: In the 1970s, the U.S. General Accounting Office found that a majority of American food aid was directed toward "politically acceptable" regimes rather than the hungriest nations.
The title "" refers to the investigative work of the late Australian journalist John Pilger , specifically his 1975 documentary and accompanying reportage titled Zap! The Weapon is Food .
: Pilger highlighted how cutting food aid was used as a weapon to help dismantle the democratically elected Allende government in Chile .
: In the 1970s, the U.S. General Accounting Office found that a majority of American food aid was directed toward "politically acceptable" regimes rather than the hungriest nations.
The title "" refers to the investigative work of the late Australian journalist John Pilger , specifically his 1975 documentary and accompanying reportage titled Zap! The Weapon is Food .
: Pilger highlighted how cutting food aid was used as a weapon to help dismantle the democratically elected Allende government in Chile .