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To: Anthony Wong who wrote (1571)	3/11/1999 2:30:00 AM
From: Dan Spillane	Respond to of 2539

Hey guys, I've been studying some other angles on the UK/GM story. I'm starting to notice that certain elements of the UK may be "dumb as foxes" when it comes to genetics, instead of simply "dumb". This very comment was made recently (as communicated in a US story) right around the time the US strapped those trade tariffs on the UK... Without getting into this too much right now...what Tony Blair is saying is only part of the picture. Apparently other UK and EU groups have designs against US dominance in world agriculture. The plot thickens.

To: Anthony Wong who wrote (1571)	3/11/1999 12:18:00 PM
From: Dan Spillane	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2539

(Clarification of earlier message, adds comments based on recent EU CAP decisions) Hey guys, I've been studying some other angles on the UK/GM story. I'm starting to notice that certain elements of the UK may be "dumb as foxes" when it comes to genetics, instead of simply "dumb". This very comment was made recently (as communicated in a US story) right around the time the US strapped those trade tariffs on the UK... What Tony Blair is saying is only part of the picture. Apparently other UK and EU groups have designs against US dominance in world agriculture. This is, in addition to Greenpeace et al.'s plans to change world agriculture, based on the "bad science" campaign. So there are really several anti-US forces working together in the UK. Initially, I seriously questioned how compatible and realistic some of these plans were, in terms of the economics of farming. For example, one provision was to pay farmers for growing bushes! Moreover, these plans seemed to be an impossible mix of subsidy cuts, aversion to technologies which increase efficiency, and promises of consumer price benefits. But based on the very latest news, they seem to know their original plans were impractical...the provisions of CAP seem to favor larger, more efficient farming. You could even say the latest CAP decisions are good for Monsanto. The plot thickens.