Global Government on the Heels of Global Trade?

By ROBERT STARK

In a recent New York Times op-ed, “Present at the Trade Wars,” former CEO of Chase Manhattan Bank and prominent advocate for globalism David Rockefeller criticizes President Obama’s imposition of a steep tariff on auto tires made in China, which may spark a trade war. He puts the blame on unions, environmentalists, and cable television pundits.

While America is not in the position to start trade wars, due to our massive debt to China, what really bothers Rockefeller is economic nationalism since he is a committed globalist. Rockefeller not only opposes Obama’s new tariff’s but goes on to say that “President Obama should also urge Congress to pass free-trade agreements with Panama, South Korea and Colombia that would truly open those markets to our products. He should also ask Congress to renew “fast track” authority for Ron Kirk, the United States trade representative. This would signal our strong commitment to fair and equitable international trade, as well as our willingness to act quickly on future agreements.”

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By ROBERT STARK

On February 1st the Obama administration implemented the Peru Free Trade Agreement, which promotes the exploitation of Peru’s Natural resources and people by multi-national corporations. Indigenous Peruvians living in the the Amazon rose up in protest against the Trade Deal, which threatens their livelihood. Peruvian police cracked down causing a massive massacre. The deal benefits both the elites in Peru and American elites. The decrees which were later revoked by the Peruvian Congress allowed for exploitation of ancestral lands in the Amazon by U.S. Corporations.

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