Inside the hush-hush North American Union confab

WorldNetDaily.com ^ | March 13, 2008 | Jerome R. Corsi

[Man50D]

WASHINGTON -- A largely unreported meeting held at the State Department discussed integration of the U.S., Mexico and Canada in concert with a move toward a transatlantic union, linking a North American community with the European Union.

The meeting was held Monday under the auspices of the Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy, or ACIEP. WND obtained press credentials and attended as an observer. The meeting was held under "Chatham House" rules that prohibit reporters from attributing specific comments to individual participants.

The State Department website noted the meeting was opened by Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs Daniel S. Sullivan and ACIEP Chairman Michael Gadbaw, vice president and senior counsel for General Electric's International Law & Policy group since December 1990.

WND observed about 25 ACIEP members, including U.S. corporations involved in international trade, prominent U.S. business trade groups, law firms involved with international business law, international investment firms and other international trade consultants.

No members of Congress attended the meeting.

The agenda for the ACIEP meeting was not published, and State Department officials in attendance could not give WND permission under Chatham House rules to publish the agenda.

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Not this crap again.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

The meeting was held under "Chatham House" rules that prohibit reporters from attributing specific comments to individual participants.

WTF?

[1rudeboy]

It’s the polite way of saying, “don’t bother the adults with your nonsense, WND reporter-boy, go buy some candy.” Just say, “sorry, Chatham rules.”

[Man50D]

Not this crap again.

You're absolutely right. Having the Bush administration continually trying to erase our borders to advance the socialistic cause is a bunch of cr*p.

[maquiladora]

The last time I heard about this it was in between a discussion on alien UFO abductions and a story about ghost hunters, on Coast To Coast Am.

[RoadTest]

There’s a place for skepticism, but it’s not where an eyewitness reports a real meeting and shows that it is true fact.

[shadowgovernment]

The attempt to discredit the major events moving USA to an EU style government is expected.

Those that post attacks have no data to support their positions

While those pointing out the SPP and other moves such as
super highways thru the middle of our country which avoid customs at our borders are concrete facts.

Folks disinformation and ridicule is the only weapon these
Socialist flunkies can use to try to keep the lid on the
loss of our sovereignty.

[1rudeboy]

Sure. That’s why the WND reporter was allowed to attend the meeting and report on it . . . because it’s all a secret.

[wolfcreek]

“Not this crap again.”

The reason people deny the facts is because they feel powerless to do anything about it.

[Man50D]

Sure. That’s why the WND reporter was allowed to attend the meeting and report on it . . . because it’s all a secret.

State Department officials were very open about the meeting. That's why they prevented the agenda from being published or attributing statements to specific individuals under the bogus "Chatham House Rules". Aren't all meetings conducted in a similar manner?

[Man50D]

The reason people deny the facts is because they feel powerless to do anything about it.

That's one reason. It's much easier to do this than deal than confront those who seek to destroy our national sovereignty.

Another is they agree with the replacing our Democratic Republic with socialism.

[1rudeboy]

I'll bet you ten bucks that this "unpublishable" agenda appears as an appendix in Corsi's next book, much like his "secret" list of participants at that meeting up in Banff ended up in The Late Great USA. Did you know you can get an autographed copy from WND for just $19.95?

[Man50D]

I'll bet you ten bucks that this "unpublishable" agenda appears as an appendix in Corsi's next book, much like his "secret" list of participants at that meeting up in Banff ended up in The Late Great USA. Did you know you can get an autographed copy from WND for just $19.95?

You're showing your desperation by attempting to go off topic. Try to focus on the subject and the fact that the Bush administration is trying to cede U.S. national sovereignty to advance the socialist cause of a North American Union.

[1rudeboy]

Something is not "off topic" simply because you say so. Chatham rules allow the reporter to report on everything except to identify who said it. Note that the WND reporter appears to have no problem doing so.

In other words, the agenda-issue is a red herring--exactly like the participant-issue from months ago.

You probably fell for that one, too. Corsi went on and on (and on and on and on) about it for months . . . I wonder how many of those months he actually had the list of participants in his possession?

[wolfcreek]

Would you be *comfortable* with a One World Socialist Government? You know, as long as it didn't screw up your personal portfolio.

[1rudeboy]

I’d have to wait until a protectionist came along and explained how his Socialist Government would look.

[wolfcreek]

Google North American Union: Web Results 1 - 10 of about 7,730,000

Apparently, it’s not JUST WND reporting on this subject.

[wolfcreek]

Might be too late by then.

[1rudeboy]

I’m showing 50 million hits, so what?