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This skilfully researched book focuses on how a small socio-political American elite seeks to establish its control over the very basis of human survival, the provision of our daily bread. 'Control the food and you control the people'. This is no ordinary book about the perils of GMO. Engdahl takes the reader inside the corridors of power, into the backrooms of the science labs, behind closed doors in the corporate boardrooms. The author reveals a World of profit-driven political intrigue, government corruption and coercion, where genetic manipulation and the patenting of life forms are used to gain world-wide control over food production. The book is an eye-opener, a must-read for all those committed to the causes of social justice and World peace.
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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
After his remarkable book, `A Century of War', about the fierce battle for world energy (oil) control, F.W. Engdahl examines here a second extremely important world power instrument: food.
He integrates carefully this power line in a much bigger framework concocted by the world power elite in order to control world demographics and even eugenics.
The world power elite (see Daniel Estulin's shocking book `The true Story of the Bilderberg Group') created a transnational agribusiness in order to open new markets for energy products (petro-chemical fertilizers). This agribusiness, however, developed a more effective weapon for worldwide food control: genetically modified organisms (GMO), thereby creating through patent registration a world oligopoly of 4 transnational companies: Monsanto, Dow Chemical, DuPont and Novartis.
Risk assessment of GMO
Risk data remain mostly hidden behind the veil of `confidential business information'. However, certain experiments on rats showed that GMO food could be responsible for lower body, liver and heart, but also brain size. Possible effects on birth defects are also a big question mark.
The scientific policies of these companies seem to be `don't tell, don't ask'. In this context, they seem to use the whole world population as guinea pigs.
Another risk constitutes the reduced genetic plant diversity (monocultures).
One blatant lie was the statement that GMO would lead to a lower use of herbicides, but, in fact, more herbicides were necessary to combat herbicide-resistant weed.
Seed serfs
Farmers became totally dependent on the members of the oligopoly. Each year they had to pay a fee and were forbidden to re-use seeds from previous year.
As it became extremely difficult, even with an army of Pinkertons, to control the re-use, more effective technologies were developed: `Terminator food', whereby GMO plants `commit suicide' after one harvest season and `contraceptive corn' where the genes of antibodies in women with immune fertility were used.
Besides the plant seed patents, other ones will be introduced for animals (semen of pigs and bulls).
Politics
One of the goals of the world power elite is the drastic reduction of the world population (the author uses the term `genocide') through control of the human reproductive process. Genetically engineered crops are part of this strategy. As one member of the military stated: `GMO-based biological weapons are `cost-effective' weapons of mass destruction.'
WTO
The transnational corporations tried to force their seeds patents into all national and international markets during the WTO negotiations. They played it very hard, as they stipulated that `food standards and measures aimed at protecting people from pests can be potentially used as a deliberate barrier for trade'; in other words, `Free market über Alles', even health.
F. William Engdahl wrote a frightening book. It is a must read for all those interested in the future of mankind.
He integrates carefully this power line in a much bigger framework concocted by the world power elite in order to control world demographics and even eugenics.
The world power elite (see Daniel Estulin's shocking book `The true Story of the Bilderberg Group') created a transnational agribusiness in order to open new markets for energy products (petro-chemical fertilizers). This agribusiness, however, developed a more effective weapon for worldwide food control: genetically modified organisms (GMO), thereby creating through patent registration a world oligopoly of 4 transnational companies: Monsanto, Dow Chemical, DuPont and Novartis.
Risk assessment of GMO
Risk data remain mostly hidden behind the veil of `confidential business information'. However, certain experiments on rats showed that GMO food could be responsible for lower body, liver and heart, but also brain size. Possible effects on birth defects are also a big question mark.
The scientific policies of these companies seem to be `don't tell, don't ask'. In this context, they seem to use the whole world population as guinea pigs.
Another risk constitutes the reduced genetic plant diversity (monocultures).
One blatant lie was the statement that GMO would lead to a lower use of herbicides, but, in fact, more herbicides were necessary to combat herbicide-resistant weed.
Seed serfs
Farmers became totally dependent on the members of the oligopoly. Each year they had to pay a fee and were forbidden to re-use seeds from previous year.
As it became extremely difficult, even with an army of Pinkertons, to control the re-use, more effective technologies were developed: `Terminator food', whereby GMO plants `commit suicide' after one harvest season and `contraceptive corn' where the genes of antibodies in women with immune fertility were used.
Besides the plant seed patents, other ones will be introduced for animals (semen of pigs and bulls).
Politics
One of the goals of the world power elite is the drastic reduction of the world population (the author uses the term `genocide') through control of the human reproductive process. Genetically engineered crops are part of this strategy. As one member of the military stated: `GMO-based biological weapons are `cost-effective' weapons of mass destruction.'
WTO
The transnational corporations tried to force their seeds patents into all national and international markets during the WTO negotiations. They played it very hard, as they stipulated that `food standards and measures aimed at protecting people from pests can be potentially used as a deliberate barrier for trade'; in other words, `Free market über Alles', even health.
F. William Engdahl wrote a frightening book. It is a must read for all those interested in the future of mankind.
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book lays out the facts, backed up by the relevant documents, behind the current effort to control the food supply of the planet by the agribusiness giants, working hand in hand with the governments of North America and others. That the plan to control the populations and genetics of the human population was financed by the same foundations that financed Hitler's eugenics program is just one small detail. But it is a decisive one in establishing the roots and goals of this effort at world domination using control over food and genes, instead of atomic bombs, which, says one source, are much more expensive.
If everyone read this book, we would all be on the streets, heading for the seats of power to overthrow them, if we still had any courage that is. However, the same powers that have launched this "genetic armageddon" have also arranged to make our lives so soft and easy that we have all lost our courage, self confidence, and the ability to organize and act.
It will be interesting to see what happens next.
If everyone read this book, we would all be on the streets, heading for the seats of power to overthrow them, if we still had any courage that is. However, the same powers that have launched this "genetic armageddon" have also arranged to make our lives so soft and easy that we have all lost our courage, self confidence, and the ability to organize and act.
It will be interesting to see what happens next.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is very well researched and provides a wealth of information and facts that will make you shudder! Learn how research scientists were silenced by the Blair government when they tried to warn the world of the dangers of GM food. Discover how the Rockefeller empire is close to controlling the world's food supply. Read about the latest technology to produce crops that will make people sterile; a means to aid the elitest population final solution.
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Basic writing
I had high hopes for this book but it turns out rather disappointing.
Engdahl often repeats the same sentence or the same idea 2 or 3 pages apart. Read more
Engdahl often repeats the same sentence or the same idea 2 or 3 pages apart. Read more
Published 13 months ago by F. Humbert
Do you eat? if so, read this
Well - difficult to know where to start...
The main thrust of this book is that a few members of the elite are up to their usual shenanigans of wanting to control the rest of... Read more
The main thrust of this book is that a few members of the elite are up to their usual shenanigans of wanting to control the rest of... Read more
Published 16 months ago by bucksman
Seeds of Destruction
In no way can this book be described as an enjoyable read, it is however an essential read for people who are wondering what on earth is going wrong with the world. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mrs. Ingrid Wilson
Very good informational book
The book gives details of when the genetically modified products came on the market and also how. It's amazing to find out that a very small group of people have the power over the... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Alina
A Must Read!
What can I say? This is an excellent book for understanding how our food has been controlled by people with an obvious eugenics plan. Read it! Educate yourself!
Published 21 months ago by Mr. Sean P. Maguire
Seeds of Destruction
A book that everyone should be made to read and understand before they be allowed to vote for a politician from any party. Read more
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