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In 2007, then-U.S. ambassador to France Craig Stapleton conspired to retaliate against European countries for their anti-biotech policies. U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks reveal the Bush administration formulated battle plans to extract revenge against Europe for refusing to use genetically modified seeds.
Originally posted by Maxmars
I think "...helping their industry push their own brand" is hardly what "they" (as in, "the government") are doing.
Monsanto would be quick to tell you they are not "the governments" anything.
These Ambassadors are not representing the American people, they are pushing forward, a transnational corporation's product. As with most mega-corporations , it can be assured that Monsanto stock, or interests, are those of the Federal Reserve Bank - yet another transnational corporation - if you go by ownership.
Originally posted by Britguy
Once again Wikileaks posts something that has been in the blogosphere for a looooong time. Have they yet posted anything that hasn't been around for a long time? I'm sure there are a great many people out there for whom this, and many other Wiki-leaks are news, but most of what I have seen so far is not. Sure, the MSM hasn't reported it but it's been out there and discussed.
That's why I think Wikileaks is still a controlled intel setup, designed to push this stuff that is already out there, but with the added propaganda factor thrown in.
I remember reading about the pushing of GMO and copyrighted seed stocks on to the Iraqi farmers and added it to a thread about Monsanto back in 2005. Of course, back then, it was a crazy conspiracy theory, but isn't every dirty little deed they want swept under the rug!
Originally posted by Britguy
reply to post by smurfy
You misunderstand. The point I was making was that this issue, and many others, have been out there and discussed for years. It doesn't need Wikileaks to give it any credibility, it had that all along, but the MSM chose to ignore it, like they do so many times with big issues that have a national or perhaps even global impact.