There is little doubt to honest scientists that Monsanto produces and distributes many chemicals that cause cancer. One notable dissenter was Sir Richard Doll. Doll wrote his name permanently into the history books by making the link between cigarette smoking and lung cancer. Interestingly, any scientist actually discovering a causative agent in that alleged link is still headline news. Doll said it, and scientists have been scrambling to actually prove it ever since.

Even more interesting, given that many people have been lead to believe that tobacco use is the most evil and vile cause of cancer known to mankind, is the fact that Sir Richard Doll was on the payroll of Monsanto.

Doll's lung cancer research was based on statistical evidence. He found that cigarette smokers were more likely to contract lung cancer than non-smokers. However, despite statistical evidence of disease in veterans of the Vietnam War who were exposed to Agent Orange (an herbicide produced by his side employer, Monsanto) Doll rejected the idea that Agent Orange was a contributing factor in the disease.

In fact, Doll rejected any link between cancer and chemicals that Monsanto produced, preferring instead to lay the blame on tobacco in a statistical analysis that was dubious, at best. According to the UK toxicologist, Professor Simon Wolff,

...in rural China, where people tend to smoke very heavily and where air pollution is much less, the differences in lung cancer rates between smokers and non-smokers is very small, and lung cancer rates are about one tenth of the lung cancer rates in industrialised countries.

It seems that attacks like those detailed in this article are only one side of Monsanto's war on humanity. On the other side is obfuscation of the fact that the products they produce and the environmental pollution they contribute to are a major factor, perhaps the major factor in cancer deaths and a general decline in health around the globe.

Do you suppose that our "Fearless Leaders" know something we don't? Or at least, they hope we won't pay attention to the research and ask any questions? Things like:

Study finds smoking wards off Parkinson's disease

There is more evidence to back up a long-standing theory that smokers are less likely to develop Parkinson's disease than people who do not use tobacco products, researchers reported on Monday. ... What would cause such a preventive effect is not well understood, said the report in the Archives of Neurology, but studies on test animals suggested two possibilities.

One is that carbon monoxide or other agents in tobacco smoke exert a protective effect and promote survival of brain neurons that produce dopamine, which allows muscles to move properly and is lacking in Parkinson's cases.

Cigarettes may also somehow prevent the development of toxic substances that interfere with proper neurological functioning.

Gee, that reference to carbon monoxide reminds me of something mentioned by psychologist, Andrzej Lobaczewski:

Persons less distinctly inclined in the pathocratic direction include those affected by some states caused by the toxic activities of certain substances such as ether, carbon monoxide, and possibly some endotoxins, under the condition that this occurred in childhood. (Political Ponerology)

And more:

Smoking and Caffeine May Protect Against Parkinson's Disease

Nicotine helps Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Patients

Nicotine Found To Protect Against Parkinson's-like Brain Damage

Nicotine Lessens Symptoms Of Depression In Nonsmokers

Scientists Identify Brain Regions Where Nicotine Improves Attention, Other Cognitive Skills

Then, of course, there is this interesting material that I assembled some years ago:

Can Smoking be GOOD for SOME People?

Just in case you really think that the government is going after smoking for YOUR GOOD, think again. There are many studies that suggest that the problems that are being blamed on cigarettes may have entirely different causes that governments and big business are very interested in covering up.