Why did Egypt come to Camp David? Because they were starving.
President Anwar Sadat was facing food riots were people would taunt the police to shot them, because they were already starving to death. That specter has now returned and it’s becoming a political movement with even traditional conservative elements taking part.
"This strike was the first of its kind in Egypt universities. Therefore, we expected a small number of strikers. But the turnout was beyond our expectations," Desouki told Gulf News.
Professors say that their salaries have remained unchanged since 1972 and they cannot cope with spiralling prices. In a statement released by the Egyptian University Staff Club, an independent union, a copy of which was obtained by Gulf News, its members demanded the doubling of their present salaries, an increase in government spending on universities and the creation of a supplementary fund for teaching staff pensions. They also demanded an end to what they say is interference by the security agencies in university affairs
http://www.gulfnews.com/region/Egypt/10200336.html
Caught up in the pop spectacle that is Obamaroma, a lot of Jews seem to have momentarily forgotten that we are at war in a very dangerous and unstable region. It’s 1929 time again and Jews, as always are lounging around at the cabaret.
If you think I’m being alarmist then this article may open your eyes to how crazy this could get.
130% rise in the global cost of wheat in the past year, caused partly by surging demand from China and India and a huge injection of speculative funds into wheat futures, has forced the Government to hit flour millers with three rounds of stiff mark-ups. The latest — a 30% increase this month — has given rise to speculation that Japan, which relies on imports for 90% of its annual wheat consumption, is no longer on the brink of a food crisis, but has fallen off the cliff.
http://business.theage.com.au/...