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Kevin Gosztola
The Dissenter, August 25 2011
http://dissenter.firedoglake.com/2011/08/25/us-sought-talking-points-to-combat-impact-of-french-documentary-on-monsantoThere are multiple indications in the large cache of US State Embassy cables WikiLeaks has been releasing that the US State Department is willing to do just about anything to ensure the multinational agricultural biotech corporation, Monsanto, has its interests protected in countries around the world.
Cables show the State Department has been very active in defending Monsanto in France during the past decade. In one particular case, a French documentary, "The World According to Monsanto," was released. A diplomat with the US embassy in Madrid immediately felt the need for "talking points" so it knew what to say in response to the content in the film.
The diplomatic cable summary sent on February 4, 2008 reads: