tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21629351372307923.post1349110139324704683..comments2024-02-10T10:20:12.925+01:00Comments on The Road to the Horizon: News: The Global Food Crisis MapPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05877671849645884790noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21629351372307923.post-30393841104473821272008-04-28T15:44:00.000+01:002008-04-28T15:44:00.000+01:00Whoops! Wrong day - the strike here in Cairo is f...Whoops! Wrong day - the strike here in Cairo is for the 4th of May.<BR/><BR/>Sorry.vagabondbloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15335179461403449587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21629351372307923.post-73284444078974634502008-04-28T15:41:00.000+01:002008-04-28T15:41:00.000+01:00Looks like Egypt was forgotten too. They've had b...Looks like Egypt was forgotten too. They've had bread riots here, in the government subsidized bread lines for the poor. 7 People have died in fights. The army is now baking bread to avoid any more problems. Strikes have been called. The last one early April resulted in the death of a 15 year old and a curfew for his funeral, plus many other injuries and jailings. More strikes are being called for ?May 6 - Mubarak's Birthday from what I read. Also rice exports have been suspended to due food shortages, and prices. <BR/><BR/>On a personal level, going to the grocery shop here, is getting uglier and uglier, price wise - and we are expats with a higher level of income. So think what the local population has to deal with now. It's not just food, but also the decline in the dollar and any economy that uses it is totally screwed!vagabondbloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15335179461403449587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21629351372307923.post-30590578306321591942008-04-28T05:12:00.000+01:002008-04-28T05:12:00.000+01:00It is amazing that such a thing can happen. In a b...It is amazing that such a thing can happen. In a bit more then one year. What ever is explained, I cannot understand it. But then, I have (though considered being educated) never understood either when they talk about stock exchange and why the world is in troubles when Bush sneezes.Voegtlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17212645092237784919noreply@blogger.com