Mexico: Maya campesinos beat Monsanto in court

[Peace Patriot]

1. It's so good to see that at least one judge somewhere has not been...

...bought and paid for by Monsanto & brethren.

Three judges, actually, in Mexico! Two at the district level; one at the federal level. Wow! I will be very surprised, however, if Monsanto doesn't get reversals, via legal maneuvering, bribery and power-playing, at the federal level.

The article mentions some special provisions of the Mexican Constitution, having to do with Indigenous rights. I first learned of these during the Oaxaca uprising. The Indigenous and others in Oaxaca were trying to disempower a cruel, murderous, fascist governor and his henchmen, and tried to establish an alternative government, which they have a right to do under the Mexican Constitution. The Oaxaca uprising was crushed, however, by Mexico's president, Felipe Calderon (who had just been elected) and federal troops. So much for Indigenous rights, I thought.

It is heartening to see several judges confirm the right of people to prevent the food supply from being poisoned and their livelihoods destroyed, and further to confirm Indigenous rights under the Constitution. I hope these farmers can hang on to their victories. A lot is riding on their success--possibly the fate of the entire world food chain and the fate of planet Earth itself. Monsanto and other transglobal corporate poisoners, and land and resource thieves, must be stopped!