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To: American Spirit who wrote (125657)	6/3/2008 6:11:37 AM
From: tonto	Respond to of 173976

Farmland continues to be a great investment. U.N.: 50 percent more food needed by 2030 Summit comes as soaring prices push 100 million people into hunger An 'unprecedented' food crisis April 22: The World Food Program’s Greg Barrow analyzes the impact of high food prices on the most vulnerable, and discusses the phenomenon's causes. ROME - The U.N. secretary-general told world leaders on Tuesday that food production must rise by 50 percent by 2030 to meet increasing demand. Speaking at a food summit in Rome, Ban Ki-moon said that nations must minimize export restrictions and import tariffs during the crisis that has caused hunger and riots across the globe. Participants at the U.N. summit are trying to figure out how to head off skyrocketing food prices before millions more join the multitudes across the globe who already lack enough to eat. Human rights activists and the World Bank demanding action to curb soaring prices that are pushing an estimated 100 million people into hunger. The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization initially called the summit at the end of last year to discuss the risks posed to food security by climate change. But soaring food prices have shifted the focus of the gathering. The cost of major food commodities has doubled over the last couple of years, with rice, corn and wheat at record highs. Some prices have hit their highest levels in 30 years in real terms — provoking protests and riots in some developing countries, where people may spend more than half their income on food. Biofuels the prime culprit? Delegates will discuss a range of issues such as aid, trade and technology to improve farm yields, but hunger campaigners have singled out biofuels — often made by converting food crops into fuel — as a prime culprit. “Countries are justifying the pursuit of biofuels on the grounds that they offer a means to reduce emissions from transport and improve energy security,” the campaign group Oxfam said in a report issued Tuesday. “But there is mounting scientific evidence that biofuel mandates (policy support) are actually accelerating climate change by driving the expansion of agriculture into critical habitats such as forests and wetlands,” Oxfam said. Even though the United States is channeling about a quarter of its corn crop into ethanol production by 2022, and the European Unions plans to get 10 percent of auto fuel from bio-energy by 2020, biofuel supporters say the effect on global food prices is small. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ed Shafer said biofuels accounted for only around 3 percent of the total food price rise. Oxfam says the real impact is about 30 percent. World Bank chief Robert Zoellick said the issue should not be allowed to dominate the summit, although biofuels clearly competed with food production. However, he said Africa could benefit from sugar-based biofuel production, as Brazil has. The World Bank estimates that higher food prices are pushing 30 million Africans into poverty. Zoellick said African leaders wanted action, not words. “It would be unfortunate if (bio-energy) becomes the sole point of debate, because then we would not meet what poor countries tell me they want, which is resources for safety net programs, seeds and fertilizers, and export bans lifted,” he told Reuters. Brazil, a pioneer in sugar-cane based biofuels, is set to defend them at the summit. Its foreign minister, Celso Amorim, said fair trade and the abolition of rich countries’ subsidies to farmers were crucial issues for the summit. World prices for food are expected to fall from current peaks in the coming years but will remain “substantially above” average levels from the past decade, according to a joint agricultural report issued by the U.N.’s FAO and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Food prices have been skyrocketing worldwide due to high oil prices, changing diets, urbanization, expanding populations, flawed trade policies, extreme weather, growth in biofuels production and speculation. They have sparked riots and protests from Africa to Asia and raised fears that millions more will suffer from malnutrition.

To: American Spirit who wrote (125657)	6/3/2008 8:01:47 AM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

'Snuff' the Gun Shop Owner, Priest Says By Susan Jones CNSNews.com Senior Editor May 29, 2007 <iObama's friend and spiritual mentor incited murder (CNSNews.com) - An Illinois gun-rights group says it plans to complain to the Catholic Church after a Chicago priest at the weekend appeared to call for the murder of a suburban gun shop owner. During a Rainbow/PUSH Coalition protest at Chuck's Gun Shop & Range on Saturday, the Rev. Michael Pfleger, pastor of St. Sabina's Church, threatened to "snuff" shop owner John Riggio. The Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) has posted online what is says is a recording of Pfleger's remarks. In the audio clip, the priest is heard being introduced to the crowd by the Rev. Jesse Jackson. Immediately therafter, Pfleger launches into a tirade. "I want the NRA [National Rifle Association] to understand - you have a lot of money, but money can't buy moral authority and it can't buy justice or freedom, and we will fight you, NRA," he says. "We will fight you on every angle [sic], no matter how much money you've got, we will embarrass you, and we will embarrass every legislator that takes money from you. We will call them out by name, by district. We will expose you, legislators." Pfleger then turns his attention to Riggio. "He's the owner of Chuck's. John Riggio. R-i-g-g-i-o. We're going to find you and snuff you out … you know you're going to hide like a rat. You're going to hide but like a rat we're going to catch you and pull you out. We are not going to allow you to continue to hide when we're here …" "We're going to keep coming back, and like Reverend Jackson says, it takes civil disobedience, if it takes whatever it takes … we're going to snuff out John Riggio, we're going to snuff out legislators that are voting … and we are coming for you because we are not going to sit idly. Keep on fighting, people. Keep on fighting, keep on fighting." St. Sabina describes itself as a "Bible-teaching" African-American Catholic Church. The day before the anti-gun protest, the church hosted former Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who was making a rare public appearance. Pfleger was quoted as describing the controversial Muslim activist as "a gift from God to a sick, sick world." ISRA Executive Director Richard Pearson called it "shocking" to hear a priest advocate the murder of a gun shop owner "who has never committed a crime in his life." "Pfleger's comments were disgusting and dangerous," Pearson said. "And, I seem to remember that the Fifth Commandment frowns on murdering one's neighbor," he added. "This week, I'll be penning a letter to the Archbishop, expressing my concerns over Rev. Pfleger's comments," continued Pearson. "I would hope that the Archbishop would reply with words of comfort for Mr. Riggio, his family, state legislators, and all others who were injured by Rev. Pfleger's thoughtless, inflammatory remarks." In a message on the church's website, Pfleger says he believes that "we are called by God to build this church in a world filled with division, alienation and racism in order that we may be a witness to the world that it is possible and that the love of God is stronger than the hate of Satan." cnsnews.com

To: American Spirit who wrote (125657)	6/3/2008 8:42:51 AM
From: TideGlider	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

Capone didn't admit to anything either. Armitage did admit to it, but he was a media love puppy so the media stopped it's attack. As no crime was committed it was time to close the investigation. Libby made the mistake of providing misleading and inconsistent testimony to investigators which is a crime.