RT, May 31,
2013
The march against Monsanto, Germany. (Image from twitter user@@HarvestPM) |
Monsanto
plans to halt lobbying for its genetically modified plant varieties in Europe
due to low demand from local farmers, a representative from the US agricultural
giant told a German daily.
"We
are no longer working on lobbying for more cultivation in Europe," Brandon
Mitchner a representative for Monsanto’s European branch, Tageszeitung, said in
an interview set to be published on Saturday.
"Currently
we do not plan to apply for the approval of new genetically modified crops. The
reason is, among other things, low demand of the farmers,” he continued.
A
spokeswoman for Monsanto Germany, Ursula Luttmer-Ouazane, admitted that
Monsanto recognizes that GMO crops were currently not embraced on the European
market.
"We've
understood that such plants don't have any broad acceptance in European
societies," Luttmer-Ouazane said. “It is counterproductive to fight
against windmills," she added.
A
spokesperson for the German Ministry of Economy and Technologies described the
move as an “entrepreneurial decision” which needed no further comment. The
ministry added, however, it has long made its opposition to gene modification
technologies known.
"The
promises of the GM industry have not come true for European agriculture, nor
have they for the agriculture in developing and emerging economies," the
ministry said in a statement.
Eight
national governments in the European Union have already banned Monsanto's
MON810 maize and other forms of GMO cultivation in their countries under an
environmental protection provision known as the 'Safeguard Clause'.
Particularly
fierce protests in Germany prompted the government to introduce the measures in
2009 due to concerns that such cultivation could lead to ecological
degradation.
Monsanto’s
rivals, such as Bayer CropScience, BASF and Syngenta, had by and large pulled
out of the German market because of large-scale public opposition, the German
daily reported.
Austria,
Bulgaria, France, Greece, Hungary, Luxembourg and most recently Poland are
among other EU member states enforcing the ban. In April, Italy joined the
ranks of EU states looking to ban the cultivation of GM crops on its soil.
The march against Monsanto, Germany. (Image from twitter user@Julia_etc) |
The
announcement comes amidst a series of recent public relations battles that have
brought the US firm considerable worldwide attention.
On
Wednesday, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said it had conducted
genetic tests on wheat from an 80-acre farm in Oregon this past April. The
tests revealed the wheat was an experimental variety created by Monsanto that
had never been approved for sale.
The
discovery prompted Japanese authorities to cancel part of a tender offer to buy
US western white wheat and have suspended imports of both that variety and feed
wheat, while several other large importers of US-wheat throughout Asia said
they were closely monitoring the situation.
The
European Union for its part said it will test any incoming shipments, with
plans to block those containing GMO wheat.
The USDA
announcement followed a massive, global "March Against Monsanto" held
on Saturday that saw demonstrations against the Missouri-based firm in 52
countries. Organizers for the global
protest said around 2 million protesters showed up at rallies being held in 436
cities to protest against the seed giant and the genetically modified food.
The march against Monsanto, Munich. (Image from twitter user@nasimjo) |
Protesters make their point to Monsanto in Los Angeles, California,
May 25, 2013. Photograph: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images
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“.. This is an appropriate place to address questions that many readers have asked: How can US President Obama defend the National Security Agency’s collection of data from citizens’ private telephone conversations and Internet records? Why did he sign the Monsanto Protection Act? Congressional actions are public knowledge, but what goes on behind closed doors is not known, and we shall tell you what is relevant to these two situations.
President Obama defended NSA’s data gathering, which was authorized in the Patriot Act passed during George W. Bush’s administration, on the authentic basis that it has led to discovering and thwarting numerous terrorist plans. What the president cannot say—and Bush never would—is that the most extensive terrorist acts that met failure and most of the lesser plots that also got shot down were those devised by the CIA faction under Illuminati control.
Neither can Obama disclose that ETs are working in the NSA and other agencies in that country and in several others. They are collecting and analyzing information on all Illuminati activities around the globe and using it to weaken their operations and obtain evidence for prosecution. When this has served its purpose—bringing to its final moment the Illuminati reign—the Patriot Act and also Homeland Security will come to an end.
As for the Monsanto Protection Act, Illuminati spokespersons told the president that if he vetoed it, Congress would override it. Furthermore, they would intensify their efforts to overturn the Affordable Healthcare Act, block legislation that could relieve some immigration issues, and doom attempts to resolve international conflicts by rational discussions instead of belligerent confrontation.
That is the “down-to-Earth” reason, you could say, that Obama signed the bill, but there is another facet of this that the Illuminati bloc doesn’t know. Despite their threats, the president was not going to sign the Act—he did so because ETs close to him advised it. Their higher perspective was that citizens’ outrage at this insidious bill needs to motivate them to force its nullification. The people must exercise their right and responsibility to demand that their elected officials end stubborn partisanship, stop letting lobbyists’ money dictate their votes on legislation, and start serving the best interests of the country.
By no means does this apply only to the United States! Governments in every country must start serving the needs of their people because this goes to the very heart of Earth’s Golden Age and soul evolvement! ..”
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