sarahshevett (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} sarahshevett) wrote,@ 2008-04-13 19:01:00 |
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Another reason why I am a farmer
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/14/busin
Since I hadn't seen anything about the food riots, it tookejbythesea to point out this huge disaster that is occurring.
Seems like the world is starving, and the broadcast news, newspapers, etc. seem to be avoiding telling Americans about it. Yet more evidence that they tell us what they want us to know, and that's all.
"Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, said the food crisis posed questions about the survivability of democracy and political regimes.
Mr. Strauss-Kahn said he had heard from many financial officials this weekend that the West’s focus on fuel, at the expense of food, was a “crime against humanity.”"
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/14/busin
Since I hadn't seen anything about the food riots, it took
ejbythesea to point out this huge disaster that is occurring.Seems like the world is starving, and the broadcast news, newspapers, etc. seem to be avoiding telling Americans about it. Yet more evidence that they tell us what they want us to know, and that's all.
"Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, said the food crisis posed questions about the survivability of democracy and political regimes.
Mr. Strauss-Kahn said he had heard from many financial officials this weekend that the West’s focus on fuel, at the expense of food, was a “crime against humanity.”"
