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I thought you might be interested in the article from the FAIR web site. The following article will be appended to your message: Broken Promises By Janine Jackson The benefits of the North American Free Trade Agreement were obvious to mainstream U.S. media back in 1992-93. The New York Times (7/21/92) said NAFTA promised "jobs, wealth and economic activity throughout the continent." The Washington Post declared (9/14/93) that "the list of new opportunities and advantages is a long one," while insisting (5/11/93) that "opposition to the agreement is rooted in dark forebodings almost comically out of proportion to any possible results." The Wall Street Journal (8/7/92) predicted "lower prices on a wide variety of goods," which Time (8/10/92) pointed out would especially help "low-income households." As criticism of the treaty mounted, notably from labor and environmental groups, mainstream media got defensive, running urgent editorials like "Stop Nibbling At NAFTA" (New York Times, 8/17/93), "Why Trade Can't Wait" (Washington Post, 3/9/93) and "The Vital Treaty That Must Not Die" (L.A. Times, 3/25/93). 1997 marks three years since NAFTA took effect, and, by any standard, the results are decidedly less rosy than proponents predicted. Many of the critics' concerns for workers' wages and rights--on both sides of the border--and for environmental protections are now verifiable. But when the Clinton administration's three-year NAFTA "report card" gave reporters an opportunity to examine the controversial treaty's wide-reaching effects, they didn't take it. Having stumped hard for the pact, the U.S. establishment media are evidently uninterested in tracking its fallout, much less revisiting their own promotional claims. Bait and Switch To read the rest of the article, please click on the link below. http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1396 This article was published on Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting's Website (http://www.fair.org).

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