Is India to blame?

Fernandes Ferreira comments on the food crisis and recent statements by US President George W. Bush: "With his usual diplomacy, Bush said that owing to their sudden increase in wealth, the Indians are responsible for the international rise in food prices. ... Americans are bursting at the seams. ... And that is exactly what the Indian authorities pointed out to Bush: 'Well then, let's get out the measuring tape!', and they offered their waists for comparison with the Americans. An American eats 3,770 calories per day, an Indian 2,440. The Indians also pointed out that the money Americans spend on liposuction is enough to cure world hunger. The Indians and the Chinese are eating more, and will continue to do so. And the world must learn to accept their new appetite."

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