Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Chavez says food prices "massacre" of world's poor

[Thanks to cent for the link] Soaring food prices are a "massacre" of the world's poor and are creating a global nutritional crisis, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Tuesday, calling it a sign that capitalism is in decline.

His comments came only hours after the United Nations' World Food Program called more expensive food a "silent tsunami" that threatens to plunge more than 100 million people on every continent into hunger. ...

POOR PEOPLE EAT MUD


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