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04/20/2008: "Climate change leaves the poorest Egyptians unable to afford food"

Rising global food prices have plunged Egyptians into a desparate daily struggle for survival. Many are unable to feed their families, and the hungry have taken to the streets. Is more violent unrest to come?

[ One country after another is in crisis as food prices are rising fast. We will see mass starvation on a scale that has never existed before - and humanitarianism is largely to blame, breeding surplus populations with aid. ]

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,548300,00.html

Replies: 3 Comments

on Tuesday, April 22nd, Dental Plan said

It's largely irrelevant since we're guaranteed to get all three this century. Wars of Extermination come next.

on Sunday, April 20th, Starvation said

Which comes first: starvation, food riots, or a global police state governing resources like food and water?

on Sunday, April 20th, Dental Plan said

Those trying to save the world are also the ones who are most responsible for its ongoing destruction. No suprise.