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Irony at the U.N. World Food Summit
Devoted to helping the 800 million people starving worldwide, the summit opened in Rome with a luncheon of lobster, foie gras and goose stuffed with olives for the 3,000 limousine-using delegates (June 30). Weird News (News of the Weird.com)
Delegates to the U.N.'s World Food Summit, mainly from the Third World, arrived at the June 10 kickoff luncheon in police-escorted limousines. There were 170 waiters serving the fine food. The summit leaders dined on a feast of: Toast di foie gras con kiwi (Foie Gras on toast with kiwi fruit), Aragosta in vinagrette (Lobster in vinaigrette), Filetto d’oca con olive (Fillet of goose with olives), Verdure DI stagione (Seasonal vegetables), Composta DI frutta con vaniglia (Compote of fruit with vanilla). And for the delegations: Mushroom crêpes, Risotto with orange and zucchini slices, Salmon with peppers and polenta. World Hunger Talks Start with Lobster and Foie Gras (CommonDreams.org)

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