IFOAM Condemns Violence Against GMO protesters

The fact this is getting no play in the MSM is not surprising. The fact it hasn't made even a blip on the *alternative* media radar is disheartening to say the least. But I guess it proves, in spades, just exactly how much we value life in the third world and what we're willing to give to corporations in the way of power and control in lieu of government or people making a choice. After all, these peasants were only fighting for their land and their way of life.
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IFOAM Condemns Violent Actions Against Brazilian Farmers for Protesting GMO

The International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) condemns all violent actions in solving problems related to GMO conflicts. The incidents reported in the press release from Via Campesina about Syngenta’s armed militia that killed a peasant farmer and Via Campesina member in Brazil protesting GMO field trials are shocking.
A group of 150 farmers related to Via Campesina occupied Sygenta’s field trials October 21st with the aim of turning it into a GMO-free center for Agroecology. Syngenta responded with arms, resulting in the death of one farmer, the father of three children, and injuries to six other rural workers.
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