Maybe you have seen video footage and the people are shouting in an Arabic language and holding signs with Arabic writing on them; none of which I can understand.
They are wanting food. Wheat, sugar, rice, cooking oils. Prices have gone up 400% in a country where most people live on $2 a day.
The government is being blamed for not doing it's job. It's job is to look after the well being of the people; in good times and bad. During good times the government lined it's own pockets and took care of its self - and in bad times.... nothing has changed.
You know it's bad when the Christians and the Muslims join forces together to fight something.
THIS JUST IN: Police members are removing their suits and joining the protesters.
Read more hereLet me tell you how the Egyptian government works; but I'll change the names so we all understand easier and put it into perspective.
It's basically the rich wealth families that are in charge. The current President has been in office for 30 years and is corrupt to the core; he's from the Bush family. The military advisors change seats but usually come from the Clinton family. The guy in charge of the food distribution system is a Kennedy. The bank guys are Rothchilds.
Only the rich from the same few families. Everyone else is too poor to qualify.
The same rich clowns are make a bundle while everyone else suffers and starves. Just like America!
Egypt is going though a drought. One of their major importers (Salutes to 'Major Importers' sir) for grains was Russia - and Russia has banned grain exports because they don't have enough for themselves. That's right, the big country of Russia is having problems feeding it's own people. Shhh. Don't tell anyone I told you.
So that leaves Egypt, the land of Pharaohs, fending for itself.
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) recent announcement that the world food price index now surpasses the peak level achieved in the food price spike in 2007-08 raises serious concerns about the ability of the world to feed itself over the next several years. Read more: http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/Canada+must+take+lead+solving+food+crisis/4182907/story.html#ixzz1CL1EIarp
The Food Agriculture organisation has admitted they expects worldwide food riots this year.
Worldwide.
Riots.
Don't think it won't happen here, in North America.
USA imports 60% of it's food and exports 40%.
USA is over $13 trillion dollars Broke. The individual States are starting to file for bankruptcy. Now cities and towns are unable to fund social programs (like snow remove and repairing roads, police, medical, fire) because they do not have the money. And the individual 'tax payer' is broke and hanging onto their homes by a thread, while the banks try and reposes their homes. They end up living in the tent cities no one likes to talk about and the government doesn't have to pay for.
And think of all the peoples money they used to bail out the same banks that turned around and now take the peoples homes!!! Ouch.
But look at the people in charge of the country. Look at the Bush family, Clinton, Rothchilds and Kennedy's. Look how Obama $1.5 million on ONE of his Hawaiian vacations. He goes every couple month; at tax payer expense.
Most of those clowns are related to each other through marrage. Talk about fixing the system to work in their favour. It's just like Egypt rich clowns controlling everything! CBS did a video on this...
So if USA can not afford to buy 60% of the food it imports it will have to learn to live off the 40% it normally exports.
If USA can't afford to pay it's dept back well... the Chinese are going to come a knocking.
China is growing FAST and needs a lot more food. They are importing food and oil like crazy. They are stocking up and building a nice surplus for when times get tough. They even match or surpass the USA for military strength.
Anyone remember the bible story about Joseph in Egypt?
Joseph was sold into slavery by his jealous brothers, yet rose to become the most powerful man in Egypt next to the Pharaoh, by saving many lives from the seven year famine. -wikipediaWhat else happened during the famine? Other cities and peoples sold themselves and everything they owned to Egypt for food.
Egypt took over.
So I started talking about Egypt going into civil war because the people have nothing.
Then I talked about USA and it's illusion of having something.
Then I mentioned China needing more and having the ability to take it.
And I brought it right back to Egypt's ancient solution.
China is the new Egypt.
Wars are fought over resources.
Food is a motivating resource.
How are your resources?
"I can't believe our own police, our own government would keep beating up on us like this," said Cairo protester Ahmad Salah, 26. "I've been here for hours and gassed and keep going forward, and they keep gassing us, and I will keep going forward. This is a cowardly government and it has to fall. We're going to make sure of it."
ReplyDeleteRead more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/01/28/violent-clashes-police-break-cairo/#ixzz1CLztdkwR
CNN is reporting that the Egyptian military has changed sides and is now supporting the protesters in taking down the government and that the NDP HQ is on fire.
ReplyDeleteIt is also reported that the country of Jordan has protests in the works. It took 4 days for Egypt to fall. How will the middle east look in a month?