Food for thought

Though some countries are getting too much water with flooding caused by global warming, in Egypt the government is worried they may not get enough. Their concern is caused by Ethiopia's proposed construction of the $42 billion Grand Renaissance dam that might reduce the amount of water in the Nile. The Egyptian government said, "Egypt will never surrender its right to Nile water and all options to safeguard it are being considered." Younis Makhyoun, the
leader of the Islamist party said that Egypt should back rebels in Ethiopia or, as a last resort, destroy the dam. Whatever the outcome, it will not be good and underlines the primitive division of the earth into competing countries under our current system. A socialist world would manage resources for the benefit of everyone using the best scientific and common sense paradigms. John Ayers.