Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Hunger Strikes Haiti

Of course, it was already there.

Time to cook up some
dirt cookies.

"Haiti: Thousands Protest Food Prices" by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Protesters angered by food prices flooded the streets of the capital, Port-au-Prince, forcing businesses and schools to close as unrest spread from the countryside. Witnesses said at least one person had been killed by hotel security guards during a protest in the southern city of Les Cayes, where four people died last week in food riots and clashes with United Nations peacekeepers. Thousands of people marched mostly peacefully past the National Palace in Port-au-Prince. “We’re hungry!” some called out. Haitians are particularly affected by food prices that are rising worldwide. Eighty percent of the population lives on less than $2 a day. The cost of staples like rice, beans, fruit and condensed milk has gone up 50 percent in the past year."

This seems to be happening EVERYWHERE, as if it is SOME SORT of PLAN!