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Members of the All India Trade Union Congress burn President Bush in effigy, in Calcutta, May 7. Indians have lambasted Bush for saying that India's new- found prosperity is partly to blame for rising food pricess The International Business Times, India In Defense of Bush's Gaffe on Rising Food Prices "Being well-informed or choosing words carefully are not his specialty. … Let's be forgiving to the U.S. President. … Let us stop pointing fingers at one another and receive Bush's remark with a pinch of salt and a hearty laugh." By Surojit Chatterjee May 7, 2008 India - The International Business Times - Original Article (English) Let's admit it. Bush committed a gaffe when he said that the growing middle class in India has triggered an increased demand for "bet
Posted by: willvanhorn User_male_small_purple 11-May-2008 04:52 Source: [A] worldmeets.us Type: Editorial/Opinion Category: Other Tags: bush india rising food food prices rising food remark
'Eat Your Words, Mr. Bush!'
[The Hindu, India] Hindustan Times, India 'Eat Your Words, Mr. Bush!' "These comments are brazen admissions by the industrialized West that their levels of prosperity are dependent on poverty and malnutrition in the developing world." By Sitaram Yechury May 8, 2008 India - Hindustan Times - Original Article (English) George W. Bush’s proclivity to tread on the absurd is amazing. Recently, he sought to blame the Indian people for the global food crisis by saying, “[India’s] middle-class is bigger than our entire population ... When you start getting wealth, you demand better food ... and prices ... go up.” Many believe his "insights" concerning food g
Posted by: willvanhorn User_male_small_purple 13-May-2008 06:05 Source: [A] worldmeets.us Type: Editorial/Opinion Category: Foreign Policy & Global Affairs Tags: bush global india million countries food pounds