http://www.diatribune.com/crouching-tiger-and-curse-black-gold Comments for "the crouching tiger and the curse of black gold" en http://www.diatribune.com/crouching-tiger-and-curse-black-gold <blockquote><p><a href="http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0702/feature3/?fs=www3.nationalgeographic.com&amp;fs=plasma.nationalgeographic.com">Oil fouls everything in southern Nigeria.</a> It spills from the pipelines, poisoning soil and water. It stains the hands of politicians and generals, who siphon off its profits. It taints the ambitions of the young, who will try anything to scoop up a share of the liquid riches—fire a gun, sabotage a pipeline, kidnap a foreigner.</p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.diatribune.com/crouching-tiger-and-curse-black-gold">read more</a></p> http://www.diatribune.com/crouching-tiger-and-curse-black-gold#comments Africa Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:19:09 -0600 scoutbanana 2648 at http://www.diatribune.com