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To: TimF who wrote (728)	9/13/2006 12:58:00 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 10087

Maybe you should try farming for a few years. Maybe in our 51st state, even. Iraqi Farmers Aren't Celebrating World Food Day Nov 11, 2004 As part of sweeping "economic restructuring" implemented by the Bush Administration in Iraq, Iraqi farmers will no longer be permitted to save their seeds. Instead, they will be forced to buy seeds from US corporations -- which can include seeds the Iraqis themselves developed over hundreds of years. That is because in recent years, transnational corporations have patented and now own many seed varieties originated or developed by indigenous peoples. In a short time, Iraq will be living under the new American credo: Pay Monsanto, or starve. vegsource.com ======================== Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Monsanto's Modus Operandi (M.O.) mindfully.org