guardian.co.uk - 2/19/2009
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The Iraq war was just the first of this century's "resource wars", in which powerful countries use force to secure valuable commodities for themselves, according to the UK government's former chief scientific adviser. Sir David King predicted that with human population growing, natural ...
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... Egyptians work at this factory. Two days prior to the protest, workers were surprised by a request from the management to process an order of unmarked bags that will be transported by Jordanian trucks to an undisclosed location. As a result, about 100 workers went on strike and refused to process the order because they believed, rightly, that the cargo would travel to Israel. (18 February 2009) First I've heard of using fertilizers as a political weapon. We may see more of it. -BA David King: Iraq was the first 'resource war' of the century James Randerson, Guardian The Iraq ...
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... security and supply because of its reliance on foreign oil from unstable states. "Casting its eye around the world there was Iraq," he said. This strategy could also be used to maintain supplies of other essentials such as minerals, water and fertile land, he added. "Unless we get to grips with this problem globally, we potentially are going to lead ourselves into a situation where large, powerful nations will secure the resources for their own people at the expense of others." Guardian
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