The oil companies have run roughshod over the country and decimated the land:
Nigeria's agony dwarfs the Gulf oil spill. The US and Europe ignore it
From the National Geographic
Oil For Nothing: Multinational Corporations, Environmental Destruction, Death and Impunity in the Niger Delta
Shell forced to settle out of court for complicity in crimes against humanity
Next - Shell to stand trial in the Hague for Nigeria oil spills
The curse of oil still stalks Nigeria delta
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Oops. I got so excited about finding a place to watch Loose Change: An American Coup that I didn't check to see if you'd put up a new post before I came over here and linked it. Sorry.
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ReplyDeleteThat video gave me homicidal feelings... and then I found this more recent account of the situation... and now my feelings are more on the suicidal side....
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