Note On a positive note, the FTAA meetings were not as successful as pro-globalization officials had hoped.  The meetings were cut one day short, reportedly because of tensions between countries in the meetings, and due to the amount of protest being expressed outside. Although trade negotiators didn't get everything they wanted from the meeting, this fight is far from over.  The Bush administration will keep pushing for relaxed trade barriers and economic policies that hurt workers.  It is up to all of us to stand together against free trade and to demand fair trade.