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Another Bad Trade Pact: From NAFTA to CAFTA
Opinion piece by Krystal Kyer published in Counterpunch.
http://www.counterpunch.org/kyer0912.html

CAFTA
Summit Communications analysis of the treaty's impact on El Salvador and Honduras.
http://www.summitreports.com/cafta/

CAFTA: A Treaty Tied by Chains
Commentary by Costa Rican José Merino del Rio.
http://americas.irc-online.org/commentary/2003/0302caftacr.html

CAFTA: Part of the FTAA Puzzle
US-based Public Citizen provides analysis, links to news articles, and action alerts opposing ratification of the agreement.
http://www.citizen.org/trade/cafta/

Central American Free Trade Agreement
Wikipedia article on the proposed free trade agreement and its points of negotiation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_American_Free_Trade_Agreement

Dominican Republic - Central America - United States Free Trade Agreement
OAS provides text of August 2004 agreement, including side letters and understandings, in English and Spanish.
http://www.sice.oas.org/Trade/CAFTA/CAFTADR_e/CAFTADRin_e.asp

Stop CAFTA Campaign
US-based group provides news articles, notices of US legislative actions, and outreach materials.
http://www.mediamouse.org/cafta/

The Trouble With CAFTA
Critical article from the Nation by Mark Engler.
http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20040202&s=engler

United States Chamber of Commerce
Gives background on tariffs in the region, with analysis and anecdotes of trade success to date.
http://www.uschamber.com/issues/accomplishments/0507_victories.htm#drcafta

US-CA-DR Free Trade Agreement: Potential Economywide and Selected Sectoral Effects
A lengthy US International Trade Commission report which considers the impact of the treaties on the US economy. Includes comments by business, government, and non-government organizations.
http://www.usitc.gov/WAIS/pub3717.PDF

USTR - Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement
News and information about the US - CAFTA-DR Free Trade Agreement, including documents, press releases, Briefing Book, speeches and op-eds.
http://www.ustr.gov/Trade_Agreements/Bilateral/CAFTA/Section_Index.html

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