Corporate sell-out artists.(THE LAST WORD)(Canada, Mexico and United States)

This magazine has repeatedly documented the fact that political elites in America and elsewhere have been working to consolidate political and economic power regionally and globally. But it is not just the political elites. Business elites, who are supposed to favor capitalism and oppose government intrusion, recognize that by partnering with the political elites they can increase profits and curtail competition. If unchecked, this political-business partnership will lead to a monopoly of power completely destroying both political freedom and business competition.

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No better example of the ultimate consequences of an unchecked, unaccountable political-business cartel can be found than in Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy during their respective heydays. That we are now moving toward this Fascist model, merging economic and political power, not just in our own country but on a continental scale through a planned North American Union, is undeniable.

In March 2005, the leaders of Canada, Mexico, and the United States met in Waco, Texas, to form the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP). Described by its creators as a vehicle merely to spur trade and foster friendship among the three nations, its real purpose has always been merging the three under an umbrella called the North American Union. As many as 20 SPP "working groups" were immediately established and given space in the U.S. Department of Commerce. Their goal quite clearly was to speed the process of "integrating" and "harmonizing" the laws and political structures of the three countries. Just before the Waco summit launching the SPP, the Council on Foreign Relations issued a preliminary report entitled Creating a North American Community. Two months later the CFR released its post-Waco, book-length Building a North American Community citing the SPP's creation and boldly offering its "recommendations" to advance toward the desired merger.

In March 2006 at Cancun, Mexico, leaders of the three SPP nations met again and decided that progress toward their ultimate goal would be accelerated if individuals from the corporate world could be made part of the process. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that advancing the goals of the SPP could be achieved more speedily by including "the private sector [made up of] business leaders from the three countries." They encouraged business leaders from each of the three ...