For time immemorial ruthless dictators have known and understood the effectiveness of decimating the food supply of those they wish to oppress. Favorable weather is, of course, essential for staple crop food production. When former US president Lyndon Johnson stated "he who controls the weather, controls the world", is this what he meant? Why would we think otherwise? Are the current controllers any less tyrannical than Johnson? Or, perhaps, far worse? If the aforementioned methods were not getting the job done fast enough, what other tactics should populations have long since expected psychotic rulers to implement? Have we arrived? The latest installment of Global Alert News is below.