60 Minutes covers Colombian story

Undertoad · 01-12-2002, 12:36 AM

Finally. The Guardian (UK) wrote about this nine months ago or so, and it finally becomes a nat'l US media story: we're spraying Roundup on Colombian children and it's hurting them. You read it here first. Well no you didn't; you read it in the <a href="http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2001/6/21/1855/23919">story I posted to K5</a>, sorry I forgot to CC us here. My bad.

Nic Name · 01-12-2002, 12:45 AM

Rumsfeld says he's gonna "Roundup" the Al Qaeda terrorists.

Nic Name · 01-12-2002, 12:53 AM

Quote:

According to BushWatch ... The official Monsanto-government lie was embarrassingly exposed last December when Sen. Paul Wellstone, D-Minn., went to Colombia to witness the pinpoint accuracy of our spraying. Standing well away from the coca field, the senator was drenched in Roundup on the very first flyover. Oops."

Griff · 01-17-2002, 11:10 AM

Its funny how quiet the Republicans have gotten on this now. When Clinton/Gore started spraying Colombian kids they were up in arms. Now that Bush Co. is following through with the same policy, not a peep. Drug war? Its still about oil. Oh yah, don't forget about the natives getting run off their land either.

Griff · 01-17-2002, 11:15 AM

Oh sorry, its terrorism now isn't it? That makes it okay eh?

" A good end cannot sanctify evil means; nor must we ever do evil, that good may come of it." William Penn

russotto · 01-17-2002, 02:13 PM

Monsanto has made roundup-resistant crops. Genes being as promiscuous as they are, what do you figure the chances are that some enterprising drug grower won't manage to get that gene into his coca and then get free weed control courtesy of the US govt?

jaguar · 01-17-2002, 03:13 PM

GOd i hate monsanto, what a fucking disgusting company, its CEO, executives and board of directors should be sodomised by wild goats then dumped in a large vat or thier own toxix waste.

THen add any fucking dipshit that thinks they "war on drugs" is gonna work. I lvoe it here, Howard (our prime minister/min furher)
claimed we "won" the war on drugs, because the herion availaible had gone though the floor iwth his "tough on drugs" policy....nevermind afghanisatn stoped producing at the same time and use of other drugs skyrocketed as a result.....

Anyhere seen traffic? Fantastic film. The director of that absolutely rocks, he also did oceans 11, which is hands down the BEST film is een in at least a year (haven't seen LOTR yet)

01-17-2002, 03:16 PM

He also did <b>Erin Brockovich</b> and a ton of less notable flicks.

<b>Ocean's 11</b> was very good. I definitely enjoyed it. Too bad it's not all original.

Griff · 01-17-2002, 03:19 PM

ditto on Traffic. It really pealed back the layers of the onion. We have to encourage folks who wouldn't normally see that kinda flic to just watch it.

Undertoad · 01-17-2002, 03:21 PM

Steven Soderburgh. Debuted with the excellent "Sex, Lies, and Videotape".

Griff · 01-17-2002, 03:22 PM

Sammy D. Jr. The last of the triple threats.

jaguar · 01-17-2002, 03:39 PM

of course its a remake - but the origional sucke,d iv'e seen it.
THe film is a: jsut so frigging stylish, the way its done, the clothes, the music, everyhting is so frigging stylish and slick there should be oil dripping off it. B; the editing and direction were fabulous, at no point does the film lag, does it skip, its fast paced but not too fast paced, perfectly done, i love it. There is a good reason i didn't mention erinborokvich

Yea, traffic did a good job no question about it, although the yellow/blue lenses on the flim pissed me off after awhile, it look like someone pissed on mexico (wait a minute....

)

One of the best bits in that film is when they're in the carpark, and the mexican asassin is about to shoot the other guy, pulls outthegun, and gets sniped in the back by the other guy. PIty they mixed up the entry/exit wounds. (there was a chunk mising out of his back, and a hole in th front, tehre hsoudl have been a huge chunk out of his chest, adn a litle hole in his back, modern AP shells are very not pretty)

01-12-2002, 12:36 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	60 Minutes covers Colombian story Finally. The Guardian (UK) wrote about this nine months ago or so, and it finally becomes a nat'l US media story: we're spraying Roundup on Colombian children and it's hurting them. You read it here first. Well no you didn't; you read it in the <a href="http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2001/6/21/1855/23919">story I posted to K5</a>, sorry I forgot to CC us here. My bad.

01-17-2002, 11:10 AM	#4
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	hypocrites Its funny how quiet the Republicans have gotten on this now. When Clinton/Gore started spraying Colombian kids they were up in arms. Now that Bush Co. is following through with the same policy, not a peep. Drug war? Its still about oil. Oh yah, don't forget about the natives getting run off their land either.

01-17-2002, 11:15 AM	#5
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	oops! Oh sorry, its terrorism now isn't it? That makes it okay eh? " A good end cannot sanctify evil means; nor must we ever do evil, that good may come of it." William Penn

01-17-2002, 03:13 PM	#7
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	GOd i hate monsanto, what a fucking disgusting company, its CEO, executives and board of directors should be sodomised by wild goats then dumped in a large vat or thier own toxix waste. THen add any fucking dipshit that thinks they "war on drugs" is gonna work. I lvoe it here, Howard (our prime minister/min furher) claimed we "won" the war on drugs, because the herion availaible had gone though the floor iwth his "tough on drugs" policy....nevermind afghanisatn stoped producing at the same time and use of other drugs skyrocketed as a result..... Anyhere seen traffic? Fantastic film. The director of that absolutely rocks, he also did oceans 11, which is hands down the BEST film is een in at least a year (haven't seen LOTR yet) __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

01-17-2002, 03:22 PM	#11
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	first Ocean Sammy D. Jr. The last of the triple threats.

01-12-2002, 12:45 AM	#2
Nic Name retired Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,930	Rumsfeld says he's gonna "Roundup" the Al Qaeda terrorists.

01-17-2002, 02:13 PM	#6
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	Monsanto has made roundup-resistant crops. Genes being as promiscuous as they are, what do you figure the chances are that some enterprising drug grower won't manage to get that gene into his coca and then get free weed control courtesy of the US govt?

01-17-2002, 03:16 PM	#8
dave Guest Posts: n/a	He also did <b>Erin Brockovich</b> and a ton of less notable flicks. <b>Ocean's 11</b> was very good. I definitely enjoyed it. Too bad it's not all original.

01-17-2002, 03:19 PM	#9
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	ditto on Traffic. It really pealed back the layers of the onion. We have to encourage folks who wouldn't normally see that kinda flic to just watch it.

01-17-2002, 03:21 PM	#10
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Steven Soderburgh. Debuted with the excellent "Sex, Lies, and Videotape".

01-17-2002, 03:39 PM	#12
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	of course its a remake - but the origional sucke,d iv'e seen it. THe film is a: jsut so frigging stylish, the way its done, the clothes, the music, everyhting is so frigging stylish and slick there should be oil dripping off it. B; the editing and direction were fabulous, at no point does the film lag, does it skip, its fast paced but not too fast paced, perfectly done, i love it. There is a good reason i didn't mention erinborokvich Yea, traffic did a good job no question about it, although the yellow/blue lenses on the flim pissed me off after awhile, it look like someone pissed on mexico (wait a minute.... ) One of the best bits in that film is when they're in the carpark, and the mexican asassin is about to shoot the other guy, pulls outthegun, and gets sniped in the back by the other guy. PIty they mixed up the entry/exit wounds. (there was a chunk mising out of his back, and a hole in th front, tehre hsoudl have been a huge chunk out of his chest, adn a litle hole in his back, modern AP shells are very not pretty) __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

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