Can somebody read these linkies?

[conuly]

I'm concerned, but I'm not sure that some of this isn't just hyperbole, and I don't have the time to do any research now.

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[moggymania.livejournal.com]

I looked through them, and as disgusting as it is, it does seem to be accurate... Monsanto's policy is already a huge problem for farmers elsewhere (like the USA) -- they're *extremely* aggressive about enforcing it. Forcing the Iraqis to be dependent upon the USA for so much as growing food isn't much of a surprise; it's also an extremely effective way of maintaining control over there long-term without military forces, since they now have ways to completely shut that country off from its own food/water supplies. It also was doubtless something that the various corporations paid a lot to lobby into law; they'd love to do similar here, but luckily don't seem able to get away with it.

[xiggaroo.livejournal.com]

http://www.livejournal.com/users/xiggaroo/127060.html

[moggymania.livejournal.com]

I looked through them, and as disgusting as it is, it does seem to be accurate... Monsanto's policy is already a huge problem for farmers elsewhere (like the USA) -- they're *extremely* aggressive about enforcing it. Forcing the Iraqis to be dependent upon the USA for so much as growing food isn't much of a surprise; it's also an extremely effective way of maintaining control over there long-term without military forces, since they now have ways to completely shut that country off from its own food/water supplies. It also was doubtless something that the various corporations paid a lot to lobby into law; they'd love to do similar here, but luckily don't seem able to get away with it.

[xiggaroo.livejournal.com]

http://www.livejournal.com/users/xiggaroo/127060.html