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SPP Summit Wrap-up: Bush Suggests
Critics are "Conspiracy Theorists"
JBS
Wednesday Aug 22, 2007
UPDATE 3
-- President Bush Suggests SPP Critics are "Conspiracy Theorists"
President Bush was asked by reporters today whether secretive
SPP meetings like that ending today at Montebello are, in fact,
efforts aimed at building a North American Union. The President
refused to answer the question directly, but derided critics as
peddling conspiracy theories. "You know, there are some who
would like to frighten our fellow citizens into believing that
relations between us are harmful for our respective peoples,"
Bush said. "And I'm amused by some of the speculation,
some of the old – you can call them political scare tactics. If
you've been in politics as long as I have, you get used to
that kind of technique where you lay out a conspiracy and then
force people to try to prove it doesn't exist."
The president said that such criticism is coming from people
who "are not engaged." But the president's choice
to ridicule the opposition rather than honestly answer the question
struck some as odd. Such tactics, said WorldNetDaily reporter
Jerome Corsi, "underestimate the intelligence of people listening,
and people realize that the argument wasn't answered."
Corsi continued: "Just to ridicule the idea, when he had
a chance to categorically deny it, raises doubts in peoples'
minds, especially when these meetings aren't transparent."
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Bush
doesn't deny plans for N. American Union -- WorldNetDaily
UDATE 2 -- President Bush Praises NAFTA in Remarks
Since 1994, millions of Americans have lost jobs as a result of
the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). That didn't
stop President Bush from praising the agreement in Montebello.
"If you're a U.S. citizen, you want people that live
close to you to be prosperous. The more prosperity there is in
your neighborhood, the more hopeful your neighborhood is,"
Mr. Bush said. "NAFTA, which has created a lot of political
controversy in our respective countries has yielded prosperity.
Since NAFTA came to be, trade between our respective countries
has grown from $293 billion a year to $883 billion a year."
While it may be true that the total dollar amount of trade has
increased, looking solely at the grand totals avoids the messy
details. Those include the fact that in the United States, NAFTA
has been a significant factor in the loss of many jobs in the
manufacturing sector. The economic growth has come in service
sector jobs which, though they may outnumber the lost manufacturing
jobs, pay considerably less than the lost manufacturing jobs,
leading to an overall decline in living standards for many Americans.
Meanwhile, in other developments, the Canadian Department of
Foreign Affairs instructed
the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to refuse to accept delivery
of a petition carrying the names of more than 10,000 Canadians
asking that the Harper government withdraw from any future SPP
talks.
Transcript
of remarks in Montebello -- San Diego Union Tribune
Latest News Round-Up
SPP
is built around secrecy and US military command - law expert
-- Harper Index
Secrecy
reigns as SPP agenda moves forward -- WorldNetDaily
Council
of Canadians protests quietly against SPP -- Nova Scotia
Chronicle-Herald
More from the "Head in the Sand" File
SPP
deal not a bogeyman, expert claims -- CTV.ca
UPDATE 1 -- Day One Wrap-up
Top conservative leades held a press conference yesterday in
parallel to the SPP summit underway in Montebello to call attention
to the ongoing effort, being held behind closed doors, to move
the nations of North America toward an economic union, a preliminary
step to full integration in a full-fledged North American Union.
Speaking at the news conference was John Birch Society President
John F. McManus. He was joined by author Jerome Corsi of WorldNetDaily,
Conservative Caucus Chairman Howard Phillips, American Policy
Center President Tom DeWeese, Veterans for Secure Borders founder
Bob Park, and Connie Fogal, the leader of the Canadian Action
Party.
In his statement Mr. McManus noted: "The Security and Prosperity
Partnership is setting the stage for uniting the three nations
of North America into a North American Union that will parallel
for the West what the EU has done to Europe." WorldNetDaily's
Jerome Corsi took to task those labelling SPP critics as "conspiracy
theorists." "Conservative author Jerome Corsi criticized
supporters of the SPP for labeling opponents "conspiracy
theorists." "We're the Internet black helicopter
conspiracy theorists?" asked Corsi. "What's going
on over in Montebello behind closed doors? Is that not the real
conspiracy?"
John F. McManus: SPP is
Part of Building an EU for the Western Hemisphere -- The John
Birch Society
Leading
Conservatives Denounce Bush on 'North American Union'
-- Crosswalk.com
Summit News Round-Up
Eroding
sovereignty -- Washington Times
Is
water on the table at Montebello? -- Toronto Star
Economic,
Security Issues Top N. American Summit -- Chosun Ilbo
(South Korea)
SPP
deal could create common border standards -- CTV.ca
From the "Head in the Sand" File
Three-nation
deal a mundane necessity, not a menace to us all -- Vancouver
Sun
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