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NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-25-11 05:54 AM
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Food speculation blamed for East Africa famine
http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/foreign_affairs/Food_speculation_blamed_for_East_Africa_famine.html?cid=31607472

Nov 22, 2011 - 08:37

Food speculation blamed for East Africa famine

Millions of people in the Horn of Africa are suffering as a result of a famine caused by the worst drought for 60 years.

But the climate is by no means the only cause of the humanitarian crisis, as aid expert Fred Lauener tells swissinfo.ch. He says food speculation is also to blame.

The United Nations estimates that 13 million people, including two million children, are victims of the extraordinary drought that has struck Kenya, Ethiopia, Somaliland, Somalia, Uganda and Djibouti.
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-25-11 06:03 AM
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tabatha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-25-11 09:15 AM
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2. Yay ! unregulated free markets! aren't they just wonderful.
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