And maybe, just maybe, in the interim, when Prime Minister Zenawi attends a G-8 Summit Food Security at Camp David on May 19, American officials can weigh in, too, on the importance not only of strategic partnerships but also of freedom of speech in a democracy. Alemayehu G. Mariam, an activist based in the US, asks, "Does aiding dictators who use food aid for political purposes end famine and food shortages in Africa?": On May 19, President Obama and the G8 leaders will have to face some tough questions: What is the moral hazard of endlessly supplying food relief to the Horn countries?
19 мая президент Обама и лидеры саммита «Большой Восьмерки» будут поставлены перед трудными вопросами: В чем моральный риск бесконечных продовольственных поставок в африканские страны?