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Russia Warns Obama: Monsanto
Posted: May 28th, 2013 ˑ Filled under: Top News ˑ 32 Comments
The shocking minutes relating to President Putins meeting this past week with US Secretary of State John Kerry reveal the Russian leaders extreme outrage over the Obama regimes continued protection of global seed and plant bio-genetic giants Syngenta and Monsanto in the face of a growing bee apocalypse that the Kremlin warns will most certainly lead to world war.
According to these minutes, released in the Kremlin today by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation (MNRE), Putin was so incensed over the Obama regimes refusal to discuss this grave matter that he refused for three hours to even meet with Kerry, who had traveled to Moscow on a scheduled diplomatic mission, but then relented so as to not cause an even greater rift between these two nations.
At the center of this dispute between Russia and the US, this MNRE report says, is the undisputed evidence that a class of neuro-active insecticides chemically related to nicotine, known as neonicotinoids, are destroying our planets bee population, and which if left unchecked could destroy our worlds ability to grow enough food to feed its population.
So grave has this situation become, the MNRE reports, the full European Commission (EC) this past week instituted a two-year precautionary ban (set to begin on 1 December 2013) on these bee killing pesticides following the lead of Switzerland, France, Italy, Russia, Slovenia and Ukraine, all of whom had previously banned these most dangerous of genetically altered organisms from being used on the continent.
Two of the most feared neonicotinoids being banned are Actara and Cruiser made by the Swiss global bio-tech seed and pesticide giant Syngenta AG which employs over 26,000 people in over 90 countries and ranks third in total global sales in the commercial agricultural seeds market.
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Not diffcult to believe, though - Bloomberg reported on Sept. 12, 2012 that Russia halted imports
djean111
May 2013
#21
I guess I am hoping that it is true - at least the idea of there being some sort of penalty
djean111
May 2013
#25
The problem is indeed serious. Unfortunately, this story is pure fiction. nt
geek tragedy
May 2013
#28
You've gotten DU's attention, albeit by knowingly posting false information
geek tragedy
May 2013
#56
It's so sad that we have to rely on other governments to battle the transnational corporations!
reformist2
May 2013
#8
Obviously, Monsanto needs to send lobbyists to Russia, and to start bribing Russian politicians.
djean111
May 2013
#9
He's a commie, what does he know. Our guys know what is best for THIS planet.
Safetykitten
May 2013
#15
Switzerland has the balls and smarts to ban products made by a company domiciled in Switzerland
Fla Dem
May 2013
#19
There's a shocker. A world leader who actually gets the seriousness of the problem.
Autumn
May 2013
#20
Unsuccessfully alerted. But, we've already seen that GD=Creative Speculation.
geek tragedy
May 2013
#33
I don't believe Putin is threatening anyone. But I agree with the graphic I posted.
freshwest
May 2013
#41
Freshwest, I agree with you. But posting BS exagerations (like the OP did) is NOT helpful.......
rdharma
May 2013
#43
Oh, damn, I went to the website. Obama the anti-Christ, Boston bombing and Sandy Hook truthers.
freshwest
May 2013
#57
I find it stunning that 33 DUers would put their name to a rec for a Sorcha Faal article...
SidDithers
May 2013
#45
LOL!!! That site is for the most outrageous conspiracy theorists on the planet. nt
DevonRex
May 2013
#46
Ask yourself, has this story been on ANY site that isn't a total Nutjob/tinfoil hat site?
Champion Jack
May 2013
#49