Posted on 02/25/2011 5:31:05 PM PST by bronxville
Monday, February 21, 2011
Scientists warn of link between dangerous new pathogen and Monsanto’s Roundup
Rady Ananda, Contributing Writer
A plant pathologist experienced in protecting against biological warfare recently warned the USDA of a new, self-replicating, micro-fungal virus-sized organism which may be causing spontaneous abortions in livestock, sudden death syndrome in Monsanto’s Roundup Ready soy, and wilt in Monsanto’s RR corn.
Dr. Don M. Huber, who coordinates the Emergent Diseases and Pathogens committee of the American Phytopathological Society, as part of the USDA National Plant Disease Recovery System, warned Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack that this pathogen threatens the US food and feed supply and can lead to the collapse of the US corn and soy export markets. Likewise, deregulation of GE alfalfa “could be a calamity,” he noted in his letter (reproduced in full below).
On January 27, Vilsack gave blanket approval to all genetically modified alfalfa. Following orders from President Obama, he also removed buffer zone requirements. This is seen as a deliberate move to contaminate natural crops and destroy the organic meat and dairy industry which relies on GM-free alfalfa. Such genetic contamination will give the biotech industry complete control over the nation’s fourth largest crop. It will also ease the transition to using GE-alfalfa as a biofuel.[...]
I don’t know anything about Trader Joe or his food.
My family has farmed in this county in TX since 1886. There were no towns, railroads or improved roads then. They managed to make a living for their families in a very harsh invironment. Water was a very scarse commodity, many resorted to cisterns for drinking water.
The current bill that Obozo signed into law exempts small producers, BUT that is on food production. If you process it in any way, there is no out.
I received a letter from my congressman (he voted against it) with some reassurances, but he said he still had issues with the legislation.
This one is an horror, sold on the basis of combatting Terrorism on our food supply. I have read that there will be 15-17,000 new FDA food inspectors due to this bill.
And this is not discussed in the MSM. And it is exceedinly difficult to track what they did. A Voice Vote in the Senate, can you believe that. They did not want anyone to know how they voted on this piece of steaming crap. Later they did a roll call vote, I have that tally stored.
Thanks Cold Heart. I’m relieved that the Chinese aren’t involved and the cost of the food isn’t too bad. Going back tomorrow for more. :)
You are basing your opinion on an entirely uninformed assumption. Nice analytical work there.
The fact is that this article hasn't convinced anyone of anything. It is the dozens of other things that Monsanto has done, that are well-proved, in concert with the government that makes this article something to pay attention to. That in no way means that anyone is swallowing it without any doubts.
“My family has farmed in this county in TX since 1886.”
Yes, and they were able to eke out a living - same as most families all over the world - even Africa - we all survived. As did my own family in Ireland. So how come we’re becoming so dependent? Aren’t we all being herded into this dependency? It reminds me of the Irish Famine which wasn’t a real famine per se - the Irish had the food, it was taken by the Banksters and shipped to England. The Irish, in turn, having no food were too weak to work as serfs thus thrown off their masters estate (where they lived in hovels (there are pictures - also some of people dying in the ditches) nothing much has changed in regards to these greedy evil pigs.
Thousands more government workers - inspectors - just what we need. More regulations! I’m glad you have a decent rep. and thanks for keeping a good eye out. Obama’ rich guides have had these plans for over a century. They’ve been implementing them under stealth by our crooked politicians over time. Today they’re out in the open with Obama doing their bidding. We’re in for a very bumpy ride. I’m glad I have my faith and when I remember turn it over to God though take it back...and turn it over...and take it back...
As for the micro fungus, I'm waiting to see what is up with that.
Any organism of that sort could become airborne as a pathogen, in even the finest dust, and pose a problem for everyone.
I'm terribly leery of messing around with the very bread on our tables when the only upsides I see are for those who control agriculture and seek to confiscate vast tracts of land. While that may be a win-win for them and the progenitors of such policy as Agenda 21, we and our progeny stand to lose.
In the meantime, I'm adding more things to my list of stuff to stock...
Will do...nite, nite.
The very real danger is that the pollen from these crops migrates and contaminates non-GM and they destroy the land - not to mention that if you have say, 100 acres on NON-GMO crops and their pollen blows over onto your corn - THAT corn and IT”S SEED now legally belong to Monsanto!
“Whoever hasn’t seen “Food, Inc.” - that’s a good place to start in learning the very evil plan to control the worlds food supply. (In addition, I could tell you how much and how far - this gov’t has gone in setting up a plan to nationalize the trucking industry.
The motto of despots forever: “Who controls the food, controls the people.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEmIEEQOHpY
this is part 1 - watch the others for the full show “
Thanks maine - missed your post earlier - marking it for tomorrow.
If it's "virus-sized", it's not a fungus. I read the report , and he said that. There is a limit in the size of organisms. Either it's a virus or it's a fungus. It can't be both at that size. Perhaps it's a virus that causes a fungus-like disease. In any case, for a plant pathologist to make a statement like that is just absurd. That makes me doubt the rest of his article.
This is the funniest thread I’ve seen here in a long time.
Thanks for the laugh!
The BPA scare has been pretty well disproven.
Most of his papers have to do with the fact that Roundup inhibits the intake of magnesium and other micronutrients from the soil. That might be correct, but I’m not sure that qualifies him to say that there is a new form of life that threatens everyone. He should have stayed in his area of expertise.
One toke over the line. In other words I aint buyin what you sellin.
The new form of surfdom? (Hayek’s “the road to surfdom” ??)
When I was young you were told the bankers were supported by the Republican party /sarcasm (hee hee hee), now we have a “natural born” Commie sleeping at 1600 Penn. Ave. and deliberately destroying the nation, wearing the Dem label.
This is not about a political party, but about freedom of men. We had another period where evil rose to this level just prior to WWII. Sobering.
Some of my ancestors claimed Scotch/Irish ancestry, but we have no evidence of where that came from. A mistrust of centralized government was part of their being even then.
Our system of government was devised to reduce the tendency for abuse of power by dividing that power. The founders were very wise men. That system is being tested. This threat is not external, but internal.
The oath the POLs took:
I, [name], do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.
5 U.S.C. §3331
I read a number of the replies on this thread and I have an idea. Let’s send this to all the arab countries.
No second term for soetoro. He will have destroyed the country by the end of one.
A consious decision to cause a food crisis?
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As evil as Sunstein and the gang are, I have a hard time believing Monsanto would sign onto this. What would they get out of it?
I don’t think so. Just because some people have no problem with feminizing chemicals doesn’t mean feminizing chemicals are good and should be on the market. What modern advances would we be missing if Bisphenol A was banned? I’d like to see teflon gone as well.
serfdom.
Please ping me if you post any more info. I am very interested in learning the truth about all of this. Thanks.
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