Wednesday, May 14, 2008

OPEC Stands Silent While Oil Prices Spark Food Riots In Neighboring Egypt

In this the new trend for the world?

Despite being surrounded by petroleum-rich neighbors, Egypt is suffering the effects of record-high oil prices that have touched off deadly riots over the simplest of commodities: bread.

Since the beginning of April, at least 10 people have been stabbed to death while waiting in Cairo bread lines — others have died from exhaustion.

Read more ....

My Comment: We in the West are so lucky to have such a wide variety of food and at "reasonable" prices. That this availability has resulted with even "poor"people being fat, is a sad testament on how rich and spoiled we are. Not so for the rest of the world.

No comments:

Post a Comment