U.S. Using Taxpayer Dollars to Promote Monsanto GMOs Overseas

[KoKo]

Just when you thought the latest Supreme Court ruling in favor of Monsanto’s anti-farmer patent policy was enough evidence of Monsanto’s deep relationship with the US government, hundreds of new cables from the State Department and embassies around the world reveal that your taxpayer dollars are being used to push Monsanto’s genetically modified seeds.

Even mainstream news websites like Reuters are now reporting on the cable details, as it becomes more than crystal clear that the United States government is literally assisting Monsanto in promoting it’s health-crushing genetically modified seeds and escalating the corporation above the law. The same corporation busted for running slave-like work rings where ‘employees’ were required to work on the GMO corn fields for up to 14 hours a day or have their pay withheld.

One circumstance from 2009 regarding Spain is particularly telling, as the cable tells us that the embassy was demanding ”high-level U.S. government intervention” at the “urgent request” of Monsanto to squash biotech competitors in the country so that Monsanto could come scoop up the market for itself. The organization Food & Water Watch has released a detailed report on the cables. A representative from the organization explained how this isn’t even just the promotion of Monsanto but a truly insane initiative by the US government to bend over backwards for the GMO juggernaut:

“It really goes beyond promoting the U.S.’s biotech industry and agriculture,” said Wenonah Hauter, executive director of Food & Water Watch. “It really gets down to twisting the arms of countries and working to undermine local democratic movements that may be opposed to biotech crops, and pressuring foreign governments to also reduce the oversight of biotech crops.”

http://www.nationofchange.org/leak-us-using-taxpayer-dollars-promote-monsanto-gmos-overseas-1368714552

[L0oniX]

1. More evidence that our government does NOT represent us or the majority.

[truedelphi]

2. In 2011-12, Corporate welfare for the biggest and most tyrannical and most

Profitable corporations was a good five billion bucks more than regular old safety net welfare, for poor and low income folks.

Somehow tht doesn't get mentioned that often.

[truedelphi]

3. Also, what is most insidious and evil about this particular

Corporate Welfare Monster, Monsanto, is that these monies are to be used to corruptly influence a foreign government!

[KoKo]

4. So much is going on...but, this deserves another look.