The experience of Somalia shows that famine in the late 20t… - Michel Evgenij Chossudovsky

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The experience of Somalia shows that famine in the late 20th century is not a consequence of a shortage of food. On the contrary, famines are spurred on as result of a global oversupply of grain staples.

Michel Evgenij Chossudovsky

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About Michel Evgenij Chossudovsky

Michel Chossudovsky (born 1946) is a Canadian economist. He is professor of economics (emeritus) at the University of Ottawa. He is the president and director of the Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG), which runs the website globalresearch.ca, founded in 2001, which publishes falsehoods and conspiracy theories. Chossudovsky has himself promoted conspiracy theories about 9/11.

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