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2005/7/31

Niger in Crisis

@ 12:53 PM (52 months, 16 days ago)

The African country of Niger is facing a severe food shortage.

After experiencing an infestation of locusts, and a drought, 1.2 million people in Niger, including 800,000 children, face an immediate risk of starvation, according to the United Nations. Approximately 3.5 million people could face a food shortage.

Doctors Without Borders is currently on the ground in Niger, providing emergency services.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/07/28/niger/index.html

http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/


I wonder why the culture-of-life folks on the right are so eerily silent on the crisis in Niger? Millions of starving children in Niger? No problem! The real question for the right is: did Niger walk down the yellowcake road with Iraq?

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