Wikileaks continues to rock the political world by shedding light on
conspiracies, corruption and cover-ups. The latest batch of diplomatic
cables pean countries by making those countries pay a steep price if they resist.
The cable reveals the words of Craig Stapleton, the US ambassador to
France, who was pushing the commercial interests of the bio-tech
industry by attempting to force GMOs
into France. In his own words (below), he expresses his frustration
with the idea that France might pass environmental laws that would
hamper the expansion of GMOs:
“Europe is moving backwards not forwards on this issue with France
playing a leading role, along with Austria, Italy and even the
[European] Commission… Moving to retaliation will make clear that the
current path has real costs to EU interests and could help strengthen
European pro-biotech voice.”
Got that so far? His own words: “Retaliation” as a way to “make [it] clear” that resisting GMOs will have a price.
