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To: DewDiligence_on_SI who wrote (33402)	1/17/2010 8:38:50 PM
From: Clarksterh	7 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 52153

Very surprised to see you playing these kinds of word games. New analyses of old data produce new data. If the investigators are biased, the new data can also be biased. I think you missed Ashley's primary point, which was that it was the size (or lack thereof) of the safety database within Monsanto that she is primarily worried about. Not, per se, the reinterpretation of the results by someone else. Thus even if the products are safe they can't prove it. And that, in and of itself, is both a PR risk (it looks like they avoided doing rigorous safety testing) and a potential real safety risk. Note - I am not claiming this was her only point (e.g. she made reference to trusting Greenpeace more than most other greenies), but I do believe that was her primary point.