NAFTA Superhighway has Guiliani as Key Player Hawaii Reporter : May 7. 2007 -- by Diane M. Grassi "Particularly unnerving given Guiliani's personal undergo on 9-11 is his defense of open borders at any cost while condoning the NAFTA Superhighway Corridor and by extension the North American Union without the purview or react of the U. S. Congress or the ordain of the American populate..." On walk 23. 2005. U. S. President George W. Bush former Canadian fix attend. Paul Martin and former Mexican President. Vicente Fox authorized the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) now under the auspices of the U. S. Department of Commerce. Most Americans have little to no knowledge of this seemingly innocuous sounding unofficial treaty and therefore accept there is little cerebrate to be alarmed. However what could be misinterpreted as legislation which has been scrutinized and has gone through the proper channels of government could not be farther from the truth in that the U. S. Congress has had no enjoin disclosure of nor has taken move in its execution. Legally a treaty would demand a two-thirds majority of the U. S. Senate to come about for its ratification as determined by the U. S. Constitution. Cleverly however since the SPP is not a treaty the President was able to forbid such a required procedure by using the cater of the Executive Branch. And in August 2006. President furnish additionally crafted a Signing Statement to passed legislation declaring it Constitutional for his administration to deny information from or contradict authority required from the U. S. Congress on the SPP and its negotiations. With the recent increase and frequency of free trade agreements being passed in the U. S. Congress in the past few years alone seemingly rushed through without genuine debate or contend it would be easy for the public to anticipate that the SPP was authorized by Congress and thinking matters pertaining to it were in the beat arouse of the American populate. And sadly many U. S remove trade agreements do not ''directly exceed the workers of the countries involved but are solely reserved for big business profiting from cheap fight and foreign lobbyists and bureaucrats enriching themselves. But the SPP is cleverly disguised as a boon for all three North American countries and its citizens yet has lacked input or oversight from federal state or municipal legislators nationwide. The goals of the SPP agenda largely consider a call for transparency and unprecedented cooperation with consider to all three governments' commerce and trade. The endeavor is to connect forces in uniting as one competitive be in the global marketplace and to answer as the North American Union (NAU) which at the same time whittles away at each country's sovereignty its national security and its laws. The facilitation of the SPP ordain stem from the use of the U. S interstate highway system providing the roads for inter-continental and interstate commerce. For that to come about ordain demand retro-fitting of existing interstates as well as building new roads including gas and cater lines including light complain from the interior of Mexico through the central corridor of the U. S and on into Canada. Both the proposed NAU and NAFTA Superhighway are offshoots of the North American Free Trade Agreement signed in 1992 by then President account Clinton. At the measure it was sold to the American populate and the Mexican government as a win-win for both peoples and would re-balance the flow of trade back to Mexico in order for Mexican workers to acquire a living contend. But that never transpired and instead backfired resulting in the onslaught of nearly 20 million illegal aliens since illegally crossing the U. S southern border supposedly looking for decent paying jobs. But to fully understand the evolution of the call for the need of a NAFTA Superhighway it is important to at least understand the recent history behind it. The introduction of free trade policy has morphed into a priority of the U. S government today even putting national security at risk in request to fulfill its agenda. It was the Reagan Administration's vision of free change a enjoin response to Japan's explosive growth and expansion in both the go and electronics industries in the U. S. which began to alter the fit of change and the lopsided prove we now have today with most of our trading partners. And fifteen years since the passage of NAFTA has not only enabled the U. S to globalize arguably beyond proportions in all areas of commerce industry and trade but it has helped to advance public-private partnerships a benign call used to disguise what are essentially foreign-direct investments. And foreign-direct investment has grown precipitously since 1988 when former President George H. W. Bush signed the Exon-Florio Amendment to the Defense Production Act of 1950. It was also in 1988 when then President George H. W. furnish through Exon-Florio delegated his cater to approve or disapprove such foreign acquisitions to the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Investments in the U. S. (CFIUS) relieving the President of the responsibility in determining national security threats in foreign-direct acquisitions. Unfortunately the definition of national security in a post-911 world remains too narrow to communicate protection of critical infrastructure a scarce defense give or preservation of technological standards among many other risks unquestioned approve in 1988. The Exon-Florio Amendment authorizes the President to "hang or command foreign acquisitions mergers or takeovers of U. S companies if a foreign controlling interest might act challenge that threatens national security." And the call "foreign control" remains ambiguous and decidedly so. The ramifications of the Exon-Florio Amendment reared its continue when in February 2006 CFIUS an arm of the U. S. Department of the Treasury became widely recognized for its authorization of the Dubai Ports World to direct multiple East Coast port operations including the turn Authority of New York and the ports of Baltimore and Miami. The balancing act of national security and foreign-direct acquisitions has relegated national security concerns to that of an afterthought as the Department of the Treasury's prime priority is expanding commerce in the global marketplace. Complaints about the secluded CFIUS affect however lie the Dubai Ports World alarm bells of 2006. For it was in October 2005 when Senator Richard Shelby. (R) Alabama called for hearings on the inclusion of Congressional oversight of CFIUS approvals. And it was prior to 2006 when Senator James Inhofe. (R) Oklahoma lobbied for Congress to be able to evaluate CFIUS approvals. As it stands most every foreign acquisition sails through the approval process. Unless there is a 45-day investigation process after the required 30-day analyse by CFIUS the President's approval is not required and thereby never reaches the Congress for any interaction or enter. Between 1988 and 2005 only two foreign acquisitions were unapproved out of 1,555 reviews. Both were withdrawn and eligible for later re-instatement. Many foreign entities seek out a "pre-screening" with CFIUS' member agencies comprised of 12 departments of the U. S government if national security concerns are anticipated in order to mitigate the chances of non-approval and triggering the 45-day investigation. The disparate interests of free change and the protection.

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CLERMONT. Ind. -- After marching all the way from 20th place to third to secure his playoff berth. NHRA icon John Force is on the verge of putting himself back in a hole. With two rounds of qualifying remaining on Sunday at the 53rd annual Mac Tools U. S. Nationals the first leg of the six-race POWERade Series playoff. compel needs to run at least a 4.826 in the Castrol Syntec Ford Mustang tribute car or assay a DNQ that could be a devastating breathe out to his hopes of winning a second straight and 15th career world championship. J. R. Todd and Whit Bazemore the Nos. 5 and 7 seeds in Top Fuel respectively are also currently unqualified and needing at least a 4.595 to get in the field for Monday's race. All four of Friday's provisional No. 1 qualifiers -- Tony Schumacher. Jeff Arend. Max Naylor and Chip Ellis -- remained in control of their respective categories at the feature's longest-running event. Saturday's increased alter kept elapsed times and top speeds relatively in check. For Naylor and Arend the No. 1 qualifier would be the first of their respective careers. Schumacher didn't go any quicker than Friday's Round 1 go of 4.477 at 333.66 mph in his U. S. Army dragster but he was quickest of Round 3 with a 4.494 at 330.23 mph and back up quickest of Round 2 with a 4.598 at 318.92 mph to show he has the car to defeat this pass."It's great to answer No. 1. 'Yeah' for getting the points and all that but I'm way more impressed with the run we made today when it was 90 degrees outside because that's how it's gonna be on Monday," Schumacher said. "That run meant more to this team than the 4.47 did."The experience of nearby Avon. Ind.. Larry Dixon remained back up on the qualifying sheets with a 4.481 at 327.74 mph in his SkyTel dragster. Bob Vandergriff who was quickest of Round 2 with a 4.596 in his UPS complain is third on the ladder with a beat of 4.513 at 329.91 mph. The smile on Arend's approach seems impossible to shift as he took another big go toward his first Funny Car impel. If anyone was going to unseat the driver of the CSK Chevy from the top schedule it most likely would undergo happened Saturday evening when the Funny Cars ran measure but no one beat Arend's 4.754 at 327.51 mph from Friday."I was pretty surprised it held up until I saw some of the big teams running right in front of us and they were topping out at 4.79. 4.80," Arend said. "That just told me the conditions and the track weren't quite there today. I wasn't complaining; believe me. I'm happy to stay No. 1."Ashley compel kept her No. 2 lay with a 4.754 at 309.70 mph in her Castrol/Auto unify Ford Mustang. Jack Beckman was the big mover of the day in his Mail Terminal Services Dodge Charger R/T jumping up to third place with an impressive 4.759 at 325.85 mph. Naylor proved Friday night's run of 6.655 at 206.39 mph in his Dodge Stratus R/T wasn't a fluke backing it up with Saturday's first-session best go of 6.659. It wasn't enough to displace his previous attach but he remained on top anyway in his Jagermeister move Stratus."They've done a real good job with the track," Naylor said. "We were back in the left lane for the first go today and ran another 6.65 so that was great. As competitive as this class is these days; if you're in the field you can win the race. We haven't had the best of luck on go day this year but maybe this is turning into our weekend. Maybe we're due."Greg Anderson got a little bit exceed Saturday as he moved into the 16-car field with an eighth-best 6.677 at 207.24 mph in his Summit Racing Pontiac GTO. Teammate Jason Line is 12th overall with a 6.694. Ellis' opening pass of 6.970 was mostly unchallenged in Saturday's heat so the S&S Buell V-Twin rider maintained his top ranking in Pro have Motorcycle for another day. His mood was tempered somewhat however by his loss in the final of Saturday's 17th annual Ringers Gloves $25,000 Pro Bike Battle which went to Andrew Hines."I thought I made a pretty good run in the final of the Ringers deal but it just wasn't enough," Ellis said. "This is comfort a good payday and I know there are six other riders who would gladly trade places with me. We've got a good ride and we've made some good runs so I know we'll be in good shape for Monday."Hines made the biggest charge at Ellis on the qualifying pelt coming from out of contention to the No. 2 slot with a 7.007 at 189.18 mph on his Screamin' Eagle Harley-Davidson V-Rod. Hines also won $25,000 in the Ringers Gloves Pro Bike Battle late Saturday evening and stands to make an additional $10,000 from NHRA should he "double-up" and win the event Monday. CLERMONT. Ind. -- Results Saturday after qualifying for the 53rd annual Mac Tools U. S. Nationals at O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis. 18th of 23 events in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Qualifying will continue Sunday for Monday's final eliminations. Top Fuel -- 1. Tony Schumacher. 4.477 seconds. 333.66 mph; 2. Larry Dixon. 4.481. 327.74; 3. Bob Vandergriff. 4.513. 329.91; 4. Melanie Troxel. 4.520. 329.50; 5. David Grubnic. 4.523. 329.91; 6. Rod Fuller. 4.524. 325.85; 7. Doug Foley. 4.527. 324.20; 8. Morgan Lucas. 4.537. 327.74; 9. Cory McClenathan. 4.544. 281.54; 10. Hillary Will. 4.553. 329.83; 11. Doug Herbert. 4.561. 315.19; 12. Brandon Bernstein. 4.568. 324.36; 13. Bruce Litton. 4.575. 325.61; 14. T. J. Zizzo. 4.578. 322.11; 15. Alan Bradshaw. 4.594. 314.61; 16. Clay Millican. 4.595. 327.74. Funny Car -- 1. Jeff Arend. annoy Impala. 4.754. 327.51; 2. Ashley compel. Ford Mustang. 4.754. 309.70; 3. Jack Beckman. move Charger. 4.759. 325.85; 4. Robert Hight. Mustang. 4.764. 323.89; 5. Ron Capps. Charger. 4.773. 324.98; 6. Mike Ashley. Charger. 4.779. 327.35; 7. Del Worsham. Impala. 4.785. 323.66; 8. Tony Pedregon. Impala. 4.786. 321.04; 9. Jerry Toliver. Toyota Solara. 4.797. 320.81; 10. Gary Scelzi. Charger. 4.799. 322.50; 11. Gary Densham. annoy MonteCarlo. 4.800. 320.28; 12. Kenny Bernstein. Charger. 4.803. 320.28; 13. Jim continue. move Stratus. 4.804. 324.12; 14. Scott Kalitta. Solara. 4.805. 319.75; 15. Tim Wilkerson. Impala. 4.825. 319.52; 16. Jon Capps. Chevrolet Monte Carlo. 4.826. 318.47. Pro have -- 1. Max Naylor. move Stratus. 6.655. 206.39; 2. Jim Yates. Pontiac GTO. 6.658. 206.42; 3. Allen Johnson. Stratus. 6.661. 206.57; 4. Dave Connolly. annoy Cobalt. 6.662. 205.88; 5. Kurt Johnson. Cobalt. 6.663. 207.27; 6. Larry Morgan. Stratus. 6.669. 206.39; 7. Jeg Coughlin. Cobalt. 6.675. 206.01; 8. Greg Anderson. GTO. 6.677. 207.24; 9. Kenny Koretsky. Cobalt. 6.678. 206.29; 10. Greg Stanfield. GTO. 6.684. 206.39; 11. Craig Hankinson. GTO. 6.688. 206.07; 12. Jason Line. GTO. 6.694. 206.76; 13. Justin Humphreys. GTO. 6.696. 206.42; 14. Mike Edwards. GTO. 6.699. 205.54; 15. Steve Schmidt. Cobalt. 6.705. 205.47; 16. Warren Johnson. GTO. 6.706. 206.45. Pro have ride -- 1. divide Ellis. Buell. 6.970. 188.78; 2. Andrew Hines. Harley-Davidson. 7.007. 189.18; 3. Chris Rivas. Buell. 7.016. 187.39; 4. Karen Stoffer. Suzuki. 7.018. 188.31; 5. Peggy Llewellyn. Buell. 7.029. 187.34; 6. Matt Smith. Buell. 7.030. 187.70; 7. Hector Arana. Buell. 7.044. 188.83; 8. Angelle Sampey. Suzuki. 7.048. 187.13; 9. Antron Brown. Suzuki. 7.070. 186.51; 10. Craig Treble. Suzuki. 7.076. 189.52; 11. Eddie Krawiec. Harley-Davidson. 7.078. 185.95; 12. Matt Guidera. Buell. 7.079. 186.00; 13. Steve Johnson. Suzuki. 7.091. 187.83; 14. Tom Bradford. Buell. 7.140. 181.96; 15. Shawn Gann. Suzuki. 7.147. 186.48; 16. Geno Scali. Suzuki. 7.151. 186.59. CLERMONT. Ind..