Bush, delusional as usual, pushes "free trade" in Argentina

The fourth Summit of the Americas was to open Friday under tight security. Thousands of police officers were stationed behind barricades that cordoned off large sections of this city, as officials sought to prevent the two-day meeting from being overwhelmed by demonstrations.

The Bush administration had hoped the meeting would help revive stalled plans for a Free Trade Area of the Americas, a zone that would stretch from Alaska to Argentina.

"From our point of view, the Free Trade Area of the Americas has defined the summit process," said Thomas A. Shannon Jr., assistant secretary of state for the Western Hemisphere.

as of yesterday, the summitteers were still dickering on whether or not to even INCLUDE MENTION of the ftaa in the summit statement... hugo chavez reflects the tone of many in the region about the ftaa... (refer back to my post yesterday about latin american attitudes toward the u.s...)

Venezuela’s President Hugo Chávez, one of Bush’s leading antagonists in the region, has said that the Mar del Plata Summit would serve to “bury” the US’ FTAA dreams for good.

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