The movement to stop the Trans-Pacific Free Trade Agreement is taking shape.

Kindly remember, early this year or last President Bush made a major speech about the US military's change in focus to the Pacific theater. That decision was make in 2008 before Bush left office.

Pacific Rim » (click here) Representatives from 12 nations begin new round of negotiations over free-trade deal at Salt Lake City’s Grand America.

First Published Nov 19 2013 02:33 pm 
Last Updated Nov 19 2013 09:54 pm

...The talks were closed.

And that concerns critics most of all as parties from the Trans-Pacific Partnership launched a 19th round of negotiations — this time in Utah — in search of a sweeping free-trade agreement.

Tuesday’s rally, organized by a coalition called the Citizens Trade Campaign, of Washington, D.C., drew 100 or so protesters, who allege that the high-level talks have been conducted behind closed doors with only multinational corporations given access to proposed provisions.

Carol Guthrie, senior adviser for media affairs of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, which is negotiating for the United States, said participation by outside groups has been much greater than protesters claim....