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In 405 B.C., at the moment when Sparta captured the Hellespont, thereby controlling access to the Straits of Bosporus and the Black Sea, cutting off the supply of grain from that vital area, Athens was doomed. Indeed, it is said that, when news of this stunning development reached Athens, a wailing went up throughout the city that could be heard in Corinth  They knew.  Whoever controls the food supply, controls the course of destiny.

The dangers associated with GMO foods are myriad. They include major health risks, as foreign genes from other organisms, including bacteria and viruses, are forced into the DNA of food crops. Potential human health risks identified by FDA scientists include increased allergens in the food supply, toxins, new diseases, birth defects, infertility, increased risk of cancer, nutritional deficiencies, and even damage to internal organs, particularly gastrointestinal organs. And what of the other human health risks, the health of Society, and of Freedom?  Of these many dangers, the issue of food security, and of Farmer’s Freedom, strikes me as being the most frightening.