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General News 7/11/2008 at 11:39 AM EDT

World Bank Secret Report confirms Biofuel Cause of World Food Crisis

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A secret study by the World Bank, which has not been made public on pressure from the Bush Administration, concludes that bio-fuel cultivation is directly responsible for high food prices worldwide. The US Government claimed that "only 3% of food prices" were due to bio-fuels. The World Bank secret report says that at least 75% of the recent price rises are due to biofuels. Control the food - control food - control people.

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