Friday, January 7, 2011

Meet The Man Who Decides Who Gets Fed And Who Does Not

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The Challenge of Deciding Who to Feed: Playing God on a Limited Budget -- Spiegel Online

The United Nations' World Food Program tries to stop the poorest of the poor from going hungry. But its budget has dwindled during the crisis as donor countries focus on their own economic problems. Aid workers face the unpleasant task of deciding who gets food -- and who doesn't.

John Aylieff was once shot at in Burundi in eastern Africa, by a gunman standing on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere. Aylieff only survived because his driver aimed the vehicle directly at the gunman.

Aylieff also lost a colleague in Burundi. She was forced to stand in front of her murderers and was executed.

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My Comment: A riveting report .... read it all.

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