FAMINES

by zone Thu Aug 04, 2011 7:41 pm

US says Somalia famine has killed more than 29,000 children under age 5 in last 90 days

By Jason Straziuso, The Associated Press | The Canadian Press – 4 hours ago

A malnourished child from southern Somalia at a camp in Mogadishu, Somalia, Wednesday, …

NAIROBI, Kenya - The drought and famine in Somalia have killed more than 29,000 children under the age of 5, according to U.S. estimates, the first time such a precise death toll has been released related to the Horn of Africa crisis.

The United Nations has said previously that tens of thousands of people have died in the drought, the worst in Somalia in 60 years. The U.N. says 640,000 Somali children are acutely malnourished, a statistic that suggests the death toll of small children will rise.

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/us-says-somalia-famine-killed-more-29-000-144430282.html
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The Real Cost Of U.S. In Libya? Two Billion Dollars Per Day.

Mar. 2011 - 9:58 am | 14,694 views | 0 recommendations | 12 comments
Posted by Loren Thompson

The one thing most experts seem to agree on about the current coalition air campaign in Libya is that it won’t cost much. A leading think tank estimated the price-tag for patrolling Libyan air space at $30-100 million per week, while the Navy’s top budget official described Libyan air operations as falling within the “normal operating cycle” of his department. Rear Admiral Joseph Mulloy told trade publication Inside the Navy on March 21, “The incremental cost of use of the Navy and Marine Corps is low, because we’re already funded and we are trained and worked up.”

http://blogs.forbes.com/beltway/2011/03/28/the-real-cost-of-u-s-in-libya-two-billion-dollars-per-day/