Obama food aid ravages Third World farmers

Ecologist: The US taxpayers who finance foreign food aid surely believe they are feeding starving people, writes James Bovard. But the truth is the reverse - it is undermining indigenous agriculture in recipient countries - creating famine and chronic malnutrition, while sabotaging self-sufficiency. Despite uplifting rhetoric, Obama is perpetuating a program that sabotages foreigners' self-sufficiency. President Obama proclaimed two years ago: "As the wealthiest nation on Earth, I believe the United States......

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