It's amazing how just a little transparency forced onto the free trade deals theObama administration been negotiating in secret totally turns the public against them.

After the contents of the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the US and the European Union was leaked andpublished by Greenpeace a few days ago, the negotiations – already in turmoil – have been thrown into further doubt now that the public has actually gotten to see what is being proposed by both sides.

As usual with US-negotiated trade deals, the contents were kept completely secret from both ordinary Europeans and Americans, yet was easily accessible if you're a giant corporation. So naturally, the terms are heavily tilted toward big business at the expense of the environment, health and safety standards.