What a coincidence! I post a video on Nigerian oil exploitation, and a day or two later, there's major coverage on it! (Of course I didn't have anything to do with it, but I'm glad about the good timing!)
A lawsuit in New York against Shell Oil for human rights abuses, including the the murder of Ken Saro-Wiwa, has been delayed. It was supposed to proceed today, May 26, 2009.
"Wiwa v. Shell charges Shell with requesting, financing, and assisting the Nigerian military which used deadly force to repress opposition to Shell’s operations in the Ogoni region of the Niger Delta. The lawsuit also charges Shell with conspiring with the Nigerian military dictatorship in the prosecution of the leaders of this movement – the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP). Shell bribed witnesses to give false testimony, ultimately leading to a death sentence for nine men, including acclaimed author, activist, and leader of MOSOP Ken Saro-Wiwa. On November 10th, 1995, Saro-Wiwa and eight other Ogoni leaders were hanged."
There's supposed to be a gathering tomorrow in support of the Nigerians in New York. Attend it if you can! More info here!
Please watch the today's great coverage on Democracy Now!:
[Video] Democracy Now! 05-26-2009: Shell on Trial: Landmark Trial Set to Begin Over Shell’s Role in 1995 Execution of Nigerian Human Rights Activist Ken Saro-Wiwa
[Youtube] The Case Against Shell
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Nigeria, Oil, and Revolution - Documentary by Vanguard
I've been watching some of Vanguard's videos on youtube. They're quite good. This one is on Nigeria, it's oil exploitation, and the Revolution by the exploited.
See up close and personal how the local people live, their lands ruined by oil, and results of corruption by the Nigerian and the multinational corporations. They conveniently leave out the role if the US government, CIA,the IMF, and World Bank. Corruption is convenient in that profits are maximized by the foreign "investors".
[Youtube] Nigeria - Rebels in the Pipeline - Vanguard
See up close and personal how the local people live, their lands ruined by oil, and results of corruption by the Nigerian and the multinational corporations. They conveniently leave out the role if the US government, CIA,the IMF, and World Bank. Corruption is convenient in that profits are maximized by the foreign "investors".
[Youtube] Nigeria - Rebels in the Pipeline - Vanguard
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
New John Perkins Video: Iceland & IMF + Dreamland Film
John Perkins interviews on Iceland's Silfri Egils about the vicious economic empire.
For the corporatocracy, it's about controlling resources. It's about intentionally impoverishing people so as to control them and, henceforth, control the resources.
So which resource is coveted in Iceland? Energy. More specifically, cheap geothermal electricity, of which, Iceland has plenty. John Perkins believes ALCOA's aluminum smelting and processing operations have taken advantage of Iceland's energy resources at sustainability cheap prices during their financial crises, in which, the IMF has played a large role by loaning massive amount of money to Iceland.
John Perkins is telling the Icelanders to rise up and fight the encroachment by the IMF and the corporatocracy. They would be better off without the IMF. He advices Americans to do the same.
So the cannon has turned around. The corporatocracy has now been targeting Developed Western nations now that they cannot exploit the 3rd world as easily as before. Thanks to the strength and courage of Latin America and others in the developing world, the IMF has been weakened recently, and now need the trillions of dollars in capital infusion. That's what's going on at the G20. The IMF needs to capital to blackmail, force, and control nations.
Yes, the top executives at the Fortune 50 are sociopaths, but the rest of them at smaller corporations and businesses are not. And that's where the change can and must happen. We the people must put the pressure on these malleable organizations.
Let's look at Latin America as our role model. The populations there have had a revolution. They've said NO! to the IMF, the corporatocracy, and the empire by demanding economies and social structures be based on fairness, equability, and sustainability.
These demands must come from the population. It cannot happen strictly by voting in politicians because they are pressured by the corporatocracy. The people must take matters into their own hands. They must change their consumption and investment habits so as to promote fairness, equability, and sustainability.
We have the information. Now we need the courage. SEND THEM PACKING.
John Perkins interview with Iceland's Silfri Egils: Part 1 | Part 2
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John Perkins is featured in the new Iceland film Dreamland based on the 2006 book Dreamland: A Self-help for a Frightened Nation:
Dreamland Trailer
For the corporatocracy, it's about controlling resources. It's about intentionally impoverishing people so as to control them and, henceforth, control the resources.
So which resource is coveted in Iceland? Energy. More specifically, cheap geothermal electricity, of which, Iceland has plenty. John Perkins believes ALCOA's aluminum smelting and processing operations have taken advantage of Iceland's energy resources at sustainability cheap prices during their financial crises, in which, the IMF has played a large role by loaning massive amount of money to Iceland.
John Perkins is telling the Icelanders to rise up and fight the encroachment by the IMF and the corporatocracy. They would be better off without the IMF. He advices Americans to do the same.
So the cannon has turned around. The corporatocracy has now been targeting Developed Western nations now that they cannot exploit the 3rd world as easily as before. Thanks to the strength and courage of Latin America and others in the developing world, the IMF has been weakened recently, and now need the trillions of dollars in capital infusion. That's what's going on at the G20. The IMF needs to capital to blackmail, force, and control nations.
Yes, the top executives at the Fortune 50 are sociopaths, but the rest of them at smaller corporations and businesses are not. And that's where the change can and must happen. We the people must put the pressure on these malleable organizations.
Let's look at Latin America as our role model. The populations there have had a revolution. They've said NO! to the IMF, the corporatocracy, and the empire by demanding economies and social structures be based on fairness, equability, and sustainability.
These demands must come from the population. It cannot happen strictly by voting in politicians because they are pressured by the corporatocracy. The people must take matters into their own hands. They must change their consumption and investment habits so as to promote fairness, equability, and sustainability.
We have the information. Now we need the courage. SEND THEM PACKING.
John Perkins interview with Iceland's Silfri Egils: Part 1 | Part 2
.
John Perkins is featured in the new Iceland film Dreamland based on the 2006 book Dreamland: A Self-help for a Frightened Nation:
Dreamland Trailer
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