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...commonly explained--ethnic animosity between Arabs and blacks--may be less applicable than other factors, including the environment. Because of Darfur's harsh, dry terrain, the region's Arab herders and its non-Arab farmers have had to work together in the past: the farmers allowed the herders' livestock on their land in exchange for goods such as milk and meat. As resources become more scarce, that history of cooperation may help persuade some local Arabs and non-Arabs to join forces against the central government. Commanders of the non-Arab rebels told me some Janjaweed commanders have defected...
...species’ genetic compositions—far more substantially than the dinky addition of a gene or two—since the beginning of civilization. Every year, farmers select the most bountiful individual plants and animals and breed their offspring to produce the next generation. Modern grain and livestock species look nothing like their ancestors from 10,000 years...
...Park to soak up the carbon emissions of its rich Western patrons. Small problem: expanding the park encroaches on land traditionally used by local farmers. As a result, reports the New York Times, "villagers living along the boundary of the park have been beaten and shot at, and their livestock has been confiscated by armed park rangers." All this so that swimming pools can be heated and Maseratis driven with a clear conscience in the fattest parts of the world...
...pampered with a banquet of whey, potatoes and cabbage; their lifestyle is "No stress, plenty of space and lots and lots to eat." The emphasis in Reynaud's world is on quality, both of life and of meat. He cannot help but lament the methods employed by modern livestock operations and their bland product, and worry about the preservation of traditional ways of farming and living. Nonetheless, he remains optimistic. Tradition "mount[s] a good defense against the standardization of flavor in today's food industry," he says. While the battle is far from won, he predicts that...
...Cribs.’ While prancing in a tie-dyed shirt and policeman’s badge, M.I.A. leads a gyrating pack of six-year-olds in a wild parade down the streets of a third world country (presumably Sri Lanka). The children and livestock egg her on, and she grinds back at them. They shout their approval, and she tosses chickens about like confetti while impishly spitting out salty one-liners like, “Bird flu gonna get you / Made it in my stable.” Rapid-fire editing and hand-held footage amplify the disorienting effects...