Oil War - Nigeria

June 2005
Nigeria's lucrative oil reserves may have enriched its politicians but they've brought little but misery to ordinary people. Now, a rebel group is fighting for a share of the profits. "I need help. I need help," begs a woman, clutching her young children in despair. Her home has just been demolished to create luxury housing for foreign oil workers. "The oil boom has turned into the oil doom!" laments Pastor Lekia. Across the Niger Delta, there's growing resentment at the oil industry. "Corruption pervades the whole place, starting with the way contracts are awarded," complains lawyer Ledum Mittee. "There seems to be some sort of collusion between the oil companies and those in power." But militia leader Asari Dokubo has vowed to sever that link. He's fighting to seize control of the oil and give it back to the people. "We own the oil!" he proclaims. "The thieves are the people in Abuja." And across Nigeria, young men are flocking to his call. Last September, he spooked the international markets and forced the price of oil to $50 a barrel by threatening to attack foreign oil companies. The government was forced to agree a truce but he's threatened to rearm unless oil companies leave. Nigerians no longer expect help from their own government. It's militia leaders like Asari who are winning their trust.

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[UnderDog988]

Ron Paul 2012

[isaacisbestify]

@NyxRedvines its called oppression from Esau. and continue oppression from Esau

[isaacisbestify]

@ghanabanana you must understand. the people in west africa and in america are gods people. and we are at the end of esaus world. thats why babylon the great (america) is falling and theres nothing they can do about it. 2nd esdras 6:9 says for esau is the end of the world and jacob is he that follweth. let the evil europeans have thier fun. we will rule in christ kingdom brother. the next place there going is hell or slavery they can choose between the two. let them have all the fun

[MrGodthatdied]

There is nothing glorious about war. A bunch of stupid fucks who think it's fun to kill. Well then kill each other, stop killing civilians who don't want none of your bullshit. Rent a field in the middle of nowhere and just cut each other's throats for the benefit of the human kind. Fuck the army the navy and every soldier unless bad aliens come.

[ghanabanana]

@larredgar and get of you horse idiot the europeans didnt rise to the top by them self because thay had to kill enslave and colinize african. to do it, includeing multiple genocides and land expanshion to land grubing. Plus their delibrate divide and concour policey all over the world, in the name nationallity and prosperity. So dont act like it all came naturally and shut the fuck up from now on you cracker.

[ghanabanana]

@larredgar you just proved what a backwards thinker you are. Seriously who educated you, man get the fuck out of here you simple minded retarted redneck cause the world wouldn't miss a loser like you, I mean what have you contributed to the world you brainless swine. Use you brain for just this once and tell me how haveing natural resources in a poor continent automatically make a country rich. Africa needs more than resources to rise and depending on it usally causes problem.

[suleiman92]

@lanunselat it simply that these companies (Total, BT,Shell) negotiate with the biggest army leaders whether rebels or government and pay them directly to help them steal from their country. They did this in the Diamond wars in Cameroon, Congo and South Africa. They did this in the Oil war, the Uranium war, Copper, Steel and so on.

[lanunselat]

@suleiman92 but executed using local asset. example, Operation Ajax and the Coup against Jacobo Arbenz Guzman government.

[lanunselat]

@suleiman92 Let's look it this way, The west bought our crude oil at ridiculously low price, process it and then sell it back to us at over 100 times it's original price. This is unfair. It's like someone buy a corn from you at 10 cents a piece, boil it, and then sell it back to you at 10 dolars a piece. Now sometimes, a third world leader rise and demand a fairer trade deal from the west, but this leader were quickly brought down by the coup sanction from washington or london (cont)

[suleiman92]

@lanunselat firstly iran is one of the biggest producers of oil and has one of the greatest amounts of oil reserves. They are not isolated internationally only isolated by the NATO nations. They are China's biggest exporters of oil. Iran's oil belongs to Iran, Venezuela's oil belongs to Venezuela. Nigeria's oil belongs to Nigeria. Same goes for the US and all other countries. You think you are winning with NATO killing people but you are losing because NATO does not like you and steals from you.