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New York Times, 1977, describing pesticide use in Guatemala
's very simple," explained a cotton planter, "more insecticide means more cotton, fewer insects mean higher profits." In an attack, guerrillas destroyed 22 crop--duster planes; the planes were quickly replaced thanks to the genius of American industry ... and all the pesticide you could ever want, from Monsanto Chemical Company of St. Louis."-- New York Times, 1977, describing pesticide use in Guatemala under US--supported military dictatoship