Shell Destroying Nigeria

Published on 29 Oct 2012 Nigerians have risen up and asked for reforms after years of corruption in the country’s oil industry. Questions are being asked about how much power does Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan’s new government have? Or is it the government or the oil companies that really hold the power in the country?…

President Robert Mugabe’s Speech To The 67th UN General Assembly

STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE COMRADE ROBERT GABRIEL MUGABE DURING THE GENERAL DEBATE OF THE 67TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY: NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 26, 2012: Your Excellency, Mr. Vuk Jeremic, President of the 67th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Your Majesties, Your Excellencies, Heads…

“Rebels” Admit To Attacks On Women And Children

RussiaToday | Sep 16, 2011 Rebel forces in Libya claim they are advancing in Colonel Gaddafi’s home town of Sirte – one of the last loyalist bastions. Several thousand opposition fighters, backed by tanks and heavy weapons, have reportedly launched an offensive on the city. Russia says it’s time to lift the UN-imposed no fly-zone…

Investigations of Shell’s Nigeria Spills a Fiasco

Inconsistencies have been found in Shell’s claims about sabotage contributing to oil spills in the Niger Delta. © Amnesty International The investigation process into oil spills in the Niger Delta has been challenged today by Amnesty International and the Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD), as inconsistencies in Shell’s claims about sabotage were…

The Case For A Non-Interventionist Foreign Policy

R2P Imperialist Doctrine Jean Bricmont Louvain-la-Neuve The events in Syria, after those in Libya last year, are accompanied by calls for a military intervention, in order to “protect civilians”, claiming that it is our right or our duty to do so. And, just as last year, some of the loudest voices in favor of intervention…

As Gas Fires Burn, Devastated Nigeria Pays Horrific Price to Ensure Profits of Big Oil

Bruce A. Dixon Big Oil ranks among the most profitable enterprises on earth. But capitalist corporations don’t pay their own costs – these are borne by the people and their environments. Few have paid a higher price than the oil-producing regions of Nigeria, now among the most devastated and toxic wastelands on the planet. Since…