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| "Monsanto out" Protest graffiti in front of Monsanto HQ Buenos Aires, Argentina |
ENVIRONMENTALISTS IN ARGENTINA MANAGE TO SUSPEND
MONSANTO CORN-SEED DRYING FACILITY
In 1996 the Argentine government under Ex president Menem (the sunny boy of the IMF) opened the agriculture market to controversial USA Agro giant MONSANTO in order to grow genetically modified soya seeds. Consequently 60% of fertile land was sold to foreign agriculture entities, with devastating consequences for small farm producers and the environment (mono cultures), not to mention the extensive use of MONSANTOS herbicide “Roundup”, which generates cancer.
INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONS
AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TRY TO CONTROL ARGENTINA
in order to implement “CORPORATOCRACY”
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporatocracy)
in the wake of the agriculture boom. See: http://geopoliticsrst.blogspot.com.ar/2011/10/corporatocracy.html
and
CORN-SEED SALES IN BRAZIL, ARGENTINA AND MEXICO HELP MONSANTO WITH RECORD EARNINGS
http://geopoliticsrst.blogspot.com.ar/2013/02/argentina-agriculture-curse.html
and
CORN-SEED SALES IN BRAZIL, ARGENTINA AND MEXICO HELP MONSANTO WITH RECORD EARNINGS
http://geopoliticsrst.blogspot.com.ar/2013/02/argentina-agriculture-curse.html
ANOTHER SETBACK FOR MONSANTO IN SOUTH AMERICA:
the ARGENTINE province of Córdoba
justice system ordered the suspension of the construction of a corn seed-drying
facility in the district of Malvinas ARGENTINAS, 14 kilometres outside the
capital city of Córdoba.
Judges invoked “environmental risks”
in the construction of the 300 million dollars plant
The decision was made by a labour
court in Córdoba City, which placed an injunction to halt the application of
Order Number 821/2013, granting the firm permission to advance with its
construction project.
The court thus accepted the appeal
presented by the ARGENTINE Law Foundation Club and counters the ruling by Civil
and Commercial Judge Claudia Zalazar, who on January 25 had authorized the
beginning of the construction.
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Sources in Monsanto claimed that no
prior legal warning had been received from the authorities and insisted that an
appeal was more than likely.
In the resolution revealed on Monday, Judges Silvia DÃaz and Luis FarÃas highlighted that the precautionary principle which prevailed in the decision was centred on questions of potential “environmental risks.”
In the resolution revealed on Monday, Judges Silvia DÃaz and Luis FarÃas highlighted that the precautionary principle which prevailed in the decision was centred on questions of potential “environmental risks.”
Consequentially, the works will
remain suspended until the fundamental issue leading to the appeal by the ARGENTINE
Law Foundation Club and Malvinas ARGENTINA’S residents is resolved. The
appellants have objected to the constitutional validity of the municipal order
granted by Judge Zalazar which allowed for the beginning of a project approved
by the provincial Water, Environment and Energy Ministry in September last
year.
Through a project notice, the
ministry revealed that a facility of some 27 hectares, with similar
characteristics to another built by Monsanto in Rojas, Buenos Aires province,
would be built in Malvinas Argentinas. According to the firm, prior to the
injunction, the plant was expected to be inaugurated in December after a 1.6
billion Pesos investment (approx. 300 million dollars).
In BRAZIL Monsanto said it was to
file an immediate appeal of a recent ruling by a single judge of the BRAZILIAN
Superior Court of Justice, relating to the company's request for term
correction of a patent covering its Roundup Ready soybean product. The company
will move forward with the next phase of the appeals process to secure its
intellectual property rights and ensure its business is not disrupted in the
country.
Monsanto had previously obtained
patent protection in BRAZIL for its first-generation Roundup Ready soybean products.
In accordance with BRAZILIAN law, Monsanto has sought to correct the term of
its patent rights in BRAZIL to conform to the 2014 patent term granted in the UNITED
STATES.
CORN-SEED SALES IN
BRAZIL, ARGENTINA AND MEXICO HELP MONSANTO WITH RECORD EARNINGS
US agricultural giant Monsanto
Tuesday posted a large increase in quarterly earnings on strong results in corn
seed sales in the US and Latin America and better sales of pesticides. The St
Louis-based corporation said net income for the first quarter was 339 million
dollars, up from 126 million a year earlier.
The results were boosted by
particularly strong sales of its gene manipulated corn seed products in Brazil,
Argentina and Mexico, the company said.
Farmers in Brazil and Argentina have
upgraded to new Monsanto genetically modified products, the company said. Sales
in this category rose more than 27% compared to the same period last year.
The company also said it also had a
positive US order book that was better than the same point last year.
The other big improvement came in
the agricultural productivity category, which includes crop protection products
and law-and-garden herbicide products. Sales in this category rose nearly 31%
compared with the same period last year.
“We've achieved a successful start to
the year, with contributions from multiple areas that speaks to the strength of
our global business and provides confidence in our ability to realize a third
consecutive year of significant growth,” said Hugh Grant, CEO of Monsanto.
Monsanto's earnings came in at 62
cents per share, excluding exceptional items, well above the 37 cents per share
projected by analysts. Monsanto shares were up are currently up 3% to 98.86
dollars.
See:
MONSANTO – “GLOBAL MONSTER CORPORATION”?
The Monsanto Company is a multinational agricultural
biotechnology corporation which is particularly famous for its genetically
modified products and herbicides. It is also notable for its involvement in
high profile lawsuits, where fines and damages have run into the hundreds of
millions of dollars. Most of them were related to health damage caused by
Monsanto’s products.
Monsanto is one of the most powerful and controversial
Agricultural and Biotechnology Corporation on the globe. Monsanto allegedly
controls 90% of the world wide food market and is a key promoter of genetic
modified food products as well as lead producer of pesticides.
Given the fact that Argentina is a major
agricultural producer and exporter, the strong presence of Monsanto in
Argentina must raise concerns, for the corporation is known for its lack of
moral and controversial use of Biotechnology especially in genetic manipulated
food products and chemicals used for pesticides. Most of the lawsuits are
related to health problems connected to genetically manipulated food products
and side effects of pesticides.
Currently Monsanto is engaged in countless legal
battles and controversies around the globe, a frightening fact, given the power
and political influence the corporation has. Some of the current controversies
and lawsuits involving Monsanto are:
MONSANTO GUILTY OF CHEMICAL POISONING
Via Reuters
A French court ruled that a controversial US biotech
company Monsanto is guilty of unintentional chemical poisoning of a French
farmer. The verdict sets a French precedent for pesticide-poisoning and more
cases are expected to follow.
Grain farmer Paul Francois, says he suffered a
number of neurological problems, including memory loss, stammering and
headaches, after inhaling Monsanto's Lasso weed killer in 2004. He blamed the
company for failing to provide adequate warning labels on its products.
The present case is not the first of its kind. All
previous health claims have reportedly failed because of the difficulties with
proving the links between health issues and exposure to pesticides and other
chemicals. Francois’s claims appeared to be easier to substantiate because he
could describe a particular incident – the inhaling of a particular pesticide
while cleaning the tank of his crop sprayer. The man was only able to obtain
his work invalidity status after a court appeal.
300K FARMERS HOPE FOR LAWSUIT AGAINST
MONSANTO
Via RT
Around 300,000 organic
farmers think that Monsanto, the biotech giant known for genetically modifying
Mother Nature’s handwork for profit and pushing over the little guys all the
while, is pretty seedy.
Now a judge in New York is debating if Monsanto’s questionable methods will go before a jury.
FOGGY PATENT CLAIM ON GENETICALLY MODIFIED SEED
Last year, 270,000 organic farmers from around 60 family farms tried to take Monsanto to court over issues pertaining to a genetically-modified seed masterminded by the corporation. Not only were the smaller farms concerned over how the manufactured seeds had been carried by wind and creature alike onto their own plantations, but the biggest problem perhaps was that Monsanto was filing lawsuits themselves against farmers. Monsanto went after hundreds of farmers for infringing on their patented seed after audits revealed that their farms had contained their product as a result of routine pollination by animals and acts of nature.
SMALL FARM GRABBING TACTICS BY MONSANTO
Unable to afford a proper defense, competing small farms have been bought out by the company in droves. As a result, Monsanto saw their profits increase by the hundreds of millions over the last few years as a result. Between 1997 and 2010, Monsanto tackled 144 organic farms with lawsuits and investigated roughly 500 plantations annually during that span with a so-called “seed police.”
Now a judge in New York is debating if Monsanto’s questionable methods will go before a jury.
FOGGY PATENT CLAIM ON GENETICALLY MODIFIED SEED
Last year, 270,000 organic farmers from around 60 family farms tried to take Monsanto to court over issues pertaining to a genetically-modified seed masterminded by the corporation. Not only were the smaller farms concerned over how the manufactured seeds had been carried by wind and creature alike onto their own plantations, but the biggest problem perhaps was that Monsanto was filing lawsuits themselves against farmers. Monsanto went after hundreds of farmers for infringing on their patented seed after audits revealed that their farms had contained their product as a result of routine pollination by animals and acts of nature.
SMALL FARM GRABBING TACTICS BY MONSANTO
Unable to afford a proper defense, competing small farms have been bought out by the company in droves. As a result, Monsanto saw their profits increase by the hundreds of millions over the last few years as a result. Between 1997 and 2010, Monsanto tackled 144 organic farms with lawsuits and investigated roughly 500 plantations annually during that span with a so-called “seed police.”
MONSANTO’S INCREASING REIGN OVER THE WORLD’S AGRICULTURE WILL SURPASS
ANYTHING IMAGINABLE
Farmers have been concerned that unless Monsanto is stopped, their reign over the world’s agriculture will surpass anything imaginable. They are seeking pre-emptive protection from those questionable lawsuits and next month Judge Buchwald will weigh in on if the matter should go to trial. Her honor recently listened to oral arguments on Monsanto’s Motion to Dismiss, which the corporation hopes to win to cease the charges being brought by a total of 83 plaintiffs representing now over 300,000 organic farm-affiliated businesses. The legal team for the small-time farmers also offered their arguments.
ARGENTINA SAYS MONSANTO CONTRACTOR ABUSES WORKERS
Farmers have been concerned that unless Monsanto is stopped, their reign over the world’s agriculture will surpass anything imaginable. They are seeking pre-emptive protection from those questionable lawsuits and next month Judge Buchwald will weigh in on if the matter should go to trial. Her honor recently listened to oral arguments on Monsanto’s Motion to Dismiss, which the corporation hopes to win to cease the charges being brought by a total of 83 plaintiffs representing now over 300,000 organic farm-affiliated businesses. The legal team for the small-time farmers also offered their arguments.
ARGENTINA SAYS MONSANTO CONTRACTOR ABUSES WORKERS
The
Associated Press January 16, 2012
Argentina's tax
agency has raided a Monsanto Co. contractor and found what it calls slave-like
conditions among workers in its cornfields.
The AFIP tax agency
says Rural Power SA hired all its farmhands illegally, prevented them from
leaving the fields and withheld their salaries. They had to de-tassel corn 14
hours a day and buy their food at inflated prices from the company store. AFIP
says it will hold the American agro-giant responsible for its contractor's
slave-like labor conditions.
Monsanto didn't
immediately respond to calls Monday to its headquarters in Buenos Aires and in
St. Louis, which was closed for the Martin Luther King holiday. Argentina's
congress last month gave farmhands an 8-hour day and other benefits long denied
under a dictatorship-era law.
Thursday,July 8th 2010
EU COURT RULING FAVORS ARGENTINA IN
DISPUTE WITH MONSANTO OVER SOY-SEED PATENT
United States Monsanto
Co., the world’s biggest seed company, can’t use a European patent on its
Roundup Ready soybeans to block Argentinean soy meal imports, the European
Union’s highest court said Wednesday. MercoPress
MONSANTO’S HARVEST OF FEAR
Monsanto already
dominates America’s food chain with its genetically modified seeds. Now it has
targeted milk production. Just as frightening as the corporation’s
tactics–ruthless legal battles against small farmers–is its decades-long
history of toxic contamination.
http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/05/monsanto200805
MONSANTO VS. CANADA
After an 8 year review, Canada rejected Monsanto's request for the approval of their genetically modified milk hormone, rBGH. This drug has been shown to make dairy cows produce 10% more milk than normal. This rejection was a major setback for the GE Giant because it was Monsanto's first GE product, and Monsanto had hoped that it's international exceptance would help lead the way to the approval of their other genetically engineered products, most notably crops like cotton, tomatoes, potatoes, rice, corn , and soybeans.
MONSANTO VS. CANADA
After an 8 year review, Canada rejected Monsanto's request for the approval of their genetically modified milk hormone, rBGH. This drug has been shown to make dairy cows produce 10% more milk than normal. This rejection was a major setback for the GE Giant because it was Monsanto's first GE product, and Monsanto had hoped that it's international exceptance would help lead the way to the approval of their other genetically engineered products, most notably crops like cotton, tomatoes, potatoes, rice, corn , and soybeans.
Canada dissaproved of the rBGH drug because, as the
product label acknowledges, it can cause udder infections, very painful,
debilitating foot disorders, and reduced life span in treated cows. There is no
doubt that bigger issues of genetic engineering in general also played a big
role in the final decision.
ARGENTINA BE WARY OF MONSANTO
ROUNDUP READY SOYA IN ARGENTINA
The GM soya, Round Up Ready (“RR”), which is
resistant to spraying of Monsanto’s weed killer Round Up, took only a few years
to become established in Argentina. This crop swept onto the market as
financial crisis hit Argentina in 2001.
While soya cultivation represented only 3700
hectares in 1971, it had risen to 8.3 million hectares in 2000, 9.3m by 2001,
11.6m by 2002 and by 2007 had reached 16 million hectares or 60% of the land in
cultivation, giving rise to the phrase “SOYISATION OF THE COUNTRY”. Of the
total, 14 million hectares were sown with GM soya, representing a 37 million
tone harvest, of which 90% was exported, mainly to Europe and China.
ARGENTINE LAND GRABBING - MONSANTO STYLE
Due to the economic crisis in 2001, land prices had
shot up in value, encouraging small landowners to sell up and concentrating
land ownership. In the course of a decade the average landholding in the Pampas
grew from 250 to 538 hectares while the number of farms fell by 30%. What’s more
16 million hectares of cultivable land were owned by
foreign agribusinesses. This caused a profound reorganization from
what had been a diverse and self-sufficient agriculture, to a model of
virtual monoculture.
Argentina’s leaders preferred to substitute an
intensive industrial model of agriculture, open to exploitative practices, for
traditional family farms. As Argentina’s Secretary of Agriculture remarked,
soya was seen at the time as a lifebelt for an Argentine economy in danger of
drowning. The State was raising taxes of 20% on oils and 23% on grains,
representing 10 billion dollars a year, or 30% of the national revenue. Another
boost to the growing of GM soya was that Argentina had refused to grant
Monsanto a patent for the GM seeds, so the small farmers were able to replant
RR seeds without having to pay the firm from St Louis to use them. To make
sure they grabbed the whole market, Monsanto didn’t hesitate to sell its seed
three times cheaper than in the US.
The new seed was seen as a “miracle” by many
Argentine farmers allowing them to save on weed killers but also to spare the
soil from too frequent spraying. After a few years of using RR soya however
many of them were disillusioned by the reality.
THE GREAT LET-DOWN: THE HIDDEN FACE OF
GM SOYA
The surge in GM soya, and what experts casually
refer to as “the rush for green gold” drove down production of crops
that were needed to feed Argentineans. Thus from 1996-7 to 2001-2, the
number of dairy holdings dropped by 27% and for the first time in its history Argentina
had to import milk from Uruguay. In the same period, Argentina recorded a
decline of 44% in rice production, 44% in sunflowers and 36% in pork. This
was accompanied by a rise in the price of basic foodstuffs, so that in 2003
flour rose by 162%, lentils by 272% and rice by 130%. The irony of this
situation is that Argentinians were being encouraged to substitute soya milk
and soya steaks for the traditional milk and meat that had always formed part
of the culinary heritage of their country.
“VOLUNTEER” SOYA: TOWARDS A STERILE SOIL
Before the advent of Monsanto’s Roundup Ready (“RR”)
soya, Argentine farmers used four or five different herbicides
on the same land, including very toxic ones like 2-4D (an ingredient of “Agent
Orange”), atrazine or paraquat (all banned in the European Union).
But alternation of the different products stopped the weeds from developing
resistance to any one of them.
Now, the exclusive use of Roundup had caused
biotypes to appear. At first these were “tolerant” of glyphosate and farmers
had to increase the doses of Roundup to get rid of them. But tolerance was
followed by resistance and the appearance of “volunteer” soya which became ever
more widespread in the Pampas. Before the arrival of RR, Argentina used on
average a million litres of glyphosate a year, but by 2005 that had grown to
150 million, with a considerable financial boost in consequence for Monsanto.
Increasing spraying with Roundup was weakening soils
because it destroys the microbial flora that it is essential to their
fertility. As the soil becomes progressively more sterile, it becomes less
productive, farmers are forced to use more fertilizer and so their costs of
production rise. The claim that using GMOs will increase profits is
therefore somewhat in doubt.
CONSEQUENCES FOR HEALTH AND THE
ENVIRONMENT
Rural populations are the first to be affected by
the damage to their environment from massive use of Roundup. Twice a year,
crop dusters or “mosquitos” spray the herbicide across the whole countryside
right up to people’s doorsteps. No precautions are taken in Argentina to reduce
the impact of contamination by glyphosate, which affects the environment, the
air and the ground water and in turn the population.
According to Dario Gianfelici, an Argentine doctor
working in the countryside, “Along with several other colleagues in the region,
we have recorded a significant increase in birth abnormalities, like
miscarriages or early fetal death, thyroid
dysfunction, respiratory dysfunction - like pulmonary oedema –
kidney and endocrine dysfunction, liver and skin diseases and serious sight
problems”.1 These are direct observations from the ground and not scientific
proof.
Furthermore the increase in land area given over to
growing soya has had an associated effect on deforestation which has increased
to provide new terrain. The region of SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO has shown one of the highest
rates of deforestation in the world with an average of 0.81% of the forest
torn away each year, against a global rate of 0.23%. According to Jorge
Menendez, Director for Forests with the Environment Ministry, between 1998 and
2002, that represented 800,000 hectares of forest in this region gone up in
smoke to make way for soya. In the same period, 118,000 hectares were lost in
the CHACO and 170,000 in SALTA. This is a veritable ecological tragedy for the
primitive forests which shelter a biodiversity found here and nowhere else on
the planet.
MONSANTO VERSES
ARGENTINA
In order to dominate the market for GM soya,
Monsanto hasn’t hesitated to extend a number of privileges in Argentina, like
the bargain prices for RR soya seed, the lack of a patent and its undertaking
not to sue farmers who replant part of their harvested seed.
However Monsanto is in dispute with the
Argentine government at the moment because the firm is claiming royalties on
the sale and export of its GM soya. The firm is demanding three dollars per
tonne of soya grain or flour leaving Argentine ports or 15 dollars on arrival
of the cargoes in European ports. That represents a potential financial boost of 160 million dollars a year for Monsanto
simply from Argentine soya exports destined for the EU. Currently no agreement has
been reached between Monsanto and the Argentine government.
MONSANTO TARGETS LATIN AMERICA FOR SEED
BUSINESS GROWTH
Via Dow Jones Newswires 12/22/2011
Monsanto claims more than 40% of
Brazil's GMO seed market and more than half of Argentina's.
The big farms of Brazil and Argentina have become a
key battleground for Monsanto Co. (MON) as the agribusiness heavyweight
seeks to maintain its market leadership in genetically modified seeds in Latin
America.
As growth of Monsanto's GMO seeds outside the U.S.
is expected to outpace the domestic market for the first time during the
upcoming crop season, Latin America has taken on new importance for
Monsanto. The momentum is expected to accelerate in 2012 in Latin America.
Furthermore it is expected the ramp-up of the corn opportunity in Brazil and
Argentina will be one of the single largest sources of new growth in the next
few years according to Monsanto.
While the U.S. has a finite amount of
cultivatable crop lands, there are still massive amounts of land available to
expand production in Brazil and Argentina. (http://geopoliticsrst.blogspot.com/2012/01/latam-economic-downgrading-tactics-by.html
)
Moreover, the benefits of GMO seeds -- including
increased resistance to pests and herbicides -- have won them increased usage
by farmers in those nations. Monsanto claims more than
40% of Brazil's GMO seed market and more than half of Argentina's.
Last year, the company's sales to Argentina totaled over $600 million out of
Monsanto's overall global seed sales of $10.5 billion.
Brazil and Argentina are primed to boost
Monsanto's top line as farmers adopt biotech seeds and trade
up to more advanced and higher-margin seeds.
With 120 million acres of soybeans in
South America versus 75 million in the U.S. it is a significant growth
opportunity for Monsanto and the next blockbuster product, with a big
opportunity for investors in South America.
Leaked documents reveal US diplomats actually work for
Monsanto
Article by Anthony
Gucciardi via Natural News
(NaturalNews) Biotech
giant Monsanto has been genetically modifying the world's food supply and
subsequently breeding environmental devastation for years, but leaked documents
now reveal that Monsanto has also deeply infiltrated the United States
government. With leaked reports revealing how U.S. diplomats are actually
working for Monsanto to push their agenda along with other key government officials,
Monsanto's grasp on international politics has never been clearer.
Amazingly, the information reveals that the massive corporation is also intensely involved in the passing and regulations concerning the very GM ingredients they are responsible for. In fact, the information released by WikiLeaks reveals just how much power Monsanto has thanks to key positions within the United States government and elsewhere. Not only was it exposed that the U.S. is threatening nations who oppose Monsanto with military-style trade wars, but that many U.S. diplomats actually work directly for Monsanto.
Amazingly, the information reveals that the massive corporation is also intensely involved in the passing and regulations concerning the very GM ingredients they are responsible for. In fact, the information released by WikiLeaks reveals just how much power Monsanto has thanks to key positions within the United States government and elsewhere. Not only was it exposed that the U.S. is threatening nations who oppose Monsanto with military-style trade wars, but that many U.S. diplomats actually work directly for Monsanto.
What the leaked
documents reveal -- Military style trade wars, government corruption
In 2007 it was requested
that specific nations inside the European Union be punished for not supporting
the expansion of Monsanto's GMO crops. The request for such measures to be
taken was made by Craig Stapleton, the United States ambassador to France and
partner to George W. Bush. Despite mounting evidence linking Monsanto's GM corn
to organ damage and environmental devastation, the ambassador plainly calls for
'target retaliation' against those not supporting the GM crop. In the leaked
documents, Stapleton states:
"Country team Paris recommends that we calibrate a target retaliation list that causes some pain across the EU since this is a collective responsibility, but that also focuses in part on the worst culprits. The list should be measured rather than vicious and must be sustainable over the long term, since we should not expect an early victory. Moving to retaliation will make clear that the current path has real costs to EU interests and could help strengthen European pro-biotech voices."
The undying support of key players within the U.S. towards Monsanto is undeniably made clear not only in this release, but in the legislative decisions taken by organizations such as the FDA and USDA. Legislative decisions such as allowing Monsanto's synthetic hormone Posilac (rBGH) to be injected into U.S. cows despite being banned in 27 countries. How did Monsanto pull this off?
The biotech juggernaut managed to infiltrate the FDA positions responsible for the approval of rBGH, going as far as instating the company's own Margaret Miller as Deputy Director of Human Safety and Consultative Services. After assuming this position, Miller reviewed her own report on the safety and effectiveness of rBGH.
"Country team Paris recommends that we calibrate a target retaliation list that causes some pain across the EU since this is a collective responsibility, but that also focuses in part on the worst culprits. The list should be measured rather than vicious and must be sustainable over the long term, since we should not expect an early victory. Moving to retaliation will make clear that the current path has real costs to EU interests and could help strengthen European pro-biotech voices."
The undying support of key players within the U.S. towards Monsanto is undeniably made clear not only in this release, but in the legislative decisions taken by organizations such as the FDA and USDA. Legislative decisions such as allowing Monsanto's synthetic hormone Posilac (rBGH) to be injected into U.S. cows despite being banned in 27 countries. How did Monsanto pull this off?
The biotech juggernaut managed to infiltrate the FDA positions responsible for the approval of rBGH, going as far as instating the company's own Margaret Miller as Deputy Director of Human Safety and Consultative Services. After assuming this position, Miller reviewed her own report on the safety and effectiveness of rBGH.
Many US diplomats pawns
of Monsanto's GM agenda
While it may be shocking
to you if you are not familiar with the corrupt influence of Monsanto, the
cables also show that many US diplomats are pushing GMO crops as a strategic
government and commercial imperative. Interestingly enough, the U.S. focused
their efforts toward advisers to the pope specifically, due to the fact that
many Catholic figureheads have openly voiced their opposition to GM foods. With
this kind of political influence, is it any wonder that many food staples are
now predominantly GM? Nearly 93% of U.S. soybeans are heavily modified
conservatively, with many other staple crops coming in at similar numbers.
U.S. diplomats have unique opportunities to spread honest and intellectual campagins that can serve to better mankind and end suffering, however they are instead spreading the roots of Monsanto deeper and deeper into international territory. As a substitute for the betterment of mankind, these paid-off diplomats are now spreading environment desecration and health destruction.
As if there wasn't already enough information to reveal Monsanto's corruption, the biotech giant also spends enormous amount of money lobbying government each year. Monsanto spent an astonishing $2 million lobbying the federal government in the 3rd quarter of 2011 alone, according to mainstream sources. Why so much cash? The government lobbying focuses on issues like regulations for GM crops and patent reforms. This 'legal' form of persuasion is the reason government agencies like the USDA and FDA let Monsanto roam freely.
Satisfying government officials' financial vested interest is all that matters when dealing with corrupt mega-corporations like Monsanto. As long as these financial ties continue to exist, Monsanto will continue to reign over the food supply and continue to wreak devastation to the environment, ecosystem, and humankind.
Sources for this article include:
http://naturalsociety.com/us-start-trade-wars-with-nations-opposed-to-monsanto-gmo-crops/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/03/wikileaks-us-eu-gm-crops
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9RL51J81.htm
http://213.251.145.96/cable/2007/12/07PARIS4723.html
http://www.fastcoexist.com/1677871/fearful-of-genetically-modified-crops-youre-too-late
U.S. diplomats have unique opportunities to spread honest and intellectual campagins that can serve to better mankind and end suffering, however they are instead spreading the roots of Monsanto deeper and deeper into international territory. As a substitute for the betterment of mankind, these paid-off diplomats are now spreading environment desecration and health destruction.
As if there wasn't already enough information to reveal Monsanto's corruption, the biotech giant also spends enormous amount of money lobbying government each year. Monsanto spent an astonishing $2 million lobbying the federal government in the 3rd quarter of 2011 alone, according to mainstream sources. Why so much cash? The government lobbying focuses on issues like regulations for GM crops and patent reforms. This 'legal' form of persuasion is the reason government agencies like the USDA and FDA let Monsanto roam freely.
Satisfying government officials' financial vested interest is all that matters when dealing with corrupt mega-corporations like Monsanto. As long as these financial ties continue to exist, Monsanto will continue to reign over the food supply and continue to wreak devastation to the environment, ecosystem, and humankind.
Sources for this article include:
http://naturalsociety.com/us-start-trade-wars-with-nations-opposed-to-monsanto-gmo-crops/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/03/wikileaks-us-eu-gm-crops
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9RL51J81.htm
http://213.251.145.96/cable/2007/12/07PARIS4723.html
http://www.fastcoexist.com/1677871/fearful-of-genetically-modified-crops-youre-too-late
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