Obama Nominates Pesticide Executive to Be Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the Office of the US Trade Representative

(Video) President Obama’s nominee for the Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the office of the US Trade Representative, Islam Siddiqui is currently a vice president at CropLife America, a coalition of the major industrial players in the pesticide industry, including Syngenta, Monsanto, and Dow Chemical. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Nov 22, 2009 - 1:22 AM PST
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Nov 22, 2009 - 6:45 AM PST

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Kaizar Campwala
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by Kaizar Campwala - Nov. 22, 2009

This interview features an advocate who is actively opposed to GMO and pesticides. To give a more rounded picture of this issue, Goodman should have included a statement from a good government expert (to address the conflict of interest) issue and a statement from the administration.

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by Ben Ross - Nov. 23, 2009

report of Obama campaigner promises down the drain....Goodman looks for ( AND FINDS) sources with authority, knowledge and commitment ....very good reporting.

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Dwight Rousu
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by Dwight Rousu - Nov. 22, 2009

A violation of campaign promises is reported, and the objections to the appointment are sketched.

a coalition of over eighty environmental, family farm and consumer groups sent a letter to the Senate Finance Committee urging them to reject his nomination. More »

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