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Killing of environmental activists rises globally
Associated Press ^
| April 15, 2014
| By DENIS D. GRAY
Posted on 04/15/2014 2:25:40 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
--snip-- BANGKOK (AP) - A survey released Tuesday -- the first comprehensive one of its kind - says that only 10 killers of 908 environmental activists slain around the world over the past decade have been convicted.
The report by the London-based Global Witness, a group that seeks to shed light on the links between environmental exploitation and human rights abuses, says murders of those protecting land rights and the environment have soared dramatically.
(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.myway.com ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: climategate; hoax; marxist; vermin
No comment.
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Do former US VP’s get lifetime Secret Service protection?
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posted on
04/15/2014 2:27:19 PM PDT
by
Gay State Conservative
(Stalin Blamed The Kulaks,Obama Blames The Tea Party)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Global Warming?...................
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posted on
04/15/2014 2:28:06 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(LIberal is an oxymoron......................)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
No comment.You are very wise. I must ask one question, though: how many of those slain were in really dangerous places to begin with?
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posted on
04/15/2014 2:28:29 PM PDT
by
Night Hides Not
(For every Ted Cruz we send to DC, I can endure 2-3 "unviable" candidates that beat incumbents.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
If true that makes my day.
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posted on
04/15/2014 2:28:57 PM PDT
by
mongo141
(Revolution ver. 2.0, just a matter of when, not a matter of if!)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
I had NO idea this sort of thing was going on.
Hmmmmh.
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posted on
04/15/2014 2:29:44 PM PDT
by
x1stcav
("The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.")
To: Oldeconomybuyer
“I didn’t do it, nobody saw me, you can’t prove anything.”
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posted on
04/15/2014 2:30:57 PM PDT
by
READINABLUESTATE
("If guns cause crime, there must be something wrong with mine." -Ted Nugent)
To: Gay State Conservative
Yes, and they become Billionaires.
Is this a great country or what?
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posted on
04/15/2014 2:31:04 PM PDT
by
x1stcav
("The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.")
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Shoot, Shovel, and Shut Up doesn’t only apply to endangered critters?
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posted on
04/15/2014 2:32:40 PM PDT
by
rottndog
('Live Free Or Die' Ain't just words on a bumber sticker...or a tagline.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Finally some good news for a change.
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posted on
04/15/2014 2:34:32 PM PDT
by
The Toll
(e)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
To: Oldeconomybuyer; admin
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posted on
04/15/2014 2:42:27 PM PDT
by
hamboy
To: Oldeconomybuyer
says that only 10 killers of 908 environmental activists slain around the world over the past decade have been convicted. Not a good start, but it's a start.
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posted on
04/15/2014 2:48:50 PM PDT
by
meadsjn
To: Oldeconomybuyer
murders of those protecting land rights
Those people are NOT the eco-nuts! Those people are the victims of eco-nuts!
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posted on
04/15/2014 3:06:01 PM PDT
by
logic101.net
(How many more children must die on the altar of gun control?)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
I’m sure there must be a down side to this.
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posted on
04/15/2014 3:19:29 PM PDT
by
Iron Munro
(The future ain't what it use to be -- Yogi Berra)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Only 908 in an entire decade?
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posted on
04/15/2014 3:43:49 PM PDT
by
Afterguard
(Liberals will let you do anything you want, as long as it's mandatory.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
And a tired world begins to fight back ...
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posted on
04/15/2014 3:56:29 PM PDT
by
IronJack
To: Oldeconomybuyer
No comment. Won't be prudent.
To: Oldeconomybuyer
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posted on
04/15/2014 4:29:09 PM PDT
by
Manic_Episode
(GOP = The Whig Party)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
links between environmental exploitation and human rights abuses, says murders of those protecting land rights and the environment have soared dramatically.About 30 years too late! Lots of catching up to do.
I suppose Rachel Corey is among the "environmental" victims...
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posted on
04/15/2014 5:13:03 PM PDT
by
publius911
( At least Nixon had the good g race to resign!)
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