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Why Iraqi Farmers Might Prefer Death to Order 81

alternet.org — Heard about the thousands of farmer suicides in India? Well, Iraqi farmers may be next thanks to the work of U.S. diplomat Paul Bremer and his Monsanto friends.

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  • wjreid388, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Big business, big brother, I see no difference. It`s all about control and profit, greed.
  • willy22, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Corporate greed, indeed. Monsanto is as bad as it gets. Watch the documentary "The Future of Food". Truly tragic. It's unbelievable to me how the government (for the people, by the people, etc.) is so subservient to big business.
  • Waakzaam, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Couldn't farmers sue Monsanto for contaminating their own fields with unwanted seeds?
  • wjreid388, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Monsanto has destroyed the cotton farmers in India, that means they needed a new market.I wonder which country is next on the list??
  • svakanda, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0this is scary, insidious *****. i want more simple...why not simple?
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