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"The Free Market's Marked Men: From the Niger Delta to the Amazon"

"The Free Market's Marked Men: From the Niger Delta to the Amazon"
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Ken Saro-Wiwa and Alberto Pizango never met, but they are united by a passion for the preservation of their people and their land, and by the fervor with which they were targeted by their respective governments. Saro-Wiwa was executed by the Nigerian government Nov. 10, 1995. Pizango this week was charged by the Peruvian government with sedition and rebellion, and narrowly eluded capture, taking refuge in the Nicaraguan Embassy in Lima. Nicaragua has just granted him political asylum. Two indigenous leaders?one living, one dead?Pizango and Saro-Wiwa demonstrate that effective grass-roots opposition to corporate power can take a personal toll. Read More Listen to this Column
Source: Democracy Now! Blog

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I find that interesting. The fact that the people of that area want development but want it on their terms is right. I feel that those who come into a area and start to tear it apart without any regard to the natives or the local food production areas is wrong. The native people know where to develop unproductive land and consulting them and helping them develop the land is very essential