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bluegargantua ([personal profile] bluegargantua) wrote2007-02-23 09:57 am
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Oil, oil everywhere...

"MEND had shown that 20 guys in speedboats could affect oil prices around the world."

A Vanity Fair article about the violence surrounding oil production in the Niger Delta.

...and a slideshow of the poverty of the Delta villages, and the magic-enhanced warriors of MEND, a rebel group fighting for local control of oil reserves.

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[identity profile] shogunhb.livejournal.com 2007-02-23 03:26 pm (UTC)(link)
That's the plot of "The Power of Kroll" from Doctor Who!

Well, except the Nigerians don't have a giant squid-god.
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