[conservative cat]

But Mr Clinton said: "What's really hurting the food markets is America moving into ethanol. People there are moving into corn and you have pasta riots in Italy related to what some people are doing in farming in America."

I agree with him, and I am surprised that he would say it. The problem is we all seem to know ethanol IS a problem, and yet our government is pushing it and coporations are getting in on the act (for example, Boeing and Virgin looking at ethanol use in airplanes.)

[aliquando]

Clinton probably recieved $ 1,000,000 for that brilliant statenent. Can We finally start saying its all Al’s fault???

[GBA]

Thank you, Algore.

[R_Kangel]

I suppose, considering the nature of the reason for these riots, we could call this the Gorean Famine crisis.

Just a thought. You know: "Give credit where credit is due!"

[paudio]

There’s no mention of opposition against Genetically Modified crops.

[MSRiverdog]

The powers that be have elected to “Go Green”, they gave no thought to what it would do to the food prices and now they can’t back out.

[Cobra64]

Thanks to Al Gore’s ethanol fiasco.

[aposiopetic]

Food prices are being driven up by shortages of supply...and by rising demand.

Amazing.

[wendy1946]

The production of ethanol should be viewed as a criminal activity on a par with producing PCP or crack cocaine.

[patch789]

why should farmers sell corn
for less that they could otherwise get,
just to have people
that hate the US, feed the corn to animals?

better to burn the corn in the US.