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to: Paul Ranson
from: Robert Comer
date: 2003-06-13 13:13:44
subject: Re: EU modified food ban causes millions to starve

From: "Robert Comer" 

>Are you for all GM modified foods?

I am, the benefits are VERY high while risk is low.

- Bob Comer


"Paul Ranson"  wrote in message
news:3ee9fe5b{at}w3.nls.net... That's politics not reason. The 'activists' are
used as a convenient excuse. EU protectionism of French (and other peasant)
farmers isn't new or rational.

Are you for all GM modified foods?

Paul
  "Tony Ingenoso"  wrote in message
news:3ee9e287{at}w3.nls.net...
  No, its not just hairbrained green activists, its the EU itself.

    "The United States, whose farmers are feeling the impact from a ban on
genetically modified food by the European Union (search), is working on a
claim filed with the World Trade Organization (search) calling the EU's
actions a form of illegal protectionism."
  One don't file complaints with the WTO about a bunch of whining from idiot
greens.


  "Paul Ranson"  wrote in message
news:3ee9c3bd$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  > Regardless, it's not the EU, it's 'green' activists. And they probably
have
  > a small point but it's lost in the noise.
  >
  > ('These countries' could all feed themselves on non GM food if they put
  > their 'minds' to it.)
  >
  > Paul
  >
  > "Tony Ingenoso"  wrote in message
  > news:3ee8c063{at}w3.nls.net...
  > > I think they are "safer" than death by starvation
which is apparently
  > what's going on because the EU has spooked those countries
  > > that desperately could use this food.
  > >
  > > "Paul Ranson"  wrote in message
  > news:3ee8b4f7{at}w3.nls.net...
  > > > I think you stretched the point beyond breaking.
  > > >
  > > > Do you have total confidence that GM foods are safe? Not in as much
as
  > they
  > > > aren't going to poison you but in their long term effects in the
wild?
  > Is
  > > > evolution that predictable? Or is it more about money?
  > > >
  > > > But how you can stretch public disquiet in the EU into 'causes
millions
  > to
  > > > starve' beggars belief. Even Fox News doesn't spin it so hard.
  > > >
  > > > Paul
  > > >
  > > > "Tony Ingenoso"
 wrote in message
  > > > news:3ee7d294{at}w3.nls.net...
  > > > > http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,89174,00.html
  > > > >
  > > > > What a bunch of self serving, cold hearted, manipulative,
  > protectionist,
  > > > etc...morons.   Incredible.
  > > > >
  > > > >
  > > >
  > >
  > >
  >

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