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Cybergal · **^ Top** #1 05.14.2008

OPEC Stands Silent While Oil Prices Spark Food Riots In Neighboring Egypt

4/14/08

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Despite being surrounded by petroleum-rich neighbors, Egypt is suffering the effects of record-high oil prices that have touched off deadly riots over the simplest of commodities: bread.

Since the beginning of April, at least 10 people have been stabbed to death while waiting in Cairo bread lines — others have died from exhaustion.

The crisis comes as the U.N.’s World Food Program appeals to member nations to contribute $750 million for aid to affected countries.
But as FOX News reported last week, internal documents from the WFP show a failure by OPEC nations to help out their Arab neighbor. Saudi Arabia, for instance, has committed to give zero dollars for 2008, while the United Arab Emirates has pledged just $50,000 — an amount several times less than impoverished nations like Bangladesh.
The United States leads all donors at more than a $1 billion.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,355736,00.html

gearjammer-2000 · **^ Top** #2 05.14.2008

and our government calls these people 'friends" these people won't even help their next door neighbors. It is time we as a nation say enough them towel heads are NOT our friends and should be treated the way they are treating everyone else, like dirt! The term a bushel of wheat for a barrel of oil was the chant of the "70"s when they first tried to strangle us by withholding oil and it should be the chant for today, otherwise let them camel lovers eat sand, and another thing its time the US. figured out that our hard earned taxes need to stay here and pay down our out of control debt, we don't have the money to DONATE to anyone let alone donate to a bunch of camel jockeys that need to force their own governments to let loose of the money they are hoarding.

Baack · **^ Top** #3 05.14.2008

It is a amazing how we still give aid to these countries
I think our global welfare needs to be looked at again and changed
We are giving money to countries that have so much money to waste
Then we could if voted by the people decide to help the needy

Ronnocomot · **^ Top** #4 05.15.2008

Make up your minds.

Is the U.S. supposed to concern itself with foreign governments and how they conduct their affairs or aren't we?

Baack · **^ Top** #5 05.15.2008

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Originally Posted by Ronnocomot

Make up your minds.

Is the U.S. supposed to concern itself with foreign governments and how they conduct their affairs or aren't we?

Sure
But how about an iron fist instead of monetary bribery

Brickman · **^ Top** #6 05.15.2008

The amount of money the US spends to try and bribe these countries into liking us is 100% wasted as far as I'm concerned and should have been stopped years ago.

rch10007 · **^ Top** #7 05.15.2008

If you teach a man to fish...

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