Do policymakers not realize just how imperialist they really are? News on Iraq....

[RadioRaheem84]

Is it a given now to use all means necessary to open markets where ever they are closed?

Have we internalized the logic of neo-liberalism so much that it looks like a humanitarian thing to tear down national borders in order to make room for investment?

14 U.S. companies that traveled to Baghdad for the first U.S. trade mission to Iraq since the end of combat operations.

http://trade.gov/press/press-releases/2010/obama-administration-official-promotes-us-commercial-interests-in-iraq-100510.asp


"Iraq offers many business investment and commercial opportunities to U.S. firms," said Sánchez. "The Deputy Minister and I discussed our countries' economic partnership and had what I hope will be the first of many productive and engaging conversations. It is clear that Iraq is open for business."


"The American and Iraqi private sectors are rich and diverse, brimming with knowledge and a strong work ethic," Sánchez said. "The U.S. companies on this delegation will interact with the Iraqi public and private sectors, and walk away from this historic trade mission knowing what opportunities exist for them in Iraq."

Strong work ethic = cheap labor....

Mission Accomplished. Iraq is now open for business and the first imperialist battle of the new century is complete.

[RadioRaheem84]

Read pg. 4

http://iraq.usembassy.gov/media/2010-irc-pdfs/us-iraq-sfa-en.pdf

1. US-Iraqi Dialogue on Economic Cooperation:

http://iraq.usembassy.gov/pr_02282008.html


The meeting highlighted Iraqi leaders’ ongoing commitment to establishing a robust, market-oriented economy, as described in the International Compact with Iraq, and the U.S. government’s continued role in supporting these efforts.


They also commended the Iraqi government for successful conclusion of its 2007 agreement with the International Monetary Fund and recent bilateral agreements on debt relief, noting that these achievements represent key building blocks for a sustainable economic foundation.

2. Membership into World Trade Organization

http://trade.gov/iraq/IraqInvest/index.asp

3. Reintegrate Iraq into the Global Economy

• Over 2007, enhance relationships with UN, IMF World Bank, GCC, OPEC, Islamic Development Bank, Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, and the Arab Monetary Fund (Priority Action)
• Over 2007, explore bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements consistent with WTO (Priority Action)
• By 2007, negotiate Trade and Cooperation Agreement with EU (Priority Action)
• By 2007, join the UN Anti-Corruption Convention, Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, MENA-FATF and OECD-MENA (see also 4.1.1.2)

http://www.uniraq.org/ici/AnnexIV_JMM_English%202007.pdf

united nations international compact pg 12

[GPDP]

Yeah, it's actually kind of depressing. In the end, the U.S. won the war, and Iraq is a full-on client state.

Let's hope Afghanistan does not suffer the same fate.

[RadioRaheem84]

http://www.tuc.org.uk/international/tuc-18242-f0.cfm

Iraqi Ministry of Electricity - Ministerial Order No. 22 244, 20 July 2010



Prohibit all trade union activities at the ministry and its departments and sites; and to stop all forms of official [ministry and its departments and sites] interaction and communication with the trade unions that operate within the Ministry and its departments and sites.
The ministry of electricity and in coordination with the police is ordered to close all trade union offices and bases and to take control of unions' assets properties and documents, furniture and computers with proper listing of all the items seized.
The concerned directorates of the ministry must take immediate legal action against those who resort to the use or threat of violence aimed at damage to public properties under articles 2 and 4 of the Terrorism Act No 13 of the year 2005
The formation of central committees in all the ministry departments. Representatives from the Office of the Inspector General, the Administrative and the Legal Offices are instructed to sit in these committees for the purpose of determining the eligibility of privileges granted to trade union officials and withdraw these privileges. [The committees] are instructed to take administrative and legal procedures against violators.
The immediate implementation of this order as from the date of its issuance.

Trade Unions are now potential terrorists according to Iraqi Law!

[~Spectre]

Policy makers realize exactly how imperialist they are. The ones that matter realize it more than anyone here. That's the point after all.

[WeAreReborn]

Policy makers realize exactly how imperialist they are. The ones that matter realize it more than anyone here. That's the point after all.
Exactly. If someone believes we set up that mock democracy just to give them "freedom" they are moronic. America is doing the same thing it has been doing for decades in South America, destroying the country to get cheap labor. Even to this day America has para military death squads that go in and kill union workers if they dare ask for any amount of rights. It is truly disgusting.

[RadioRaheem84]

Yeah, but I have never seen the States be so blatant. They've internalized the logic of neo-liberalism to a higher level. Imperialism is now humanitarian.

[WeAreReborn]

Yeah, but I have never seen the States be so blatant. They've internalized the logic of neo-liberalism to a higher level. Imperialism is now humanitarian.
And the mass is still as ignorant as before. If a leftist group can agitate the population enough I think a revolution will be of a massive scale once people open their eyes and see what is happening. I just can't wait till that day arrives.