WikiLeaks Cables Reveal U.S. Gov't Planned To “Retaliate and Cause Pain” On Countries Refusing GMOs
Arjun Walia July 31, 2014
Studies that link Genetically Modified (GM) food to multiple human health ailments are not the only thing that has millions of people questioning the production of GM food. The fact that previously classified secret government documents show how the Bush administration developed ways to retaliate against countries that were refusing to use GM seeds is another.
If documents regarding our food are required to be concealed from the public domain, something is not right, and it’s great to have an organization like WikiLeaks shed some light into the world that’s been hidden from us for so many years.
Targeting Certain Countries
The cables reveal that the State Department was lobbying all over the world for Monsanto, and other major biotech corporations. They reveal that American diplomats requested funding to send lobbyists for the biotech industry to meet with politicians and agricultural officials in “target countries.” These included countries in Africa, Latin America and some European countries.
A non-profit consumer protection group called Food & Water Watch published a report showing the details of the partnership between the federal government and a number of biotech companies who have pushed their GMO products on multiple countries for a number of years.The United States has aggressively pursued foreign policies in food and agriculture that benefit the largest seed companies. The U.S. State department has launched a concerted strategy to promote agricultural biotechnology, often over the opposition of the public and government, to the near exclusion of other more sustainable, more appropriate agricultural policy alternatives. The U.S. State department has also lobbied foreign governments to adopt pro-agricultural biotechnology politics and laws, operated a rigorous public resoulations campaign to improve the image of biotechnology and challenged common sense biotechnology safeguards and rules – even including opposing laws requiring the labeling of genetically engineered (GE) foods. (source)
HERE is one cable (out of many) from Morocco.
Full Article: http://www.naturalblaze.com/2014/07/wikileaks-cables-reveal-us-govt-planned.html
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Should be embarrassing. But there's no limit anymore.
"Do the Limbo- How Low can You Go"
to force products on other nations, particularly questionable ones? 
- Period.
K&R
What does the cable say the US should do? Lets take a look...
"¶6. Action requested: While Country Team is not inclined to directly rebut the film thereby giving it credence, we believe there is a role for public diplomacy, mainly focusing on the rigor of the U.S. regulatory system and the positive role ag biotech can play in meeting world food needs, particularly in the developing world. At the same time, it would be useful for Emboffs to have talking points."
Wow... Such retaliation... 
It really bothers me when not only is science ignored but then out right lies are spread to try and back them up. None of this has anything to do with forcing anyone to use GMO's, it has to do with backing up the US regulatory system.
Pure Grade-A Bullshit.
heaped on you. 
