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proverbialwisdom

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30. Might 'foreign 3rd-class partner' label reflect valuing public health over raging corporate profits?

Reply to temmer (Original post)

Sun Jun 30, 2013, 02:58 PM

Jun 2013

Last edited Sun Jun 30, 2013, 04:04 PM - Edit history (2)

...relative to the nuclear, biotech food, and pharmaceutical industries? German regulatory oversight standards in these areas are highly admirable, IMO.

See:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sustainable-business/nuclear-power-germany-renewable-energy
http://www.stopthecrop.org/news/german-fields-are-gmo-free-2013
http://venice.cineca.org/documents/germany_ip.pdf

http://articles.latimes.com/2007/oct/02/business/fi-healthspend2
Europe healthier than U.S.
Older Americans have higher rates of serious diseases than aging Europeans, a study says.
October 02, 2007|Lisa Girion | Times Staff Writer

http://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/overview/index.htm

Oops, sorry, the OP is about the NSA and terrorism, not this speculative, business disparaging tangent.

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U.S. taps half-billion German phone, internet links in month: report [View all] temmer Jun 2013 OP

Winning friends and influencing enemies! Scootaloo Jun 2013 #1

But being a magnificently awful pack of dicks is empowering. /nt Ash_F Jun 2013 #2

Thanks for making me spill my coffee Android3.14 Jun 2013 #11

Since Germans are merely third-class, fasttense Jun 2013 #3

Germans, losing their civil liberites to a foreign power??? AllTooEasy Jun 2013 #4

The war ended 68 years ago... Cooley Hurd Jun 2013 #12

Not long enough ago for some people warrant46 Jun 2013 #16

My, are you progressive. Celefin Jun 2013 #26

Actually most of the Germans of that persuasion are in the East these days DFW Jun 2013 #29

I'm sure they only tapped the ''bad'' Germans..... DeSwiss Jun 2013 #5

Think about that number Scootaloo Jun 2013 #8

Or, 6.1728 taps per German..... DeSwiss Jun 2013 #9

Isn't Germany where Mohammed Atta did his organizing pre-9/11? ... eom Kolesar Jun 2013 #6

No GeorgeGist Jun 2013 #10

Let's cheer for embarrassing the USA Progressive dog Jun 2013 #7

Even a blind man could see..... DeSwiss Jun 2013 #13

"office"? Don't you mean their cushy bushy gov't jobs for life, with pensions and health care Coyotl Jun 2013 #18

That's exactly what I mean. DeSwiss Jun 2013 #19

So drive them, you're prabably already trying Progressive dog Jun 2013 #21

Last offer: DeSwiss Jun 2013 #23

If it applies political pressure for the U.S. Harmony Blue Jun 2013 #20

according to snowden`s stolen documents that no one knows are actually true.. madrchsod Jun 2013 #14

''...according to snowden`s stolen documents that no one knows are actually true....'' DeSwiss Jun 2013 #15

Love the humor, DeSwiss! And you make an important point... truth2power Jun 2013 #22

You can't let the ''facts.....'' DeSwiss Jun 2013 #25

There must be quite a delegation of expert linguists at the NSA DFW Jun 2013 #17

And each one...... DeSwiss Jun 2013 #24

Brilliant summary. Celefin Jun 2013 #27

At least those Russian dolls...... DeSwiss Jun 2013 #28

Might 'foreign 3rd-class partner' label reflect valuing public health over raging corporate profits? proverbialwisdom Jun 2013 #30

to keep the Russians out, the Americans in, and the Germans down. jakeXT Jun 2013 #31