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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (227952)	4/19/2007 4:52:28 PM
From: one_less	Respond to of 281500

"There is a symbiotic relationship between the military dictatorship and the multinational companies who grease the palms of those who rule.... They are assassins in foreign lands. They drill and they kill in Nigeria." — Assassins in Foreign Lands, A CorpWatch Radio Interview with Human Rights Activist Oronto Douglas the International Herald Tribune reports on a study titled “Peace and Security in the Niger Delta” where amongst other things, the following was noted: Shell companies have worsened fighting in the Niger Delta through payments for land use, environmental damage, corruption of company employees and reliance on Nigerian security forces. The action of Shell companies and their staff creates, feeds into, or exacerbates conflict. Violence in the Niger Delta kills some 1000 people each year, on par with conflicts in Chechnya and Colombia. With over 50 years of presence in Nigeria, it is reasonable to say that the Shell companies in Nigeria have become an integral part of the Niger Delta conflict. globalissues.org