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The breach between the organized poor of the region and the political-industrial complex that would have them believe Plan Puebla-Panama (PPP) megaprojects and free-trade schemes are good for them yawned wider recently, as groups on both sides advanced their agendas.
In San Salvador, the V Foro Mesoamericano, an annual event of the Movimiento Social de Mesoamerica, opened three days of sessions centered on strategies and tactics for their ongoing battle against neoliberalism. This year's Foro bore the title "Building Popular Power for the People's Self-determination." More than 2,000 delegates from hundreds of Central American and Mexican nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) attended.
Salvadoran representative Raul Moreno said the consensus among attendees was to focus the fight on privatization of water, health, and electricity embedded in the PPP and trade agreements during the coming 12 months. The Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), and the World Trade Organization (WTO) all emerged as designated targets of resistance (see NotiCen, 2002-12-14).
Moreno was especially gratified...
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