Joel Hendon

Some Experts Say The World Is On The Brink Of War Over Food And Oil


Posted: Wednesday, August 31, 2011

by Joel Hendon
http://hebronics.org/index.html

There is absolutely no denying that something drastic is going on in view of the general upheaval in areas such as parts of Asia and Africa. A recent report from the World Bank says that food prices have risen on average by 33% since July 2010.

This is troubling news in view of the fact that there are currently over 12 million people in a desperate shortage of food over the African continent. The World Bank report indicated that Maize (one of the most important staples in many African nations) increased in price by 100% in some places and averaged 84% over all. Sugar increased by 62%, wheat by 55% and soy oil by 47%, all of this last year. Many were starving before these increases and this can only raise that number.

Many are blaming their governments for this, and the shortage of jobs, causing unrest and even civil uprisings. These uprisings, rioting and killings are only worsening the situation. Energies and funds which could be put to food production, are now being lost in the furor.

I find it difficult to believe that intervention by NATO, the United Nations, the U.S. and others in these rebellions, is the wise thing to do. Efforts to bring about constructive assistance seems to be far better than more destructive efforts. With the exception of a handful of nations, the world is broke. No one has funds to waste on wars other than the few which aren’t involved in any.

According to the RBC reports, Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti face the most serious food crisis in 50 years.

World Bank President, Robert Zoellick says over 3.6 million people are on the verge of death, and it is about time the international community should do something about it. He adds:

"Persistently high food prices and low food stocks indicate that we're still in the danger zone, with the most vulnerable people the least able to cope," he said in a statement. "Vigilance is vital given the uncertainties and volatility that exists today. There is no cushion."

The discouraging part is that the world economy is in such horrific doldrums, a strong effort to relieve these suffering people seems somewhat remote.

According to some experts' estimates, the amount of undernourished people in the world will exceed one billion this year. That is like one out of every six, world wide.

It seems that many churches and charities are missing out on a great opportunity to do good. The bit of good news is, that some are helping with what they can, but it will take an extremely concerted effort to make a decent mark in this load of poverty stricken humans. 
Author Biography: Joel Hendon was born near Gadsden Alabama. He attended public schools in Cherokee County, Alabama and after serving a tour of duty in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, attended Jacksonville State University, majoring in Business Administration. He became a Christian in 1948, and although he followed secular work as a career and retired from Allied Signal Aerospace, he is an avid student of the Holy Bible and related works as well as biblical history. He has an extensive website of conservative religious and political articles.http://hebronics.org/index.html

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