AFRICANS ARE STARVING, American farmers are going out of business, and the administration says Europe’s to blame. In a suit brought to the WTO earlier this month, the Bush administration alleges that the E.U.’s five-year moratorium on the approval of new genetically-modified (GM) foods violates the rules of the WTO. In addition, the plaintiff adds, the “unfounded, and unscientific fears” of Europeans have kept developing countries in Africa from investing in enhanced crops.

The United States is joined in the suit by Canada, Argentina, and Egypt. Joining as third-parties are Australia, Chile, Columbia, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, and Uruguay.