The Wikileaks revelations have given some alarming insights into the way the US government has colluded with Monsanto to push genetically modified crops.
At the time, countries like France were talking about banning the cultivation of Monsanto's GM corn seeds called Mon 810, engineered with a gene that produces a toxic insect-killing pesticide in every cell. The diplomatic cables reveal that as a result, the US diplomat Craig Stapleton was recommending the US "calibrate a target retaliation list that causes some pain across the EU".
Jeffrey Smith, executive director of the Institute for Responsible Technology is scathing about the collusion of the US with the chemicals giant. In this interview, he spells it out clearly: "We've been saying for years that the United States government has joined at-is joined at the hip with Monsanto and pushing GMOs as part of Monsanto's agenda on the rest of the world. This lays bare the mechanics of that effort … we've seen a consistent effort by the U.S. to bully Europe. But, you see, European-the European mind on this is kind of divided. Some countries are clearly in the camp of precautionary principle and protecting interests for health. Others are basically moving in lockstep with the U.S. government and Monsanto. So it's a fiercely pitched battle on every front in Europe."
The battle lines are being drawn. It will become even more fierce. But what's clear is that the US government is now pushing a corporate line on to the rest of the world, whether other governments like it or not.
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