Lonestar_logic
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Keep defending them. Here you go:What a wondrous little world you've created for yourself, whereby you can refuse to use Google and learn about a topic everyone but Fox News disciples is clued in on.
Then, if it's provided for you, invariably you can punt to "the L.A. Times? that liberal rag?"
Shell is part of Big Oil. I didn't say anything about rape or genocide. But they have a long track record of pollution, human rights violations, and slimey propaganda initiatives to get what they want.
Here's your link. Not that you'll actually read it.
Business & Human Rights : Shell lawsuit (re Nigeria)
The plaintiffs allege that the Nigerian military government and security forces committed human rights violations, including torture and summary execution of MOSOP members, to suppress MOSOPs activities and that Royal Dutch/Shell was complicit in the commission of these abuses. The plaintiffs won several pre-trial rulings, including on motions by the defendants to dismiss the case.
In early June 2009, the parties announced that they had agreed to a settlement in the case for $15.5 million.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/science/earth/20exxon.html
A federal jury on Monday found Exxon Mobil liable for contaminating groundwater in New York City and awarded the city $104.7 million in compensatory damages.
The city had sought $250 million in damages to finance construction of a treatment plant to make the water in five wells in southeastern Queens drinkable. But lawyers for the city called the jurys decision a total victory for their side.
The claim that was made and the one I responded to was how oil companies were commiting genocide, rape, pillaging etc.... And yes I did read the links you provided but it doen't support the claim that was made. But thanks for the information nevertheless.
Secret papers 'show how Shell targeted Nigeria oil protests' - Americas, World - The Independent
American Chronicle | Our Dependence on Oil Affects Far More than Gas Prices
According to a recent Amnesty International report, Chevron has failed to pursue an independent inquiry into Nigerian soldiers' use of force against more than 200 protesters at its Escravos oil terminal in Ugborodo, which resulted in 30 serious injuries and one death earlier this year. Similarly, an alleged security arrangement between a Shell Nigeria subcontractor and a criminal group in Odioma led to the murders of 17 people, the rape of two women, and the razing of 80 percent of the homes in the area. Neither the company nor the Nigerian government has investigated the incident.
afrol News - Nigeria women raped by police and army
At the press conference, there was further presented evidence of the use of rape and sexual slavery by the Nigerian security forces "to intimidate communities in the Niger Delta." The oil-rich but impoverished Delta has fallen into violence as local rebels fight for a greater part of oil revenues to be channelled to the region.
Nigerian security force is an oil company?