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2004-08-17 Europe

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Posted by Bulldog 2004-08-17 6:46:54 AM|| || Front Page|| [11 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 In a maize field near Marsat in the Puy-de-DÃ´me at the weekend, gendarmes intervened after the anti-globalisation campaigner JosÃ© BovÃ© and 500 of his supporters came to blows with a new group describing itself as "volunteer farmers and researchers in favour of GMO tests".

In other words, the cops don't come out when the wing-nuts turn out, but the moment they are opposed, they show up.

Posted by Ptah 2004-08-17 9:17:16 AM|| [http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2004-08-17 9:17:16 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Someone has had a visit from the Clue Bat - and read the story that soon the EU won't be able to feed itself, much less be a net exporter, without GM crops. Reality is rather unforgiving like that.

Someone should've shot JosÃ© BovÃ© and his "supporters" long ago.

Posted by .com 2004-08-17 9:25:28 AM|| 2004-08-17 9:25:28 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Actualy, if one wanted to be realy cold blooded, we would want the euros to torpedo their own ag sector. I'm thinking trade advantages, and doing in the euros ag subsidy policy. Sorry if I am being unclear.

Posted by N Guard 2004-08-17 9:34:13 AM|| 2004-08-17 9:34:13 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Sounds reasonable to me, NGuard. In fact, if Kanada wasn't just to the Left of Trotsky, I've wondered several times about the US starting a wheat cartel with them. Food comes before oil...

Posted by .com 2004-08-17 9:38:40 AM|| 2004-08-17 9:38:40 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 If we nuke everyone else's wheat fields, then they have to buy our crops. Hrmm..there's a flaw in this plan. Seems like the only money the rest of the world has is the aid money we give them. So how are they going to buy anything?

Posted by Silentbrick 2004-08-18 1:51:33 AM|| 2004-08-18 1:51:33 AM|| Front Page Top

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