The threat of a water war: Egypt and Sudan draw battle lines with upstream nations over access to the Nile
Robert Rotberg | Friday, July 2, 2010 | The Boston Globe
“…Britain conquered Uganda and Kenya in the 19th century in part to protect the precious Nile waters from being diverted away from their critical possession of Egypt, the Suez Canal, and the Red Sea route to India. Without the yearly sustaining floods of the Nile, agriculture and settlement in the valley of the river from Luxor to Cairo and Alexandria would have been impossible….”…BS
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Make no mistake – this is the story that will increasingly determine the fate of the world. Because despite what we may think, it’s not about oil. It’s about water, and the battle to control it.
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