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reply posted on 6-11-2007 @ 11:37 AM by twitchy
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Originally posted by twitchy
Will somebody please stop these crazy greedy bastards before this crap leaks out into the natural gene pool?
Looks like it's already too late...
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By Lisa Shumaker
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Trace amounts of genetically modified varieties of rice that were found commingled in the U.S. rice supply in 2006 caused more
than $1.2 billion in damages and additional costs, the environmental group Greenpeace International said on Monday.
U.S. rice exports fell sharply after Bayer CropScience, a division of Bayer, reported in 2006 that trace amounts of its biotech LibertyLink rice
variety LLRICE601 were found in a widely grown variety of U.S. rice called Cheniere. Later, a second variety called Clearfield 131 was found to be
contaminated with LLRICE604.
"Until we've seen the report, we really can't comment," said Bayer spokesman Greg Coffey.
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reply posted on 6-11-2007 @ 12:57 PM by NGC2736
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Somebody let me off this crazy assed planet where the big boys make the rules and we have to pay the piper. This is an outrage. Talk about crimes
against humanity!
There are times I'm glad I'm old and won't likely live to see the extent of damage these greedy bastards are bringing.
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reply posted on 8-11-2007 @ 04:31 PM by twitchy
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I'm shocked there isn't more response from the scientific community about this. I'm even more shocked that they are allowed to even develop
anything that would interfere with the natural gene expressions of any living animal, let alone apply it to food crops.
"The crops, which initiate a gene-silencing response called RNA interference, are a step beyond existing genetically modified crops that produce
toxic proteins."
They're probably going to get away with it too. That's about the creepiest damned thing I've ever read. Good bye grasshoppers, good bye, blue eyes.
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reply posted on 8-11-2007 @ 05:18 PM by Beachcoma
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The more I read about Monsanto, the more I'm convinced that they were the basis for the Umbrella Corporation in the Resident Evil
franchise. Think about it, with all their expertise in the field of chemistry and genetic modification, they might actually have some sort of secret
black project involving viral weaponry.
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reply posted on 13-1-2009 @ 02:10 AM by twitchy
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If the following is true, Monsanto has escalated their war on the world's food supply to what would seem to me to be all out strong arming seed
cleaners out of business... I guess the 8 billion dollars Monsanto spent in the 1990's to aquire alot of the seed suppliers wasn't enough control,
now they have to go after the seed cleaners as well?
Rural Cleansing? 
opednews
Monsanto Investigator in Illinois Laughs They Are Doing 'Rural Cleansing'
by Linn Cohen-Cole
As of last night, a US marshall, 2 state police and a county police are all over Mr. Hixon's area, serving notices to farmers that they are being
sued by Monsanto. They arrive in pairs, with two cars parked a quarter mile and half mile down the road. They've served 3 so far and said "a bunch
more are coming." No telling how many will be served since Hixon has between 200-400 farmers he cleans seeds for and these farmers have been
repeatedly threatened by Monsanto thugs for the last two months, getting "visits," letters, and calls daily.
Farmers report that a Monsanto investigator laughed that they were doing "rural cleansing."...
Mr. Parr reports that when he was sued, the first think out of the judge said was how "honored to have a fine company like Monsanto in my
courtroom."
"Shortly after someone broke into Mr. Hixon's office and he found his account book on his truck seat where he would never have left it, evey one of
his remotely located and very scattered customers had three men (described as goons with "no necks") arrived at each farm, going out onto it without
permission ... Mr. Hixon and state police who were called in, believe a GPS tracking device may have been put on Mr. Hixon's equipment." ...
In 2002, when Mr. Hixon was at the state legislature for a meeting, he said he told a Monsanto representative there, "If you guys wnt to tak over the
seed industry so bad, you ought to buy guys like me out." The Monsanto agent is supposed to have responded "We'd rather put you out of business,
it's more fun that way."
I wish I could post the entire article here, if true, it was mind blowing. What's worse?
How to make a buck off it 
Monsanto in the News
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reply posted on 13-1-2009 @ 02:42 AM by mlmijyd
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Great post! This is the sort of things we should be looking and acting on not worrying about a 2012 non-event. Monsanto are the reason that you in the
US have virtually all GM products because of their lawsuits and getting the definition of when a product constitutes a GM one? If you applied the same
rules we have here in the UK to products in the US they could not be sold as either Organic and would have to be labelled as GM products. Thanks to
your laws that have been shaped by Monsanto UK labelling would be deemed an unfair advantage to the smaller Health food sellers and not allowed. This
is how your small independent health food shops were ruined. Anyhoo, the next big NWO ploy will descend on us in the shape of the implementation of
Codex Alimentarius that as been signed up to globally.
US not happy with GM labeling
Forget 2012 soothsayers and focus on real issues! (Remember the same bandwagon came around with the same doom spiritual sellers in 1999)
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reply posted on 13-1-2009 @ 02:54 AM by mlmijyd
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Originally posted by twitchy
reply to post by twitchy
I'm shocked there isn't more response from the scientific community about this. I'm even more shocked that they are allowed to even develop
anything that would interfere with the natural gene expressions of any living animal, let alone apply it to food crops.
"The crops, which initiate a gene-silencing response called RNA interference, are a step beyond existing genetically modified crops that produce
toxic proteins."
They're probably going to get away with it too. That's about the creepiest damned thing I've ever read. Good bye grasshoppers, good bye, blue eyes.
I don't think you are shocked that there isn't any response from the scientific community. You’re an articulate thinking person that knows
what’s what; you know there is no such thing as ‘independent’ research that has any say or public outlet and sway. Because……….. they are
funded by the agenda makers. I offer you the IPCC as a politically motivated and agenda driven body. Yes?
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reply posted on 13-1-2009 @ 08:19 AM by debris765nju
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I first ran across Monsanto in Viet-Nam in 1968-70, thanks to them i have been in constant pain for 39 years, my endocrine system is destroyed, my
thyroid is shot, have to take hormones to live. Had a major heart attack and developed diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic
inflammatory demylinating polyradiculating neuropathy which causes unending nerve pain and degeneration and took away my ability to walk, to have
sexual intercourse.......Good old agent orange. You don't even have to go to vietnam to get it anymore as it is now part of our planetary
ecosystem. No one in my family had any of these ailments.....guess what? No one is responsible. Do i bear a grudge? You bet i do.
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reply posted on 13-1-2009 @ 09:31 AM by Flighty
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Where are the religious zealots when you need them?
If only they would stop killing each other and turn their angst towards companies like Monsanto who are raping the world food supply and making
their food unhalal and unkosher.
That is one war that would have my full support.
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reply posted on 14-1-2009 @ 08:31 AM by resistor
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Originally posted by Flighty
Where are the religious zealots when you need them?
If only they would stop killing each other and turn their angst towards companies like Monsanto who are raping the world food supply and making
their food unhalal and unkosher.
That is one war that would have my full support.
I've got to admit that I didn't see that coming. 
Everything is religion's fault huh?
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Sorry to have not searched out your pre-existing thread twitchy, should have added to it instead of starting a new one.
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reply posted on 14-1-2009 @ 08:46 AM by questioningall
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My question is:
Does that mean, all the seeds we buy in prepacked units at the store, Monsanto seeds and GM seeds? If so, how can we buy "real" seeds.
I have purchased seeds at stores and am now wondering if they are GM seeds.
Can anyone answer that?
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reply posted on 14-1-2009 @ 09:57 AM by Grambler
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This thread is truly disturbing.
Aside from the obvious favor showed to Monsanto in US courtrooms, I was wondering if Monsanto benefits from government intervention in other ways. In
particular, I have heard that biofuel and dairy subsidies have been instrumental in Monsantos rise to power. Can anyone clarify this for me or post
any sources showing how much money Monsanto gets in subsidies?
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reply posted on 14-1-2009 @ 11:33 AM by Animal
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What we are seeing is the growing fall out from the industrialization of agriculture, the creation of the Industrial Agriculture Complex that spans
many fields beyond the actual agriculture itself.
The solution? A return to localized, placed based agriculturte. You know, the kind that existed pre 1950's in the USa. The kind that allowed this
nation to develop as it did.
The idea that it "wont work" is fabricated. Ya, it wont work and make the industrial giants like Monsanto billions but it will feed the nation.
Whats more, when we do return to localize agriculture we will also be effectively re-establishing our Food Security.
Best way to help this come about? Join a CSA, eat local foods, shop to co-ops and farmers markets.
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reply posted on 14-1-2009 @ 12:13 PM by twitchy
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Originally posted by questioningall
Does that mean, all the seeds we buy in prepacked units at the store, Monsanto seeds and GM seeds? If so, how can we buy "real" seeds.
I keep a garden myself and we always make a point to buy heirloom seeds, heirloom is a term they use now to mean ithe fruit or vegetable produces
viable seeds. Most will indicate they are heirloom seeds somewhere on the packaging. Not sure about GM (genetically modified) seeds, but most hybrids
aren't heirloom though.
Originally posted by Grambler
sources showing how much money Monsanto gets in subsidies?
That's a good question, I'm almost scared to look, but I'm willing to bet the figures would be staggering particularly in regards to their
practices internationally. As one poster mentioned earlier, right after the invasion of Iraq, for example, Monsanto was there taking their seeds and
pushing them towards corporate controlled agriculture. I'll poke around and see if I can come up with some figures though, am curious myself.
If you really want to scare yourself, look into the connections of Monsanto and IG Farben,
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