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Benjamin Gilman: Yes, I am familiar with that, but Agent Orange is not the kind of spraying that they are using here. They are using…

On the recordJuly 24, 2001
Yes, I am familiar with that, but Agent Orange is not the kind of spraying that they are using here. They are using Roundup that the farmers themselves use for their weeds. The farmers in Colombia use this Roundup themselves. We use it.
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Benjamin Gilman
New York

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Discussing the use of herbicides in Colombia.

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