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President Obama is trying to get the Senate to confirm Islam Siddiqui as the US Trade Representative for Agriculture.
Islam Siddiqui is one of Obama’s "Monsanto men." A contributor and fundraiser for Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign, Siddiqui currently serves as the Vice President of CropLife, a powerful lobbying arm for the pesticide and biotech industry, representing, among others, the six multinational corporations that control 75% of the world’s seeds and chemicals: Monsanto, Syngenta, Bayer, BASF, Dow and DuPont.
There is still time to block Siddiqui’s Senate confirmation. Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY), for partisan political reasons of his own, that have nothing to do with protecting us from GMOs, has put a hold on Siddiqui’s confirmation – giving us time to voice our opposition to Monsanto’s takeover of U.S. Food and farm policy.
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Where are the Democrats on this? Geesh! There are just too many things like this going on at the same time.
The Democrats are in the pockets of Monsanto et al and they were really, really hoping that this guy’s nomination would be confirmed quietly without any public interest groups noticing.
Nice diary and thanks for pointing this out to us. What exactly are Bunning’s reasons for putting on the hold?
Action taken (again); rec’d.
organicconsumers, thanks for the post.
It’s downright scary, Obama is the anti-progressive on so many levels.
Hey, give Obama a break.
At least he didn’t nominate a nazi.
Let this guy get held indefinitely. The agriculture appointee does not need to be yet another corporate mole sent into government to enhance the profits of the industries he represents and to prevent any form of progressive change or reform in agriculture.
Here’s that great documentary from this summer, Food, Inc:
http://www.alluc.org/documentaries/watch/1266984/watch_food_inc_2008_online/showmovie.html?hc=dc006dceec8fb34687636ab1c1548a32|1264189786
Close the extra window that pops up and press play.
Monsanto is featured heavily and negatively.