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Resentment Could Fester Deadly Anger

Colin James, The New Zealand Herald | April 30, 2008

Climate change, resource shortages, and crippling, high food prices caused by the increased consumption of advanced and developing economies has unleashed a tide of resentment in poorer regions. ++ If Western culture and influence gets the blame for the health and capacity failures of the Third World, we could witness the rise of a “deadly anger now associated with Islamic extremists.” ++ In the interest of global security, advanced countries must start looking into the long-term return on investing in corrective interventions.

 

 
 
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