WikiLeaks Publishes 17 Key Secret TISA Trade Documents

The Guardian: WikiLeaks releases documents related to controversial US trade pact

Document dump regarding Trade in Services Agreement comes day after organization put $100,000 bounty on documents from series of US trade treaties

WikiLeaks on Wednesday released 17 different documents related to the Trade in Services Agreement (Tisa), a controversial pact currently being hashed out between the US and 23 other countries – most of them in Europe and South America.

The document dump comes at a tense moment in the negotiations over a series of trade deals. President Barack Obama has clashed with his own party over the deals as critics have worried about the impact on jobs and civil liberties.

WNU Editor: The Trade in Services Agreement files from Wikileaks are here.

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World Trade Talks Reportedly Fail

From The BBC:

Marathon talks in Geneva aimed at liberalising global trade are reported to have ended without a deal.

The talks collapsed after China, India and the US failed to agree on how to reform farm trading rules, trade officials told Reuters and AP.

Earlier, European Union Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson said a stalemate was an appalling prospect.

World Trade Organization delegates are trying to ease international trade and boost global economic growth.

An official statement is expected later.

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My Comment: The failure of these talks will increase economic and trade tensions in the world. World peace and stability is dependent on open trade barriers and borders. Limitations on this trade will only inhibit growth in some countries, and raise the costs for others. At least the coming recession will bring down the world price for oil.