Violence forces Iraqis to give up meat

[sabra]

Source: WashTimes

BAGHDAD -- Once-flourishing middle-class families in Baghdad are now eating meat only sparingly, if at all, as violence across the city prevents people from working and farmers from delivering food to the capital's markets.

Some women are eating less in order to give their food to their children, residents say, while others try to make meals for a family of five from a portion of meat that would barely make a single hamburger.

"Even my family does not eat meat too much; maybe when we have visitors and guests," said Jenan, a university graduate whose family once was very well off, but is now crippled by the lack of work.

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Jenan's family has had its land seized by Shi'ite militiamen and now faces death threats. They are leaving their home in one of Baghdad's safer mixed neighborhoods and, like hundreds of thousands of other Iraqis, are moving to Syria.

Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/world/20070531-121109-1916r.htm

[slackmaster]

1. In before the thread deteriorates into the usual vegan vs. omnivore flame war

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[jilln]

2. Well what do you expect with such a ridiculous title...

Where are the "Iraqis forced to give up peanuts" or "Iraqis forced to give up Netflix" articles?

What's important is that they have ENOUGH to eat and enough variety. If that's not the case, that's what the article should be about.

[Parche]

3. Iraqi Meat

So what is really at Steak here????
With all of our tax dollars going over to Iraq, they probably eat better then the average
American :sarcasm: :sarcasm: