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peapod

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Now this has made my day :D

EARTH-Jan 7, 2005. MONSANTO corporation, "inventors" of Genetically Modified (GM) strains of corn, cotton, canola, and soybeans faced criminal charges* this week for paying out $50,000 US, disguised as "consulting fees" to bribe an Indonesian official. The chemical corporation was trying to prevent the government from conducting an environmental impact assessment of it's GM cotton.

Monsanto corporation apparently confessed to the bribe and reported their crime to the US Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission.

For paying officials to look the other way instead of studying whether or not their products pollute our environment, the coporation will now pay $1 Million to the Justice Dept and $500,000 to the SEC (more bribes of a different sort, perhaps?).

Last year Monsanto raked $5.53 Billion US in sales, with a PROFIT of $2.57 Billion. (what's a little 1.5 mil bribe to cover a bribe, eh?)

"Monsanto also has admitted to paying bribes to a number of other high-ranking officials between 1997 and 2002."

Civil and Criminal investigations of Monsanto's business continue.

(*Since they claim to be "people," 3 strikes and the corporations should be out, right?)

Original article found at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4153635.stm

Hey Rev wonder what our "buddy" professor has to say about this :wink:
 
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peapod

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Jun 26, 2004
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Now this has made my day :D

EARTH-Jan 7, 2005. MONSANTO corporation, "inventors" of Genetically Modified (GM) strains of corn, cotton, canola, and soybeans faced criminal charges* this week for paying out $50,000 US, disguised as "consulting fees" to bribe an Indonesian official. The chemical corporation was trying to prevent the government from conducting an environmental impact assessment of it's GM cotton.

Monsanto corporation apparently confessed to the bribe and reported their crime to the US Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission.

For paying officials to look the other way instead of studying whether or not their products pollute our environment, the coporation will now pay $1 Million to the Justice Dept and $500,000 to the SEC (more bribes of a different sort, perhaps?).

Last year Monsanto raked $5.53 Billion US in sales, with a PROFIT of $2.57 Billion. (what's a little 1.5 mil bribe to cover a bribe, eh?)

"Monsanto also has admitted to paying bribes to a number of other high-ranking officials between 1997 and 2002."

Civil and Criminal investigations of Monsanto's business continue.

(*Since they claim to be "people," 3 strikes and the corporations should be out, right?)

Original article found at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4153635.stm

Hey Rev wonder what our "buddy" professor has to say about this :wink:
 
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peapod

Hall of Fame Member
Jun 26, 2004
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pumpkin pie bungalow
Now this has made my day :D

EARTH-Jan 7, 2005. MONSANTO corporation, "inventors" of Genetically Modified (GM) strains of corn, cotton, canola, and soybeans faced criminal charges* this week for paying out $50,000 US, disguised as "consulting fees" to bribe an Indonesian official. The chemical corporation was trying to prevent the government from conducting an environmental impact assessment of it's GM cotton.

Monsanto corporation apparently confessed to the bribe and reported their crime to the US Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission.

For paying officials to look the other way instead of studying whether or not their products pollute our environment, the coporation will now pay $1 Million to the Justice Dept and $500,000 to the SEC (more bribes of a different sort, perhaps?).

Last year Monsanto raked $5.53 Billion US in sales, with a PROFIT of $2.57 Billion. (what's a little 1.5 mil bribe to cover a bribe, eh?)

"Monsanto also has admitted to paying bribes to a number of other high-ranking officials between 1997 and 2002."

Civil and Criminal investigations of Monsanto's business continue.

(*Since they claim to be "people," 3 strikes and the corporations should be out, right?)

Original article found at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4153635.stm

Hey Rev wonder what our "buddy" professor has to say about this :wink:
 
Twila

Twila

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hmmmm, I wonder if the company that's suggesting GM salmon has this sort of secret in their closet too?
 
Twila

Twila

Nanah Potato
Mar 26, 2003
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hmmmm, I wonder if the company that's suggesting GM salmon has this sort of secret in their closet too?
 
Twila

Twila

Nanah Potato
Mar 26, 2003
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hmmmm, I wonder if the company that's suggesting GM salmon has this sort of secret in their closet too?
 
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Reverend Blair

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The professor (actually he's a teacher's aid) will claim that it was a plot by anti-GM agitators to reduce his personal expense account. He'll then write a paid advertisement...er...column...for the Globe and Mail blaming it all on Percy Schmeiser.
 
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Reverend Blair

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The professor (actually he's a teacher's aid) will claim that it was a plot by anti-GM agitators to reduce his personal expense account. He'll then write a paid advertisement...er...column...for the Globe and Mail blaming it all on Percy Schmeiser.
 
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Reverend Blair

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Apr 3, 2004
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The professor (actually he's a teacher's aid) will claim that it was a plot by anti-GM agitators to reduce his personal expense account. He'll then write a paid advertisement...er...column...for the Globe and Mail blaming it all on Percy Schmeiser.
 
Stretch

Stretch

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"The individual is handicapped by coming face to face
with a conspiracy so monstrous
he cannot believe it exists."
- J. Edgar Hoover

The Great Con-ola
Canola oil has a number of undesirable health effects when used as the main source of dietary fats, although these side effects can be offset by the intake of saturated fats.
http://www.nexusmagazine.com/articles/canola.html

The OILING of AMERICA
Part 1 of 2
Modern-day diets high in hydrogenated vegetable oils instead of traditional animal fats are implicated in causing a significant increase in heart disease and cancer.
http://www.nexusmagazine.com/articles/oilingamerica.1.html
http://www.nexusmagazine.com/articles/oilingamerica.2.html

THE MARGARINE HOAX
Margarine, Fatty Acids and Your Health
To maintain good health it is important that we have the correct intake of omega fatty acids in our diets.
Hydrogenated fats like margarine are non-foods with toxic effects and should be avoided at any cost.
http://www.nexusmagazine.com/articles/margarine.html

Tragedy and Hype
The Third International Soy Symposium
Far from being the perfect food, modern soy products contain antinutrients and toxins and they interfer with the absorption of vitamins and minerals.
http://www.nexusmagazine.com/articles/soydangers.html

Anyone notice any "connection" 'tween the above mentioned articles and MONSANTO?
 
Stretch

Stretch

House Member
Feb 16, 2003
3,924
19
38
Australia
"The individual is handicapped by coming face to face
with a conspiracy so monstrous
he cannot believe it exists."
- J. Edgar Hoover

The Great Con-ola
Canola oil has a number of undesirable health effects when used as the main source of dietary fats, although these side effects can be offset by the intake of saturated fats.
http://www.nexusmagazine.com/articles/canola.html

The OILING of AMERICA
Part 1 of 2
Modern-day diets high in hydrogenated vegetable oils instead of traditional animal fats are implicated in causing a significant increase in heart disease and cancer.
http://www.nexusmagazine.com/articles/oilingamerica.1.html
http://www.nexusmagazine.com/articles/oilingamerica.2.html

THE MARGARINE HOAX
Margarine, Fatty Acids and Your Health
To maintain good health it is important that we have the correct intake of omega fatty acids in our diets.
Hydrogenated fats like margarine are non-foods with toxic effects and should be avoided at any cost.
http://www.nexusmagazine.com/articles/margarine.html

Tragedy and Hype
The Third International Soy Symposium
Far from being the perfect food, modern soy products contain antinutrients and toxins and they interfer with the absorption of vitamins and minerals.
http://www.nexusmagazine.com/articles/soydangers.html

Anyone notice any "connection" 'tween the above mentioned articles and MONSANTO?
 
Stretch

Stretch

House Member
Feb 16, 2003
3,924
19
38
Australia
"The individual is handicapped by coming face to face
with a conspiracy so monstrous
he cannot believe it exists."
- J. Edgar Hoover

The Great Con-ola
Canola oil has a number of undesirable health effects when used as the main source of dietary fats, although these side effects can be offset by the intake of saturated fats.
http://www.nexusmagazine.com/articles/canola.html

The OILING of AMERICA
Part 1 of 2
Modern-day diets high in hydrogenated vegetable oils instead of traditional animal fats are implicated in causing a significant increase in heart disease and cancer.
http://www.nexusmagazine.com/articles/oilingamerica.1.html
http://www.nexusmagazine.com/articles/oilingamerica.2.html

THE MARGARINE HOAX
Margarine, Fatty Acids and Your Health
To maintain good health it is important that we have the correct intake of omega fatty acids in our diets.
Hydrogenated fats like margarine are non-foods with toxic effects and should be avoided at any cost.
http://www.nexusmagazine.com/articles/margarine.html

Tragedy and Hype
The Third International Soy Symposium
Far from being the perfect food, modern soy products contain antinutrients and toxins and they interfer with the absorption of vitamins and minerals.
http://www.nexusmagazine.com/articles/soydangers.html

Anyone notice any "connection" 'tween the above mentioned articles and MONSANTO?
 
Twila

Twila

Nanah Potato
Mar 26, 2003
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If you visit the CFIA website or the FDA website you can learn an a fair amount about the foods you eat. You can learn from these sites just what level of toxins they allow into food. Scary

If you eat only kosher there's a website that lists all products that say they're kosher but in fact aren't.
 
Twila

Twila

Nanah Potato
Mar 26, 2003
14,698
73
48
If you visit the CFIA website or the FDA website you can learn an a fair amount about the foods you eat. You can learn from these sites just what level of toxins they allow into food. Scary

If you eat only kosher there's a website that lists all products that say they're kosher but in fact aren't.
 
Twila

Twila

Nanah Potato
Mar 26, 2003
14,698
73
48
If you visit the CFIA website or the FDA website you can learn an a fair amount about the foods you eat. You can learn from these sites just what level of toxins they allow into food. Scary

If you eat only kosher there's a website that lists all products that say they're kosher but in fact aren't.
 
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