Congo: Sony, Barclays Bank, Anglo American & De Beers

Democracy Now August 07, 2006
http://www.democracynow.org/2006/8/7/the_war_the_world_ignores_a

Johann Hari: "the United Nations identified some of the most core multinationals as responsible for this: Anglo American, De Beers, Barclays Bank. And whats really shameful is this a war fought for us, so that we can have these resources. But when our governments were informed by the United Nations that they were cooperating with some of their—that their corporations were collaborating and indeed causing some of the worst human rights abuses anywhere in the world, our governments didnt react by holding these corporations to account. They reacted by saying to the UN, Why has our company been put on this list? The companies lobbied very hard, not just in the Bush administration, but in Britain, in Germany, all over the developed world, to say, Get us off the list. And lots of them were taken off the list. Its a disgrace."

Johann Hari's latest article 30 October 2008:
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/johann-hari/johann-hari-how...

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• Sony
• mobile
• phones
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• Barclays
• Bank
• Anglo
• American
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• Beers
• Congo
• holocaust
• war
• Joseph
• Kabila
• Laurent
• Nkunda
• Goma

[starmanskye]

The TRIUMPH of Kapitalism in the 21st Century! Corporate serfdom is the result of neoliberal colonialism. The 'developed' world ie US and Europe are home to the biggest, most ruthless thieves & terrorists.

[mmaaxx1198]

Dont blame spoiled American brats for this, no brat built a multinational multibillion dollar video game company. The kids are spoiled because we make them that way. No 8yr old can design, build, or work for a PS2, so stop blaming them, its Sony's fault!!!

[Kalydosos]

Thank you for sharing this I fear for Africas future I also fear that at this rate.

The only people of African descent left will be those in the diaspora.

I don't want to hear any more white hypocryts cry about Mugabe.