Friday, 18 May 2012 16:54

G8 summit: The hunger game

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"Leading charities have issued a grim warning to the world's top leaders meeting today for the G8 summit at President Barack Obama's country retreat at Camp David: their failure to keep previous promises is tipping poor countries into famine."

-- Unfortunately, this is part of the collateral damage that exists in a collapsing system. Sovereign states are scrambling to stay alive, avoid default, and implement austerity leaving many of the poor to fend for themselves. -- JB, Managing Editor

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