It's not "secret" secret
Great moments in
transparency:
DAVOS, Switzerland -- The trade rules of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) between the U.S. and 11 Asian nations would cover nearly 40 percent of the world economy -- but don't ask what they are. Access to the text of the proposed deal is highly restricted. Nevertheless, U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman defended the Obama administration Friday at the World Economic Forum from intensifying criticism of its refusal to release the full text of the proposed TPP.
“We can always do better on transparency,” he said . . . .
Froman suggested that nations have varying definitions of transparency.
That could explain it.
1 comment:
The TPP and the very similar T-TIP (which covers transatlantic trade) should both be opposed. I've been looking at them for a bit, as much as we can given the secrecy, and neither is a good idea. They're both damaging to US sovereignty, for one thing.
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