stories that are probably more important than stuff in Iraq

[grinninfoole]

One step forward:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/2965181.stm

and one step back:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/2966187.stm

I am surprised that there is a 'sugar institute', but I guess I shouldn't be. I guess that books outlining the role of sugar in the Atlantic slave trade would also be upopular with the Sugar Association....

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[leftahead.livejournal.com]

"exonerating sugar as a cause of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, hyperactivity and tooth decay"

Ok. How the FUCK can you come up with data that 'exonerates' sugar as a cause of TOOTH DECAY!?!

It's not like "better living through extortion" is anything new in the whole government/industry relationship, but it is just another way that people (by which I mean *American* people) are managing to completely miss the point.

"Hey, this report on sugar is gonna make us look bad. What we need to do is try to extort concessions from one of the few widely-recognized-as-effective-and-welcome-just-about-everywhere may-very-well-save-the-human-race-someday international NGOs working to improve the lives of billions of people, many of whom are our own exploited agricultural workers. To save our image. Waddaya think?"

It's enough to make me go back to corn syrup.

-Lefty