How the U.S. Government Shills for Monsanto Around the World
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How the U.S. Government Shills for Monsanto Around the World
Posted on May 15, 2013
Thanks in part to WikiLeaks, we now know that the State Department is acting like a global sales agent for biotech behemoths such as Monsanto. According to a report released Tuesday by Food & Water Watch, American ambassadors are pushing genetically modified products by “twisting the arms of countries,” actively lobbying foreign governments to enact pro-biotechnology policies and waging a vast public relations campaign to improve the image of the biotech industry.
The report was pulled together with the help of hundreds of diplomatic cables that were made publicly available by WikiLeaks.
“The U.S. Department of State is selling seeds instead of democracy,” Wenonah Hauter, executive director of Food & Water Watch, said in a press release. “This report provides a chilling snapshot of how a handful of giant biotechnology companies are unduly influencing U.S. foreign policy and undermining our diplomatic efforts to promote security, international development and transparency worldwide. This report is a call to action for Americans because public policy should not be for sale to the highest bidder.” .................(more)
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