Thursday, January 19, 2006
Day of Reckoning
A Nigerian writer of Ogoni ethnicity, Saro-Wiwa led a successful nonviolent campaign to bring Shell Oil’s horrific ecological record in Nigeria to national and international attention. For his service to humanity, he was executed on November 10, 1993, by the Nigerian government, a military dictatorship which served as the long, bloody arm of the oil conglomerates....
http://arvinhill.blogspot.com/2006/01/ghost-of-ken-saro-wiwa.html
"We have decided not to limit our attacks to Shell as our ultimate aim is to prevent Nigeria from exporting oil," the rebels said.
"Pipelines, loading points, export tankers, tank farms, refined petroleum depots, landing strips and residences of employees of these companies can expect to be attacked. We know where they live, shop and where the children go to school."
http://today.reuters.com/investing/FinanceArticle.aspx?type=businessNews&storyID=2006-01-18T145944Z_01_SP344441_RTRUKOC_0_US-MARKETS-OIL.xml
http://arvinhill.blogspot.com/2006/01/ghost-of-ken-saro-wiwa.html
"We have decided not to limit our attacks to Shell as our ultimate aim is to prevent Nigeria from exporting oil," the rebels said.
"Pipelines, loading points, export tankers, tank farms, refined petroleum depots, landing strips and residences of employees of these companies can expect to be attacked. We know where they live, shop and where the children go to school."
http://today.reuters.com/investing/FinanceArticle.aspx?type=businessNews&storyID=2006-01-18T145944Z_01_SP344441_RTRUKOC_0_US-MARKETS-OIL.xml
