CAFTA Opponents March Again

[Say_What]

Two former Costa Rican presidents are requesting a moratoreum on CAFTA. We're hearing the same thing from all over Latin America --"the gringos are coming for our natural resources". They're also protesting the US war on Iraq.

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For the second time in just over a month, thousands of people marched across San José Monday morning to protest free-trade negotiations between Central America and the United States (CAFTA).

"CAFTA is a business deal between transnational company mafia and Central American political mafia to steal what belongs to the region's people. It's a predatory tactic by the United States aimed at achieving economic domination," said marcher Isabel Araya, a member of the National Association of Public Employees (ANEP).

Costa Rican Electricity and Telecom Institute (ICE) and Social Security (Caja) workers' unions, university students and members of a wide range of groups representing a variety of political causes constituted a 5,000-strong group of peaceful demonstrators who took to the streets to demand more transparency and a greater say in CAFTA negotiations.

ALSO on Monday, Archbishop of San José Hugo Barrantes joined the 14 labor unions, 27 lawmakers and former Costa Rican presidents Rodrigo Carazo (1978-1982) and Luis Alberto Monge (1982-1986) who have requested a moratorium on CAFTA.

http://www.ticotimes.net/topstory.htm


ANTI-U.S. sentiment: Marchers also protested the U.S.-led war on Iraq. Tico Times/Jeffrey Arguedas

[el_gato]

1. Yay!

(is that how you spell yay?)

These agreements are a scam with a nice name.
This quote sums it up well: "CAFTA is a business deal between transnational company mafia and Central American political mafia to steal what belongs to the region's people."

[proud patriot]

2. Good for them

To bad Americans aren't even informed about
what our gov. is doing in our name .

[bvar22]

3. People of the World are Waking UP!!!!

Whenever some fat white republican in a suit says: "This will be good for you and your people"!----It's time to check your wallet and cock your gun! (or gun your cock as the case may be)