Yearly Archives: 2010

Monsanto and Blackwater

Jeremy Scahill write in the Nation about Blackwater’s Black Ops:
Blackwater, through Total Intelligence, sought to become the “intel arm” of Monsanto, offering to provide operatives to infiltrate activist groups organizing against the multinational biotech firm.
What’s the connection between Total Intelligence Solutions and Blackwater, the company famous for its activities as a military contractor in Iraq, and now known as Xe? According to the story, both are owned by Blackwater’s founder, Eric Prince, pictured to the right.

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Monsanto rep meeting with president of Peru

Illustrating access at the highest levels of government, a representative from Monsanto meets with Alan García, president of Peru:

García is the large man sitting in front of the flag. The Monsanto rep. is the short man sitting to García’s left.

It’s not clear when this meeting took place, but it may have been the one referred to in this 11 Oct 2007 story, which says: Continue reading