Today was the first day of the World Food Summit in Rome, Italy. The Food and Agriculture Organization, an arm of the United Nations is hosting the conference that will run until Wednesday, November 18. The summit is being held to discuss hunger in the world. The World Summit on Food Security, will attempt to cut in half the amount of people that are experiencing hunger by 2015; It will call on developed nations to contributed funds to achieve this goal. That sounds almost (exactly) like the U.N's Millennium Development Goals? Why the redundancy?
In a time of widespread economic difficulties, it seems odd to demand more from those industrialized countries whose citizens are having to survive on less. I t defies logic how at such a time as this, a call for greater contributions can be made? It seems as if these career (internationalists) conference attenders are constantly at a Summit. They are consistently trying to impose global binding legislation that ignores all national sovereignty's. There are so many needy people in the world that a person has to draw the line; Whether they will continue to fund banana republic dictators or feed it own citizens since most foreign aid winds up in the pockets of the few in power; and never reaches the needy.
I wonder if these functions are just an excuse for the diplomats to fly to an exotic location to wine and dine?
After all the hard luck stories about famine, war, and natural disasters never end. It seems that there is a class of people from all governments that live off the misery of others; They will bring a poster with some pictures of malnourished people, and provide some statistics, then ask for money. I wonder if still others that frequent these meetings are only there for the sights, the sounds, and the creature comforts. Either way, there is plenty of need right here in the U.S. A. How much longer will the perpetrators of war and famine continue to exploit the generosity of good Christian people? If they just want the fish, why won't they learn how to fish? The give me, give me never ends!
It's high time that these diplomats, these dignitaries bring their brown bags to these monthly junkets. While they fill the industrialized nations with guilt about the hungry and the hopeless; They should begin by sacrificing themselves. Perhaps, if they didn't live so well many of their fellow countrymen wouldn't live so badly? They should begin their charity drives within their own countries, then go abroad.
Benedict XVI will also be on hand to address the Summit. Now, why does he constantly get involved in these global government marathons? Does he have a vested interest in them? Is the Vatican a state, or the seat of the wholly sea? Of course, he will probably unveil another edict or a bull about what he thinks the developed nations should do. Will we strip bare the haves to clothe the have nots? I believe there is a commandment that calls that stealing.
Another summit, more pleas for change, intrusion on national sovereignty, more Vino & Pollo alla Cacciattore. Salute: Mangia!
The affair at L'Aquila wasn't so bad; So they are back for more Martini & Rossi.
Arsenio.