My Foodprint

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This morning cnn.com is reporting food riots in Somalia that go above and beyond the typical riots that have been bubbling to the surface amid anxiety over food and oil prices. In Somalia, vendors stopped accepting Somali currency, the shilling, in favor of the American dollar. Riots broke out and five people were killed by Somali police who were defending a business. The riots have come in the wake of fighting between Somali government forces and Islamist militants, and have afflicted a country that has not had a stable or recognized goverment since 1991.

–Nick