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To: Tom Clarke who wrote (16766)	7/10/2000 6:57:34 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Respond to of 17770

Re: Is Bove really seen as a Robin Hood type figure over there? You bet he's! Although some people might want to mix your Robin Hood image with a bit of SuperDupont.... Here's a hint: bdnet.com As the WSJ article put it, Bove is a wise guy who knows how to stay on the right side of public opinion: he's not gonna wreck a TotalFina gas-station or the vineyard of some shady wine grower who makes adulterated blends.... Same as with the so-called Frankenstein foodstuff: the emphasis is put on US multinationals, not on the developing countries' need to cope with their demographics. On that subject, an exerpt from the Far Eastern Economic Review, June 15, 2000: Ready for the Biotech Boom? Genetic discoveries and other advances in life sciences are set to turn biotechnology into big business. From healthier crops to cancer cures, Asia will benefit. And although it lags the West in research, it still has a chance to play a role in the developments that lie ahead By Ben Dolven/SINGAPORE ....Agro-biology could be another huge area for Asia to tap. Yes, there's plenty of objection to genetically modified foods, most of it emerging from Europe. But given that work on genetically modified crops continues to improve yields and produce pest-resistant strands of rice and other crops, this will likely be a big area, particularly for agricultural countries like China and India. One reason: Although there's some resistance to genetic foods in affluent countries like Japan, there are few such qualms in developing nations. Ask Venkatesan Sundaresan, head of Singapore's Institute of Molecular Agrobiology. Just back from a work trip to China, he marvels over a sign on the highway from Beijing to the airport, which reads: Experimental Center for Testing of Genetically Modified Organisms. He says he couldn't imagine putting up such a sign in Europe. "It would be an invitation for protesters." In Singapore, Sundaresan's lab is engaged in a host of projects. One involves trying to find a way to graft genes from hearty, disease-resistant forms of inedible wild rice onto more delicate, edible strains of rice. Strolling through a greenhouse filled with a range of healthy and not-so-healthy experimental plants, he speaks of collaborative efforts with Chinese researchers breeding cotton, rice and rapeseed. Pest-resistant crops, he says, reduce pesticide use by around 80%. [...] Re: Mr. Bove's name is being mooted as a potential presidential candidate in 2002, and his moral victory this weekend won't hurt. The Bakunin-quoting former hippie who only became a farmer in 1975 as a political act has shown that he understands how to manipulate symbols, fears and public opinion. Even if he doesn't run for president of France, the world should realize that it must from now on learn how to deal with this French child of Seattle. ROFL! Never mind the rumor about Bové's candidacy in France's presidential race. It's always been the hip pastime of French (bourgeois) media to hype up every popular figure as a potential presidential runner(-up).... Bové has already closed the issue: he's a genuine anarcho-syndicalist dedicated to foster counterweight forces to the establishment, not to be part of it! So he said he won't run for any political mandate. However, his ecological agenda will certainly be hijacked by mainstream politicos.