/1994/12/26/naftagatt-deals-shrouded-in-secrecy/ https://blog.nader.org/1994/12/26/naftagatt-deals-shrouded-i...
[2] http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/nov/12/how-us-china-climate-deal-was-done-secret-talks-personal-letter http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/nov/12/how-us-ch...
[3] http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/01/us-iran-nuclear-burns-idUSBREA000AD20140101 http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/01/us-iran-nuclear-bu...
- jayvanguard 11y agoDespite your single article, I followed NAFTA and secrecy was not the dominant talking point. Specifics about industries affected were the focal point. Elected officials were actually involved. Your other two examples are from last year and involve the same president driving TPP.