| The CIA and the Pentagon have both noted that this | | | | World Trade is down, our trade deficit is the lowest |
| global financial crisis is taking its toll on World | | | | in years, and shipping lines are almost at a standstill |
| Economies and that is a real problem for world peace. | | | | and this is causing extreme hardship in many |
| In fact, as economies crumble so do societies, and | | | | countries. There are many square miles of cars |
| civil unrest can lead to revolutionary over throw with | | | | parked that have been off-loaded at the ports sitting |
| already weak governments. In the Middle East Oil | | | | and waiting, with no dealerships that want them. |
| prices are way down causing huge economic | | | | There are cargo containers stacking up. |
| problems. | | | | These issues have barely made it into the mass |
| With China's factories shut down many former | | | | media, but these little news headlines you are reading |
| farmers are going back to rural communities, where | | | | really do matter, even if you do not quite see the |
| droughts are causing wheat crop failures. In Argentina | | | | whole picture. We must all read deeper, ask more |
| soybean commodities have collapsed. Rice | | | | questions and think about what we are reading and |
| commodities are way up and 3.5 Billion people eat rice | | | | how this affects our future. |
| every day, especially the poor. Nations like Nigeria, | | | | Although in the US we have felt some economic |
| Iran, Mexico, Venezuela, and Russia are in a severe | | | | stress, we must not forget our trading partners and |
| situation due to oil demand putting oil barrel prices at | | | | allies throughout the world whose nations are literally |
| $35 per barrel. | | | | falling apart as we speak. Think on this. |