Dec. 19, 2006: "Militants" & Oil Related

Nigerian Militants Strike Oil Properties -- re: The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) -- FrontPageMag , Dan Udoh, Dec. 18, 06

www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/authors.asp?ID=323

apnews.myway.com/article/20061218/D8M3G66G0.html

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (AP) - Militants seeking a greater share of oil revenues for their impoverished region detonated two car bombs nearly simultaneously Monday in southern Nigeria, the latest in a series of attacks that have cut crude production in Africa's oil giant by one quarter. [....]

How often do I read that militants or activists "demand"? It must be more successful than working for a living.



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