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[georgephillip]

Wow, convincing source. LOL!

As if your mind is open to any justified true beliefs that don't include $$$

"For generations, small farmers in Iraq operated in an essentially unregulated, informal seed supply system. Farm-saved seed and the free innovation with and exchange of planting materials among farming communities has long been the basis of agricultural practice.

"This is now history.

"The CPA has made it illegal for Iraqi farmers to re-use seeds harvested from new varieties registered under the law. Iraqis may continue to use and save from their traditional seed stocks or what’s left of them after the years of war and drought, but that is the not the agenda for reconstruction embedded in the ruling.

"The purpose of the law is to facilitate the establishment of a new seed market in Iraq, where transnational corporations can sell their seeds – genetically modified or not, which farmers would have to purchase afresh every single cropping season."

GRAIN ? Iraq's new patent law: a declaration of war against farmers

"For generations, small farmers in Iraq operated in an essentially unregulated, informal seed supply system. Farm-saved seed and the free innovation with and exchange of planting materials among farming communities has long been the basis of agricultural practice.

And farmers still can. It doesn't make sense in the US, because the new hybrids have much better yields and saved hybrid seeds don't breed true.

The CPA has made it illegal for Iraqi farmers to re-use seeds harvested from new varieties registered under the law.

That's true here too. If you buy GMO, you sign a contract saying you won't reuse the GMO seeds. So use the old seeds, the NWO doesn't care.

Nothing new here.

Here's something new:

"While historically the Iraqi constitution prohibited private ownership of biological resources, the new US-imposed patent law introduces a system of monopoly rights over seeds.

"Inserted into Iraq's previous patent law is a whole new chapter on Plant Variety Protection (PVP) that provides for the 'protection of new varieties of plants.'

"PVP is an intellectual property right (IPR) or a kind of patent for plant varieties which gives an exclusive monopoly right on planting material to a plant breeder who claims to have discovered or developed a new variety.

"So the 'protection' in PVP has nothing to do with conservation, but refers to safeguarding of the commercial interests of private breeders (usually large corporations) claiming to have created the new plants.

GRAIN ? Iraq's new patent law: a declaration of war against farmers

What have corporation$ done to en$ure $aved hybrid $eed$ don't breed true?

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

As if your mind is open to any justified true beliefs that don't include $$$

"For generations, small farmers in Iraq operated in an essentially unregulated, informal seed supply system. Farm-saved seed and the free innovation with and exchange of planting materials among farming communities has long been the basis of agricultural practice.

"This is now history.

"The CPA has made it illegal for Iraqi farmers to re-use seeds harvested from new varieties registered under the law. Iraqis may continue to use and save from their traditional seed stocks or what’s left of them after the years of war and drought, but that is the not the agenda for reconstruction embedded in the ruling.

"The purpose of the law is to facilitate the establishment of a new seed market in Iraq, where transnational corporations can sell their seeds – genetically modified or not, which farmers would have to purchase afresh every single cropping season."

GRAIN ? Iraq's new patent law: a declaration of war against farmers

"For generations, small farmers in Iraq operated in an essentially unregulated, informal seed supply system. Farm-saved seed and the free innovation with and exchange of planting materials among farming communities has long been the basis of agricultural practice.

And farmers still can. It doesn't make sense in the US, because the new hybrids have much better yields and saved hybrid seeds don't breed true.

The CPA has made it illegal for Iraqi farmers to re-use seeds harvested from new varieties registered under the law.

That's true here too. If you buy GMO, you sign a contract saying you won't reuse the GMO seeds. So use the old seeds, the NWO doesn't care.

Nothing new here.

Here's something new:

"While historically the Iraqi constitution prohibited private ownership of biological resources, the new US-imposed patent law introduces a system of monopoly rights over seeds.

"Inserted into Iraq's previous patent law is a whole new chapter on Plant Variety Protection (PVP) that provides for the 'protection of new varieties of plants.'

"PVP is an intellectual property right (IPR) or a kind of patent for plant varieties which gives an exclusive monopoly right on planting material to a plant breeder who claims to have discovered or developed a new variety.

"So the 'protection' in PVP has nothing to do with conservation, but refers to safeguarding of the commercial interests of private breeders (usually large corporations) claiming to have created the new plants.

GRAIN ? Iraq's new patent law: a declaration of war against farmers

What have corporation$ done to en$ure $aved hybrid $eed$ don't breed true?

They don't have to do anything, hybrid seeds don't breed true.
Whine to mother nature, it's her fault, not Monsanto's.

 

[georgephillip]

"For generations, small farmers in Iraq operated in an essentially unregulated, informal seed supply system. Farm-saved seed and the free innovation with and exchange of planting materials among farming communities has long been the basis of agricultural practice.

And farmers still can. It doesn't make sense in the US, because the new hybrids have much better yields and saved hybrid seeds don't breed true.

The CPA has made it illegal for Iraqi farmers to re-use seeds harvested from new varieties registered under the law.

That's true here too. If you buy GMO, you sign a contract saying you won't reuse the GMO seeds. So use the old seeds, the NWO doesn't care.

Nothing new here.

Here's something new:

"While historically the Iraqi constitution prohibited private ownership of biological resources, the new US-imposed patent law introduces a system of monopoly rights over seeds.

"Inserted into Iraq's previous patent law is a whole new chapter on Plant Variety Protection (PVP) that provides for the 'protection of new varieties of plants.'

"PVP is an intellectual property right (IPR) or a kind of patent for plant varieties which gives an exclusive monopoly right on planting material to a plant breeder who claims to have discovered or developed a new variety.

"So the 'protection' in PVP has nothing to do with conservation, but refers to safeguarding of the commercial interests of private breeders (usually large corporations) claiming to have created the new plants.

GRAIN ? Iraq's new patent law: a declaration of war against farmers

What have corporation$ done to en$ure $aved hybrid $eed$ don't breed true?

They don't have to do anything, hybrid seeds don't breed true.
Whine to mother nature, it's her fault, not Monsanto's.

What evidence of terminator genes does mother nature provide?

"Monsanto is in the process of acquiring and patenting their newest technology, known as 'Terminator Technology.'

"This technology is currently the greatest threat to humanity.

"If it is used by Monsanto on a large-scale basis, it will inevitably lead to famine and starvation on a worldwide basis.

"Billions of people on the planet are supported by farmers who save seeds from the crops and replant these seeds the following year. Seeds are planted. The crop is harvested. And the seeds from the harvest are replanted the following year.

"Most farmers cannot afford to buy new seeds every year, so collecting and replanting seeds is a crucial part of the agricultural cycle. This is the way food has been grown successfully for thousands of years.

"With Monsanto's terminator technology, they will sell seeds to farmers to plant crops. But these seeds have been genetically-engineered so that when the crops are harvested, all new seeds from these crops are sterile (e.g., dead, unusable).

"This forces farmers to pay Monsanto every year for new seeds if they want to grow their crops."

Monsanto Terminator Technology -- Worldwide Famine & Starvation

"Who controls the food supply controls the people; who controls the energy can control whole continents; who controls money can control the world.
Variant: Control oil and you control the nations; control food and you control the people."

Talk:Henry Kissinger - Wikiquote

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Here's something new:

"While historically the Iraqi constitution prohibited private ownership of biological resources, the new US-imposed patent law introduces a system of monopoly rights over seeds.

"Inserted into Iraq's previous patent law is a whole new chapter on Plant Variety Protection (PVP) that provides for the 'protection of new varieties of plants.'

"PVP is an intellectual property right (IPR) or a kind of patent for plant varieties which gives an exclusive monopoly right on planting material to a plant breeder who claims to have discovered or developed a new variety.

"So the 'protection' in PVP has nothing to do with conservation, but refers to safeguarding of the commercial interests of private breeders (usually large corporations) claiming to have created the new plants.

GRAIN ? Iraq's new patent law: a declaration of war against farmers

What have corporation$ done to en$ure $aved hybrid $eed$ don't breed true?

They don't have to do anything, hybrid seeds don't breed true.
Whine to mother nature, it's her fault, not Monsanto's.

What evidence of terminator genes does mother nature provide?

"Monsanto is in the process of acquiring and patenting their newest technology, known as 'Terminator Technology.'

"This technology is currently the greatest threat to humanity.

"If it is used by Monsanto on a large-scale basis, it will inevitably lead to famine and starvation on a worldwide basis.

"Billions of people on the planet are supported by farmers who save seeds from the crops and replant these seeds the following year. Seeds are planted. The crop is harvested. And the seeds from the harvest are replanted the following year.

"Most farmers cannot afford to buy new seeds every year, so collecting and replanting seeds is a crucial part of the agricultural cycle. This is the way food has been grown successfully for thousands of years.

"With Monsanto's terminator technology, they will sell seeds to farmers to plant crops. But these seeds have been genetically-engineered so that when the crops are harvested, all new seeds from these crops are sterile (e.g., dead, unusable).

"This forces farmers to pay Monsanto every year for new seeds if they want to grow their crops."

Monsanto Terminator Technology -- Worldwide Famine & Starvation

"Who controls the food supply controls the people; who controls the energy can control whole continents; who controls money can control the world.
Variant: Control oil and you control the nations; control food and you control the people."

Talk:Henry Kissinger - Wikiquote

"Monsanto is in the process of acquiring and patenting their newest technology, known as 'Terminator Technology.'

That's not what we're talking about here.
In one case, hybrids don't breed true, so farmers don't save seeds from hybrid crops.
In another, if farmers buy patented seeds, they sign a contract to not re-use or sell seeds from those crops.
Neither involves terminator genes.
Farmers with old style seeds can plant those all they want, one reason they don't, in the US, is because their yields are so much lower.

 

[georgephillip]

They don't have to do anything, hybrid seeds don't breed true.
Whine to mother nature, it's her fault, not Monsanto's.

What evidence of terminator genes does mother nature provide?

"Monsanto is in the process of acquiring and patenting their newest technology, known as 'Terminator Technology.'

"This technology is currently the greatest threat to humanity.

"If it is used by Monsanto on a large-scale basis, it will inevitably lead to famine and starvation on a worldwide basis.

"Billions of people on the planet are supported by farmers who save seeds from the crops and replant these seeds the following year. Seeds are planted. The crop is harvested. And the seeds from the harvest are replanted the following year.

"Most farmers cannot afford to buy new seeds every year, so collecting and replanting seeds is a crucial part of the agricultural cycle. This is the way food has been grown successfully for thousands of years.

"With Monsanto's terminator technology, they will sell seeds to farmers to plant crops. But these seeds have been genetically-engineered so that when the crops are harvested, all new seeds from these crops are sterile (e.g., dead, unusable).

"This forces farmers to pay Monsanto every year for new seeds if they want to grow their crops."

Monsanto Terminator Technology -- Worldwide Famine & Starvation

"Who controls the food supply controls the people; who controls the energy can control whole continents; who controls money can control the world.
Variant: Control oil and you control the nations; control food and you control the people."

Talk:Henry Kissinger - Wikiquote

"Monsanto is in the process of acquiring and patenting their newest technology, known as 'Terminator Technology.'

That's not what we're talking about here.
In one case, hybrids don't breed true, so farmers don't save seeds from hybrid crops.
In another, if farmers buy patented seeds, they sign a contract to not re-use or sell seeds from those crops.
Neither involves terminator genes.
Farmers with old style seeds can plant those all they want, one reason they don't, in the US, is because their yields are so much lower.

Here's what I'm talking about here:

"CLARIFICATION - February 2005 The report jointly issued by Focus on the Global South and GRAIN in October 2004 on Iraq's new patent law has received a lot of attention worldwide. It has also generated a misunderstanding that we wish to clarify.

"The law does not prohibit Iraqi farmers from using or saving "traditional" seeds. It prohibits them from reusing seeds of 'new' plant varieties registered under the law.

"In practical terms, this means they cannot save those seeds for re-use either. The report has been revised to express this more clearly."

What are you talking about?

GRAIN ? Iraq's new patent law: a declaration of war against farmers

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

What evidence of terminator genes does mother nature provide?

"Monsanto is in the process of acquiring and patenting their newest technology, known as 'Terminator Technology.'

"This technology is currently the greatest threat to humanity.

"If it is used by Monsanto on a large-scale basis, it will inevitably lead to famine and starvation on a worldwide basis.

"Billions of people on the planet are supported by farmers who save seeds from the crops and replant these seeds the following year. Seeds are planted. The crop is harvested. And the seeds from the harvest are replanted the following year.

"Most farmers cannot afford to buy new seeds every year, so collecting and replanting seeds is a crucial part of the agricultural cycle. This is the way food has been grown successfully for thousands of years.

"With Monsanto's terminator technology, they will sell seeds to farmers to plant crops. But these seeds have been genetically-engineered so that when the crops are harvested, all new seeds from these crops are sterile (e.g., dead, unusable).

"This forces farmers to pay Monsanto every year for new seeds if they want to grow their crops."

Monsanto Terminator Technology -- Worldwide Famine & Starvation

"Who controls the food supply controls the people; who controls the energy can control whole continents; who controls money can control the world.
Variant: Control oil and you control the nations; control food and you control the people."

Talk:Henry Kissinger - Wikiquote

"Monsanto is in the process of acquiring and patenting their newest technology, known as 'Terminator Technology.'

That's not what we're talking about here.
In one case, hybrids don't breed true, so farmers don't save seeds from hybrid crops.
In another, if farmers buy patented seeds, they sign a contract to not re-use or sell seeds from those crops.
Neither involves terminator genes.
Farmers with old style seeds can plant those all they want, one reason they don't, in the US, is because their yields are so much lower.

Here's what I'm talking about here:

"CLARIFICATION - February 2005 The report jointly issued by Focus on the Global South and GRAIN in October 2004 on Iraq's new patent law has received a lot of attention worldwide. It has also generated a misunderstanding that we wish to clarify.

"The law does not prohibit Iraqi farmers from using or saving "traditional" seeds. It prohibits them from reusing seeds of 'new' plant varieties registered under the law.

"In practical terms, this means they cannot save those seeds for re-use either. The report has been revised to express this more clearly."

What are you talking about?

GRAIN ? Iraq's new patent law: a declaration of war against farmers

"The law does not prohibit Iraqi farmers from using or saving "traditional" seeds. It prohibits them from reusing seeds of 'new' plant varieties registered under the law.

I know, your original claim was wrong.

"In practical terms, this means they cannot save those seeds for re-use either. The report has been revised to express this more clearly."

Yes, that's the case in the US and anywhere else patented seeds are sold.
Glad you could clear up your confusion. Glad to help.

 

[georgephillip]

"Monsanto is in the process of acquiring and patenting their newest technology, known as 'Terminator Technology.'

That's not what we're talking about here.
In one case, hybrids don't breed true, so farmers don't save seeds from hybrid crops.
In another, if farmers buy patented seeds, they sign a contract to not re-use or sell seeds from those crops.
Neither involves terminator genes.
Farmers with old style seeds can plant those all they want, one reason they don't, in the US, is because their yields are so much lower.

Here's what I'm talking about here:

"CLARIFICATION - February 2005 The report jointly issued by Focus on the Global South and GRAIN in October 2004 on Iraq's new patent law has received a lot of attention worldwide. It has also generated a misunderstanding that we wish to clarify.

"The law does not prohibit Iraqi farmers from using or saving "traditional" seeds. It prohibits them from reusing seeds of 'new' plant varieties registered under the law.

"In practical terms, this means they cannot save those seeds for re-use either. The report has been revised to express this more clearly."

What are you talking about?

GRAIN ? Iraq's new patent law: a declaration of war against farmers

"The law does not prohibit Iraqi farmers from using or saving "traditional" seeds. It prohibits them from reusing seeds of 'new' plant varieties registered under the law.

I know, your original claim was wrong.

"In practical terms, this means they cannot save those seeds for re-use either. The report has been revised to express this more clearly."

Yes, that's the case in the US and anywhere else patented seeds are sold.
Glad you could clear up your confusion. Glad to help.

As always, you are entirely too helpful.
What's your next (corporate) move?

"CORPORATE CONTROL

"The new law is presented as being necessary to ensure the supply of good quality seeds in Iraq and to facilitate Iraq's accession to the WTO [5]. What it will actually do is facilitate the penetration of Iraqi agriculture by the likes of Monsanto, Syngenta, Bayer and Dow Chemical - the corporate giants that control seed trade across the globe.

"Eliminating competition from farmers is a prerequisite for these companies to open up operations in Iraq, which the new law has achieved.

"Taking over the first step in the food chain is their next move."

GRAIN ? Iraq's new patent law: a declaration of war against farmers

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Here's what I'm talking about here:

"CLARIFICATION - February 2005 The report jointly issued by Focus on the Global South and GRAIN in October 2004 on Iraq's new patent law has received a lot of attention worldwide. It has also generated a misunderstanding that we wish to clarify.

"The law does not prohibit Iraqi farmers from using or saving "traditional" seeds. It prohibits them from reusing seeds of 'new' plant varieties registered under the law.

"In practical terms, this means they cannot save those seeds for re-use either. The report has been revised to express this more clearly."

What are you talking about?

GRAIN ? Iraq's new patent law: a declaration of war against farmers

"The law does not prohibit Iraqi farmers from using or saving "traditional" seeds. It prohibits them from reusing seeds of 'new' plant varieties registered under the law.

I know, your original claim was wrong.

"In practical terms, this means they cannot save those seeds for re-use either. The report has been revised to express this more clearly."

Yes, that's the case in the US and anywhere else patented seeds are sold.
Glad you could clear up your confusion. Glad to help.

As always, you are entirely too helpful.
What's your next (corporate) move?

"CORPORATE CONTROL

"The new law is presented as being necessary to ensure the supply of good quality seeds in Iraq and to facilitate Iraq's accession to the WTO [5]. What it will actually do is facilitate the penetration of Iraqi agriculture by the likes of Monsanto, Syngenta, Bayer and Dow Chemical - the corporate giants that control seed trade across the globe.

"Eliminating competition from farmers is a prerequisite for these companies to open up operations in Iraq, which the new law has achieved.

"Taking over the first step in the food chain is their next move."

GRAIN ? Iraq's new patent law: a declaration of war against farmers

Glad to help reduce your ignorance, even by the tiniest amount.

 

[georgephillip]

"Iraq is one more arena in a global drive for the adoption of seed patent laws protecting the monopoly rights of multinational corporations at the expense of local farmers..."

GRAIN ? Iraq's new patent law: a declaration of war against farmers

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

"Iraq is one more arena in a global drive for the adoption of seed patent laws protecting the monopoly rights of multinational corporations at the expense of local farmers..."

GRAIN ? Iraq's new patent law: a declaration of war against farmers

Plant your old crappy seeds, I don't care.

Buy new, patented seeds, follow the rules.

 

[georgephillip]

"Iraq is one more arena in a global drive for the adoption of seed patent laws protecting the monopoly rights of multinational corporations at the expense of local farmers..."

GRAIN ? Iraq's new patent law: a declaration of war against farmers

Plant your old crappy seeds, I don't care.

Buy new, patented seeds, follow the rules.

Who wrote the new crappy rules?

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

"Iraq is one more arena in a global drive for the adoption of seed patent laws protecting the monopoly rights of multinational corporations at the expense of local farmers..."

GRAIN ? Iraq's new patent law: a declaration of war against farmers

Plant your old crappy seeds, I don't care.

Buy new, patented seeds, follow the rules.

Who wrote the new crappy rules?

Some old white guys.......

“The Congress shall have Power To...promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries....”
Article I, Section 8, Clause 8

 

[georgephillip]

Plant your old crappy seeds, I don't care.

Buy new, patented seeds, follow the rules.

Who wrote the new crappy rules?

Some old white guys.......

“The Congress shall have Power To...promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries....”
Article I, Section 8, Clause 8

Old white guys like Paul Bremer?

"Order 81 is just one of 100 Orders left behind by Bremer and among the more notable of these laws is the controversial Order 39 which effectively lays down the over-all legal framework for Iraq's economy by giving foreign investors rights equal to Iraqis in exploiting Iraq's domestic market. Taken together, all these laws, which cover virtually all aspects of the economy - including Iraq's trade regime, the mandate of the Central Bank, regulations on trade union activities, etc. - lay the bases for the US' bigger objective of building a neo-liberal regime in Iraq."

Where does Congress obtain the power to exploit Iraqi farmers?

GRAIN ? Iraq's new patent law: a declaration of war against farmers

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Who wrote the new crappy rules?

Some old white guys.......

“The Congress shall have Power To...promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries....”
Article I, Section 8, Clause 8

Old white guys like Paul Bremer?

"Order 81 is just one of 100 Orders left behind by Bremer and among the more notable of these laws is the controversial Order 39 which effectively lays down the over-all legal framework for Iraq's economy by giving foreign investors rights equal to Iraqis in exploiting Iraq's domestic market. Taken together, all these laws, which cover virtually all aspects of the economy - including Iraq's trade regime, the mandate of the Central Bank, regulations on trade union activities, etc. - lay the bases for the US' bigger objective of building a neo-liberal regime in Iraq."

Where does Congress obtain the power to exploit Iraqi farmers?

GRAIN ? Iraq's new patent law: a declaration of war against farmers

Order 39 which effectively lays down the over-all legal framework for Iraq's economy by giving foreign investors rights equal to Iraqis in exploiting Iraq's domestic market

Oh, no, equal rights.

 

[P F Tinmore]

Some old white guys.......

“The Congress shall have Power To...promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries....”
Article I, Section 8, Clause 8

Old white guys like Paul Bremer?

"Order 81 is just one of 100 Orders left behind by Bremer and among the more notable of these laws is the controversial Order 39 which effectively lays down the over-all legal framework for Iraq's economy by giving foreign investors rights equal to Iraqis in exploiting Iraq's domestic market. Taken together, all these laws, which cover virtually all aspects of the economy - including Iraq's trade regime, the mandate of the Central Bank, regulations on trade union activities, etc. - lay the bases for the US' bigger objective of building a neo-liberal regime in Iraq."

Where does Congress obtain the power to exploit Iraqi farmers?

GRAIN ? Iraq's new patent law: a declaration of war against farmers

Order 39 which effectively lays down the over-all legal framework for Iraq's economy by giving foreign investors rights equal to Iraqis in exploiting Iraq's domestic market

Oh, no, equal rights.

Prior to US occupation, Iraq had a centrally planned economy. Among other things, it prohibited foreign ownership of Iraqi businesses, ran most large industries as state-owned enterprises, and imposed large tariffs to keep out foreign goods.[4] After the U.S. military came in and took over Iraq, the CPA quickly began issuing many binding orders privatizing Iraq's economy and opening it up to foreign investment. CPA Order 39, entitled "Foreign Investment", provided that "A foreign investor shall be entitled to make foreign investments in Iraq on terms no less favorable than those applicable to an Iraqi investor," and that "[t]he amount of foreign participation in newly formed or existing business entities in Iraq shall not be limited...." Additionally, the foreign investor "shall be authorized to... transfer abroad without delay all funds associated with its foreign investment, including shares or profits and dividends...."

According to critics, this order was designed to create as favorable an environment for foreign investors as possible, thereby allowing American and multinational corporations to dominate Iraq's economy.[citation needed] Critics further contend that the controversial policies are fundamentally anti-democratic in that it is not for the United States or any other country or coalition of countries to determine what trade laws Iraqis must live by, and that such rules can only be legitimate if passed initially by an elected Iraqi government free of foreign occupation and domination.

Coalition Provisional Authority - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[georgephillip]

Some old white guys.......

“The Congress shall have Power To...promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries....”
Article I, Section 8, Clause 8

Old white guys like Paul Bremer?

"Order 81 is just one of 100 Orders left behind by Bremer and among the more notable of these laws is the controversial Order 39 which effectively lays down the over-all legal framework for Iraq's economy by giving foreign investors rights equal to Iraqis in exploiting Iraq's domestic market. Taken together, all these laws, which cover virtually all aspects of the economy - including Iraq's trade regime, the mandate of the Central Bank, regulations on trade union activities, etc. - lay the bases for the US' bigger objective of building a neo-liberal regime in Iraq."

Where does Congress obtain the power to exploit Iraqi farmers?

GRAIN ? Iraq's new patent law: a declaration of war against farmers

Order 39 which effectively lays down the over-all legal framework for Iraq's economy by giving foreign investors rights equal to Iraqis in exploiting Iraq's domestic market

Oh, no, equal rights.

"Iraq is a special case in that the adoption of the patent law was not part of negotiations between sovereign countries. Nor did a sovereign law-making body enact it as reflecting the will of the Iraqi people. In Iraq, the patent law is just one more component in the comprehensive and radical transformation of the occupied country's economy along neo-liberal lines by the occupying powers. This transformation would entail not just the adoption of favoured laws but also the establishment of institutions that are most conducive to a free market regime."

Equality that comes from the murder, maiming, and displacement of millions of innocent civilians seems about as profitable as bankers who think they're doing god's work.

GRAIN ? Iraq's new patent law: a declaration of war against farmers